The Number 343: The Ark of God

And God said Let there be light, and there was light.

Genesis 1.4

And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Exodus 25.21f

The Ark held the Ten Commandments, which are themselves structured upon the Number 343, as discussed in Law, Light and Logos. The Ten Commandments are the archtypal Words of God. This links to the characteristic phrase from Genesis 1:

And God said

VaYomer Elohim

= 343

The Number 343 = 7 x 7 x 7 (cf. Seven and Scripture). The Ark was kept in the Holy of Holies (Davir = 216 = 6 x 6 x 6) which God designed as a perfect 20 x 20 x 20 cube. Note that Davir is from the root (Davar, Word, S# H1697), because it was there that God spoke.