The Temple Institute: In-Depth Temple Study: The Ark of the Covenant
 
The Ark of the Covenant (continued)

Thus the name of the Ark was the Ark of the Covenant or the Ark of the Testimony. * Surrounding the Kaporet (the cover of the Ark) was a golden wreath representing the Crown of the Torah. Atop the Kaporet were two images of Cherubim that symbolized the relationship between the Children of Israel and their Father in Heaven. 

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