1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 2 For a ^utent¹ was prepared, the first section, in which were the ^vlampstand and the ^wtable and the ^xbread of the Presence.² It is called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain was a second section³ called the ^yMost Holy Place, 4 having the ^zgolden altar of incense and the ^aark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden urn holding the ^bmanna, and ^cAaron’s staff that ^dbudded, and the ^etablets of the covenant. 5 Above it were the ^fcherubim of glory overshadowing the ^gmercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.