General description of carts
See also Numbers 7:3; 1 Samuel 6:7, 1 Samuel 6:14 made of wood; Isaiah 5:18 pulled by ropes; Isaiah 28:27–28 equipped with heavy wheels
Carts as a means of transport
Carts used to transport people
Genesis 46:5 See also Genesis 45:19–21, Genesis 45:27; Isaiah 66:20
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
Carts used as military transport
Ezekiel 23:24 See also Ezekiel 26:10
They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.
Carts used to transport grain
Amos 2:13 See also Psalm 65:11
Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.
Carts used to transport the tabernacle
Numbers 7:6–8 The heavier items of the tabernacle and its furniture were carried on covered carts drawn by oxen.
A new cart to transport the ark of the LORD
1 Samuel 6:8 The Philistines send the ark back to Israel. See also 1 Samuel 6:10–11; 2 Samuel 6:2–3 parallel 1 Chronicles 13:7 The ark is started on its journey to Jerusalem.
Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way,
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.