Covenant

A covenant is a formal agreement, a promise made between two people.^[1] It is often used as a religious promise. It can also be an item which is a symbol of keeping the promise. Some covenants include stone tablets, written documents, and other sacred items. In Judaism, the Ark of the Covenant was a wooden box which held the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments written on them. The Jewish people saw the box as a symbol of God being with them and leading them.^[2]

1. ↑ "covenant noun". Cambridge Dictionary Online. 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
2. ↑ "the ark noun (BOX)". Cambridge Dictionary Online. 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.