Exodus 30:6

And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

Cross-references

Exodus 30:36 instructs placing incense before the testimony, the same location as the altar of incense in Exodus 30:6.

Exodus 25:21 instructs placing the mercy seat on the ark, the same mercy seat referenced in Exodus 30:6.

Exodus 25:22 promises God will meet above the mercy seat, directly paralleling the meeting place in Exodus 30:6.

Exodus 26:31–35 Historical context

Exodus 26:31-35 establishes the veil and tabernacle layout — the same veil before which the incense altar is placed.

Exodus 40:26 records Moses placing the golden altar before the veil — direct fulfillment of this command.

Exodus 40:5 Parallel

Exodus 40:5 repeats the command to set the gold altar before the ark — identical instruction, later fulfilled.

In Exodus 16:34, the jar of manna is placed 'before the testimony' — the same sacred location as the incense altar.

In Exodus 36:35, the veil is made — the very veil before which the incense altar is placed.

In Exodus 25:16, the testimony (tablets) is placed inside the ark, while the incense altar sits before the veil over it.

Exodus 40:3 Historical context

Exodus 40:3 places the ark and covers it with the veil — complementary placement to the altar before the veil.

Leviticus 16:13 Historical context

Leviticus 16:13 describes incense covering the mercy seat on the Day of Atonement, linking to the altar of incense before the same mercy seat.

In Numbers 17:4, the same location 'before the testimony' is where the rods are deposited, echoing the placement of the incense altar.

Hebrews 9:5 Allusion

Hebrews 9:5 directly describes cherubim overshadowing the mercy seat, referencing the same object as Exodus 30:6.

In 1 Chronicles 23:13, Aaron is set apart to burn incense — the very function of the altar in Exodus 30:6.

Hebrews 9:3 Historical context

Hebrews 9:3 describes the second veil leading to the Most Holy Place — part of the same tabernacle veil system.

In Leviticus 21:23, the veil is the boundary a blemished priest cannot approach — the same veil is referenced.

In 1 Kings 6:22, the inner sanctuary altar (incense altar) is overlaid with gold — a later parallel construction.