. Sacred geography, and antiquities . ation on the great day ofatonement, to make propitiation for the holy place, because ofthe uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of theirtransgressions in all their sins. Lev. 16: 14-16. Above themercy-seat, at its two ends, were placed the two cherubim, whichare thus described (Exod. 25: 18-20): And thou shalt maketwo cherubim of gold, of beaten Avork shalt thou make them, atthe two ends of the mercy-seat. And make thou one cherub atthe one end and one cherub at the other end. Of the mercy-seat shalt thou make the cherubim (that is, apparentl
. Sacred geography, and antiquities . ation on the great day ofatonement, to make propitiation for the holy place, because ofthe uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of theirtransgressions in all their sins. Lev. 16: 14-16. Above themercy-seat, at its two ends, were placed the two cherubim, whichare thus described (Exod. 25: 18-20): And thou shalt maketwo cherubim of gold, of beaten Avork shalt thou make them, atthe two ends of the mercy-seat. And make thou one cherub atthe one end and one cherub at the other end. Of the mercy-seat shalt thou make the cherubim (that is, apparently, thoushalt make them as inseparable parts of its substance) at thetwo ends thereof. And the cherubim shall spread forth theirwings above, covering the mercy-seat with their wings; and theirfaces shall be towards each other; towards the mercy-seat shallthe faces of the cherubim be (that is, their faces shall be to-wards each other, and at the same time inclined towards themercy-seat). Hence we infer that the two wings of each cherub. ARK OF THE COVENANT.
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