• Exod 25:10 — And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
• Exod 25:16 — And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
• Exod 25:21 — And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
• Exod 25:22 — And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in

2 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

5 passages from 3 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
• Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage