Ark of the Covenant ... ‘They had brought an object from the Middle East which did all of the things that the Ark of the Covenant did, that was carried on poles ... which had sacred things inside it.’ ibid.
A drum ... Many scholars now believe that there was more than one Ark ... More portable, replaceable Arks that were taken on journeys or into battle. ibid.
Three thousand years ago in the holy city of Jerusalem King Solomon ordered the construction of a magnificent temple: its purpose was to house one of the holiest objects of the Old Testament faith – a golden chest known as the Ark of the Covenant. Ancient Mysteries s1e3: Lost Ark of the Covenant, A&E 1994
The chest and the stone tablets disappear from history. ibid.
The Ark of the Covenant is described in the Book of Exodus as a golden chest containing the tablets of stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed. It was kept in the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem until 587 BC until it disappeared. But where did it go? Jamie Theakston’s Forbidden History s3e1: The Real Ark of the Covenant, Yesterday 2016
For centuries Ethiopian Christians have claimed that the Ark does rest in a small chapel in the northern town of Axum. They say it was brought there thousands of years ago and has been guarded by a succession of monks. ibid.
In 960 BC the Ark was placed inside the first Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. This account in the Book of Kings is the last time the Ark is mentioned in the Bible. Proving God, History 2020
The Ark of the Covenant. A sacred golden chest that had the power to level cities. In Biblical times it guided and protected millions of people. And then it vanished. Throughout history many have searched for the lost Ark of the Covenant. The UnXplained with William Shatner s3e3: The Search for the Ark of the Covenant, History 2022
Was the Ark of the Covenant once hidden in a cave below Jerusalem? ibid.
One of the Bible’s most powerful artefacts. A holy relic has been missing for over two thousand years … What became of the legendary Ark of the Covenant? History’s Greatest Mysteries s4e6: Ark of the Covenant, History 2023
Theory #1: Destroyed in a fire … Theory #2: It’s buried under Jerusalem’s Temple Mount … Theory #3: It’s taken to Rome … Theory #4: It’s in Rome’s Lateran Basilica … Theory #5: It’s in the Vatican archives … Theory #6: It’s in Ethiopia … Theory #7: It’s taken to Ireland … Theory #8: It’s buried in Qumran near the dead sea scrolls … ibid.