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Where is the real ark of the covenant today?
Whether it was destroyed, captured, or hidden–nobody knows. One of the most famous claims about the Ark’s whereabouts is that before the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem, it had found its way to Ethiopia, where it still resides in the town of Aksum, in the St. Mary of Zion cathedral.
Is the Ark of the Covenant in Africa?
Much of Jewish tradition holds that it disappeared before or while the Babylonians sacked the temple in Jerusalem in 586 B.C. But through the centuries, Ethiopian Christians have claimed that the ark rests in a chapel in the small town of Aksum, in their country’s northern highlands.
How did Ethiopia get the Ark of the Covenant?
According to legend, the ark was brought to Ethiopia in the 10th century BC after being stolen by the staff of Menelik, the son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon of Israel — who deemed the theft was permitted by God because none of his men were killed.
What is significant about the Ark of the Covenant?
The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred chest built by the Israelites, under exact specifications given to them by God. It included a pledge by God that he would dwell among his people and give them guidance from the mercy seat on the top of the Ark. The Ark was an important foreshadowing of Jesus Christ as the sole place of atonement for sins.
Where is the Ark of the Covenant?
The Chapel of the Tablet at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum allegedly houses the original Ark of the Covenant. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church claims to possess the Ark of the Covenant in Axum. The Ark is currently kept under guard in a treasury near the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion.
Is the Ark of the Covenant empty?
There is no reason to believe either Ark of Covenants are empty… Nothing in history or scripture give any indication that the Ark of the Covenant hidden away by Jeremiah is empty. Nothing ever gives us a clue that the Ark of the Covenant is empty in Heaven.
What was the arc of the Covenant?
The Ark of the Covenant (Hebrew: אָרוֹן הַבְּרִית, Modern Arōn Ha’brēt, Tiberian ʾĀrôn Habbərîṯ), also known as the Ark of the Testimony, is a gold-covered wooden chest with lid cover described in the Book of Exodus as containing the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.