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Hebrews 9:5

Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

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Hebrews 9:5 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Leviticus 16:2 (6 votes) and Numbers 7:89 (6 votes). 24 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from Exodus 25 to Revelation 21.

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Which verses does Hebrews 9:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Leviticus 16:26 votes

    And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

  2. Numbers 7:896 votes

    When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.

  3. Exodus 25:17–225 votes

    And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, …

  4. 1 Kings 8:6–75 votes

    Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  5. Leviticus 16:134 votes

    He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.

  6. Psalm 80:14 votes

    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

  7. Psalm 99:14 votes

    The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!

  8. Exodus 37:6–93 votes

    He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, …

  9. 1 Samuel 4:43 votes

    So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

  10. 2 Kings 19:153 votes

    And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

  11. 1 Chronicles 28:113 votes
  12. Hebrews 4:163 votes
  13. 1 Peter 1:123 votes
  14. Ephesians 3:102 votes

Which verses point to Hebrews 9:5?

The 10 strongest of 24.