~ Making the Ark ~

Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood --
two and a half cubits long,
a cubit and a half wide,
and a cubit and a half high.
He overlaid it with pure gold,
both inside and out,
and made a gold molding around it.
He cast four gold rings for it
and fastened them to its four feet,
with two rings on one side
and two rings on the other.
Then he made poles of acacia wood
and overlaid them with gold.
And he inserted the poles into the rings
on the sides of the ark to carry it.

He made the atonement cover of pure gold --
two and a half cubits long
and a cubit and a half wide.
Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold
at the ends of the cover.
He made one cherub on one end
and the second cherub on the other;
at the two ends
he made them of one piece with the cover.
The cherubim had their wings spread upward,
overshadowing the cover with them.
The cherubim faced each other,
looking toward the cover.

(Exodus 37:1-9)