- Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[1]
- He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.
- He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.
- Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
- He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.
- Then he made the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.[2]
- He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
- He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
- The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.
- Then Bezalel[3] made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[4]
- He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.
- He decorated it with a 3-inch border[5] all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.
- Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.
- The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.
- He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
- Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, pans, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.
- Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.
- The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.
- Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
- The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
- There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.
- The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.
- He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.
- The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from seventy-five pounds[6] of pure gold.
- Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high,[7] with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.
- He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.
- He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.
- He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
- Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.
Building the Ark of the Covenant
Building the Table
Building the Lampstand
Building the Incense Altar
- Hebrew '2.5 cubits' 115 centimeters 'long, 1.5 cubits' 69 centimeters 'wide, and 1.5 cubits high.'
- Hebrew '2.5 cubits' 115 centimeters 'long and 1.5 cubits' 69 centimeters 'wide.'
- Hebrew 'he;' also in 37:17, 25.
- Hebrew '2 cubits' 92 centimeters 'long, 1 cubit' 46 centimeters 'wide, and 1.5 cubits' 69 centimeters 'high.'
- Hebrew 'a border of a handbreadth' 8 centimeters.
- Hebrew '1 talent' 34 kilograms.
- Hebrew '1 cubit' 46 centimeters 'long and 1 cubit wide, a square, and 2 cubits' 92 centimeters 'high.'