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CASE #Z0G115 · 2 entities · 1 connections
The Ark of the Covenant
A golden chest described in the Bible as holding immense destructive power has been searched for by treasure hunters, Nazi agents, and Indiana Jones alike — and its real fate has never been confirmed.
The Ark of the Covenant is described in the Hebrew Bible as a golden chest containing the tablets of the Ten Commandments, housed in Jerusalem's First Temple. Its fate after the temple's destruction in 586 BC has never been confirmed, inspiring centuries of search theories, from Ethiopia to underground chambers beneath Jerusalem itself.
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Quick facts
- →The Bible describes the Ark as housed in the First Temple's inner sanctuary, built under King Solomon around the 10th century BC.
- →The Ark's fate is never directly recorded after the Babylonians destroyed the First Temple in 586 BC.
- →The Ethiopian Orthodox Church claims to possess the actual Ark today, housed in a chapel in Axum, guarded by a single monk who is never permitted to leave its presence.
- →No independent international examination of the Ethiopian church's claimed relic has ever been permitted.
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Ark of the Covenant (artwork)
Biblical golden chest said to contain the Ten Commandments tablets; its fate after 586 BC has never been confirmed.
→ claimed by church tradition to be kept in → Axum, Ethiopia◐reported
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Axum, Ethiopia (location)
Site where the Ethiopian Orthodox Church claims to have kept the actual Ark of the Covenant for roughly 3,000 years.
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