MERCYSEAT

Mercy seat

According to the Bible, the cover or mercy seat was an object which rested upon the Ark of the Covenant, and was connected with the rituals of the Day of Atonement; the term also appears in later Jewish sources, and twice in the New Testament, from where it has significance in Christian theology.

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mercy seat

Noun

  1. The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, on which God is said to have been enthroned; taken to represent the throne in heaven.


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