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Exodus 37:28 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. "
Exodus 37:28
Verse in Context
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And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
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Exodus 37:1
"And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height"
Exodus 37:2
"And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about."
Exodus 37:3
"And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side"
Exodus 37:4
"And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold."
Exodus 37:5
"And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark."
Exodus 37:6
"And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth"
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