The icon is mentioned, explicitely, in the NT several times: Matthew 22:20; Mark 12:16; Luke 20:24; Romans 1:23 8:29; 1 Corinthians 11:7; 15:49 2 Corinthians 3:18; 4:4; Colossians 1:15; 3:10; Hebrews 10:1; Revelation 13:14-15; 14:9, 11; 15:2; 16:2 ; 19:20; 20:4.
Dagiti bambanag a katupag ti nagkauna a tabernakulo a nausar iti panagdaydayaw iti Dios—a pakairamanan ti lakasa ti tulag, simmarming a baybay, (palanggana a pagbugguan), dagiti pagsilawan, daton nga insienso, ken ti altar a pagidatonan.​—Exodo 25:10, 17, 18; 40:24-32; Apocalipsis 4:​5, 6; 5:8; 8:3; 11:19.