Ark of Covenant
Divine gold container
The Ark of the Covenant is the sacred chest described in the Hebrew Bible as containing the tablets of the Ten Commandments.
According to Exodus, God commanded Moses to build it, and it served as the physical symbol of God's presence among the Israelites.
The Ark's fate after the Babylonian conquest remains unknown, spawning centuries of speculation and treasure-hunting legends.
In figurative use, an ark of the covenant suggests something sacred, hidden, or zealously protected: He guards his research notes like the Ark of the Covenant.
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- Holy of HoliesTemple's innermost sacred chamber
- Ten CommandmentsScriptural moral code
- cherubimHebrew plural for certain angels
- goldElement seventy-nine
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