A box associated with the Lord’s presence (Exodus 25:10–22, Deuteronomy 10:1–5). It was kept first in the tabernacle, the holy place that accompanied the Israelites in the wilderness during their forty years of wandering in the desert...

Container for the Tablets of the Law (see *TEN COMMANDMENTS). The Ark of the Covenant is described in *Exodus 25:10–22. During the wilderness period, it was kept in the Tabernacle and after King *Solomon built the Temple in *Jerusalem, it was...

The Ark of the Covenant (ארון הברית in Hebrew: aron hab'rit) is described in the Bible as a sacred container, wherein rested the Tablets of stone containing the Ten Commandments as well as other sacred Israelite pieces. According to the...

Romantic images of medieval crusaders and - more recently, Indiana Jones - spring to mind the moment the question is asked: Has the lost Ark of the Covenant been hidden for centuries in Ethiopia? Ethiopians have long believed it to be so....

A good friend of mine had just started a business and was in a very difficult spot financially. His daughter was about to be married, and he was expected to pay his share of the expenses--and Italian weddings are not cheap. However, he...

Like a plot from "The Da Vinci Code," a team of code breakers claims to have found music hidden for 500 years in intricate carvings at the church where author Dan Brown set the climax of the best-selling book.Father and son team Thomas and Stuart...

Essay provides a brief overview of the Ark of the Covenant.