Why Was It Called The Mercy Seat?
Why Was It Called The Mercy Seat? According to the Hebrew Bible the kaporet (Hebrew: הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת ha-kappōreṯ) or mercy seat was the gold lid placed on the Ark of the Covenant, with two cherubim beaten out of the ends to cover and create the space into which Yahweh was said to appear. This was connected