Leviticus 16:2

2and the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to acome at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For bI will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

Leviticus 16:13

13 cand put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover dthe mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.

1 Chronicles 28:11

11Then David gave Solomon his son the eplan of the fvestibule of the temple,
Hebrew lacks  of the temple
and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the hmercy seat;

Hebrews 4:16

16 iLet us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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