Exodus 25:10

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Cross-references

Exodus 37:1-3 records the actual construction of the ark exactly as commanded in Exodus 25:10—a direct execution of the divine blueprint.

Exodus 31:7 Parallel

Exodus 31:7 lists the ark among the items Bezalel is to make—directly referencing the same object and commission as Exodus 25:10.

Exodus 40:3 Parallel

Exodus 40:3 records the placement of the ark in the tabernacle, fulfilling the construction command here.

In Exodus 35:12, the ark is listed among the items for the tabernacle construction, echoing the initial instruction here.

Hebrews 9:4 Allusion

Hebrews 9:4 describes the ark containing the manna, Aaron’s rod, and tablets—expanding on the ark’s contents from Exodus 25:10, which only gives its dimensions.

Deuteronomy 10:3 recounts Moses making the ark of acacia wood, directly paralleling the original command here.

Numbers 3:31 assigns the Kohathites responsibility for the ark, referencing the same object described here.

Numbers 4:5 Parallel

Numbers 4:5 describes covering the ark for transport, directly continuing the instructions for the ark's care.

Deuteronomy 10:1–3 Historical context

Deuteronomy 10:1-3 recounts Moses making another ark for the tablets—a later reprise of the same command given in Exodus 25:10, though after the golden calf incident.

Revelation 11:19 shows the ark appearing in heaven’s temple—a heavenly counterpart to the earthly ark commanded in Exodus 25:10, suggesting a typological pattern.