Exodus 37:1

“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,

“So I made an ark of acacia wood and carved out two tablets of stone like the former ones and went up on the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.

having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod which budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

Making the Ark of the Testimony