And they made bells of pure gold and attached them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe, all around between the pomegranates. The gold bells alternating with the pomegranates — exactly as Exodus 28:33–34 specified — create the sound that announces the priest's movement in the sanctuary. The community outside hears the bells and knows their representative is in the presence of God, bearing their names. The sound of the bells is the sound of the covenant's most intimate moments.

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