The ark of the covenant gets the most detailed construction instructions of any single object in the tabernacle. More care than the walls of the structure housing it.
Mystical & Allegoricalויעש בצלאל AND BEZALEL MADE [THE ARK] — Because he gave himself over to the work more whole-heartedly than the other wise men it is called after his name (his name alone is associated with the act) (Midrash Tanchuma, Vayakhel 10).
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