1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and the earthly sanctuary.
2 For a tent was prepared, the first one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the holy place.
3 And after the second curtain was a tent called the holy of holies,
4 containing the golden incense altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar containing the manna and the rod of Aaron that budded and the tablets of the covenant.
5 And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, about which it is not now possible to speak in detail.