<OL TYPE="1"><LI>mercy-seat, place of atonement<OL TYPE="a"><LI>the golden plate of propitiation on which the High Priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the Day of Atonement symbolically reconciling Jehovah and His chosen people<OL TYPE="1"><LI>the slab of gold on top of the ark of the covenant which measured 2.5 by 1.5 cubits; on it and part of it were the two golden cherubim facing each other whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of God</OL></OL></OL>