In Exodus 31:1-6 and chapters 36 to 39, Bezalel, Bezaleel, or Betzalel was the chief artisan of the Tabernacle and was in charge of building the Ark of the Covenant, assisted by Oholiab. The section i
The Goldsmith, gouache on board, c. 1896–1902, by James Tissot (The Jewish Museum, New York)
Bezalel, Oholiab and an assistant produce vessels for the tabernacle (engraving by Pieter Jacopsz Paets, 1645)
The Ark of the Covenant, also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God, was a religious storage chest and relic held to be the most sacred object by the Israelites.
Bezalel
…36 to 39, Bezalel, Bezaleel, or Betzalel (Hebrew: בְּצַלְאֵל, Bəṣalʼēl) was the chief artisan of the Tabernacle and was in charge of building the Ark of the Covenant, assisted by Oholiab. The section in chapter 31 describes his selection as chief artisan, in the context of Moses' vision of how God wanted the tabernacle…
Moses and Joshua bowing before the Ark (c. 1900) by James Tissot
Ark of the chapelle de l'Adoration (Église Saint-Roch, Paris).
The Philistine captivity of the Ark depicted in the Dura-Europos synagogue
Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant by Benjamin West, 1800