Bible Dictionary
Ark
The word ark refers chiefly to Noah’s vessel, which preserved his household and representatives of the animals from the Flood. It also refers to the small basket that preserved Moses and, in another Hebrew word, the sacred Ark of the Covenant.
Biblical Usage
Noah’s ark preserved his household and representatives of living creatures from the Flood. Moses’s ark preserved the infant Moses. The sacred Ark of the Covenant was associated with God’s covenant presence, Israel’s journeys, the tabernacle, the crossing of the Jordan, Jericho, and Solomon’s temple.
Scripture References
Genesis 6:14-16
Genesis 5:32
Genesis 7:6
Genesis 7:13
Genesis 7:2
Genesis 7:3
Exodus 2:3
Genesis 50:26
2 Kings 12:9
2 Kings 12:10
1 Samuel 3:3
Joshua 3:6
Hebrews 9:4
Exodus 25:22
Numbers 7:9
Numbers 10:21
Numbers 4:5
Numbers 4:19
Numbers 4:20
1 Kings 8:3
1 Kings 8:6
Leviticus 16:2
Numbers 7:89
Exodus 25:10-22
Exodus 37:1-9
1 Kings 8:8
Deuteronomy 31:26
Exodus 16:33
Numbers 17:10
Lamentations 2:1
Numbers 4:6
Psalms 68:1
Psalms 132:8
Joshua 3:15
Joshua 3:16
Joshua 6:4
Joshua 6:6
Joshua 6:8
Joshua 6:11
Joshua 6:12
Jeremiah 7:12
1 Samuel 4:3-11
1 Samuel 5:7
1 Samuel 5:8
2 Samuel 6:1-11
1 Kings 8:6-9