וַיַּ֧עַשׂ בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל אֶת־הָאָרֹ֖ן עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֨יִם וָחֵ֜צִי אׇרְכּ֗וֹ וְאַמָּ֤ה וָחֵ֙צִי֙ רׇחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ “And Betzalel made the Ark…” In the Midrash Tanchuma (Vayakhel, 8), it is taught: Since it was revealed before Hashem that the people would sin at Shittim, let the Shittim wood of the Ark come and provide atonement for that sin.…