Facing the Holy Ark, in Words and in Images
The ark of the covenant was central to the plan of the Jerusalem Temple and the wilderness tabernacle before it, as the vessel was located in the structures’ holiest, innermost domain. Despite its importance, the ark of the covenant was invisible to virtually all Israelites.1 Even while the ark was...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
[2019]
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| In: |
Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2019, Volume: 82, Issue: 3, Pages: 156-163 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ark of the Covenant
/ Temple
/ Jerusalem
/ Aaron, Biblical person
/ Bible. Numeri 4,5-6
/ Bible. Numeri 18
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Bibel. Numeri, 18,1-7
B Bibel. Numeri, 4,5-20 B Bibel. Numeri, 18,22-23 |
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| Summary: | The ark of the covenant was central to the plan of the Jerusalem Temple and the wilderness tabernacle before it, as the vessel was located in the structures’ holiest, innermost domain. Despite its importance, the ark of the covenant was invisible to virtually all Israelites.1 Even while the ark was being assembled, disassembled, and transported in the wilderness, the Levitical Kohathites were instructed to shield it from view, including their own (Num 4:5-20). One of the chief obligations of Aaron and his descendants was to deny access to anyone else, including the Levites, to the Holy of Holies, which housed the ark alone, or risk death (Num 18:1-7, 22-23). |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/704798 |