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Ark of the Covenant Sacred Object

Central to Israel's worship in the tabernacle and temple, this sacred chest of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold contained the stone tablets, Aaron's rod, and…

Covenant Theme

Throughout Scripture, God relates to His people through covenants - solemn, binding agreements that establish the terms of relationship between the Creator and …

The Ark Captured by the Philistines Timeline

Hoping the Ark of the Covenant would guarantee victory like a good luck charm, Israel carried it into battle against the Philistines at Ebenezer - only to suffe…

New Covenant Prophecy

Through the prophet Jeremiah, God foretold a new covenant with His people in which He would write His law on their hearts rather than on tablets of stone, enabl…

Covenant of Salt Covenant

The covenant of salt embodies God's solemn and everlasting commitment to the priests of Levi and to David along with his descendants, ensuring their appointed r…

Abraham's Covenant Vision Dream/Vision

In Genesis 15, after Abram questions how God’s promise of descendants will be fulfilled, the Lord instructs him to prepare a covenant ritual by dividing animals…

The Blood Covenant Cross-Reference

Throughout the Scriptures the ratification of God's covenants involves the solemn use of blood to bind the divine promise to human life and to seal the relation…

Ark Brought to Jerusalem Timeline

In the biblical account, King David organized a grand procession to transport the Ark of the Covenant from its temporary location to Jerusalem, involving musici…

Adamic/Edenic Covenant Covenant

God established his first covenant with Adam as the federal head of humanity, entrusting him with dominion over the creatures of the earth and the care of the G…

Blood of the Covenant Cross-Reference

In the Passover, the blood applied to the doorposts shielded the Israelite households from the angel of death, establishing God's covenant protection and delive…

Noahic Covenant Covenant

Following the flood's judgment upon human wickedness, God established an unconditional covenant with Noah as the representative of all living creatures, pledgin…

Noah's Ark Sacred Object

At God's command, Noah built a massive vessel of gopher wood, coated with pitch inside and out, to preserve his family and two of every kind of animal through t…

Mosaic/Sinai Covenant Covenant

At Mount Sinai the Lord proposed a covenant to the nation of Israel through Moses, setting forth the law as the condition for their relationship with him. The p…

New Covenant Covenant

In the unfolding of God's redemptive plan, the new covenant emerges as the fulfillment of ancient promises, where the Lord binds Himself to all who place their …

Palestinian (Land) Covenant Covenant

The Palestinian Covenant, also known as the Land Covenant, refers to God's unconditional promise recorded in Deuteronomy 30 to grant the land of Canaan to the d…

Deuteronomy 31:25 Verse

That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

Deuteronomy 31:9 Verse

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.

Deuteronomy 10:8 Verse

At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in h…

Numbers 14:44 Verse

But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.

Numbers 10:33 Verse

And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search…

Shiloh Place

Shiloh served as the central location of the Israelite tabernacle for over three centuries during the period of the judges, acting as the main site for worship,…

The Tabernacle Sacred Object

The Tabernacle was the portable tent sanctuary where God dwelt among the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings and early settlement of Canaan. Construct…

Ashdod Place

Ashdod housed the great temple of Dagon, the Philistine god, where the captured Ark of the Covenant was placed as a trophy of war after Israel's defeat at Ebene…

Stone Tablets of the Law Sacred Object

The Stone Tablets of the Law consisted of two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God with the Ten Commandments, forming the heart of the covenant establis…

Jordan River Place

The Jordan River marked the eastern boundary that the Israelites crossed under Joshua's leadership to enter the Promised Land after forty years of wilderness wa…

Mount Zion Place

Mount Zion is the hill in Jerusalem that David captured from the Jebusites and established as his capital, the City of David, after which he brought the Ark of …

Ekron Place

The northernmost of the five Philistine cities, Ekron received the captured Ark of the Covenant last in its unwelcome tour of Philistine territory, after Gath's…

Kiriath-jearim Place

After the Philistines returned the plague-bringing Ark of the Covenant, it came to rest at Kiriath-jearim in the house of Abinadab, where it remained for twenty…