The Ark of the Testimony measures 3.75 by 2.25 feet by 2.25 feet high, and is made
of acacia wood, overlaid with gold inside and out. Having a gold ring on each corner,
and carried by two poles, also overlaid with gold. The two poles used for carrying
the Ark always remain in place. The Ark held the below three things:
A mercy seat of pure gold, sits on top of the Arc, and two Cherubim (angels)
made of beaten gold sit on either side of the mercy seat. With their wings
covering the Mercy Seat and their faces towards the Mercy Seat
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