Boat or Box?There’s Noah’s ARK in Genesis 6
There’s Moses’s ARK in Exodus 2
Then there’s the Ark of the Covenant and the Ark of the Testimony of the Lord found in many books of the Bible.
What is an ARK?
The word “Ark” appears many times in the Bible (KJV: 230 times).
The term “Ark” holds significant meaning within the biblical context, symbolizing salvation, protection, and divine presence. Throughout scripture, the concept of the Ark is pivotal in various narratives, reflecting God’s covenant with humanity and His guidance through trials.
An Ark in the Bible refers to a container or chest, most notably the Ark of the Covenant, which was a sacred object that held the Tablets of the Law (the Ten Commandments) and symbolized God’s presence among the Israelites. Another well-known ark is Noah’s Ark, which was a large object built to save Noah, his family, and pairs of animals from the flood. And the Ark that baby Moses was placed in to float in the river.
⇛ see NOAH’S ARK
⇛ see Moses’s Ark
⇛ see ARK of the Covenant
⇛ see Ark of the Testimony (of the Lord)
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.
(If a cubic is 18” the dimensions would have been Length 2.3”, Breadth 3’9”, Height 3’9”).
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