Have them make an ark of acacia wood — two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. The first and most important piece of furniture is the ark — the chest that will contain the tablets of the law. Its dimensions are precise: approximately 3.75 feet long, 2.25 feet wide, 2.25 feet high. The ark is the centerpiece of the tabernacle, placed in the Most Holy Place behind the veil. Hebrews 9:4 describes the ark as containing the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. The three objects in the ark together are Israel's covenant testimony: God's provision (manna), God's choice of priesthood (Aaron's staff), and God's law (the tablets). The box that carries these three objects is the most sacred piece of furniture in Israel's worship.

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