Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant,|ʾĂrōn haBǝrīṯ}}; ; ; ;}} also known as the Ark of the Testimony|ʾĂrōn hāʿĒdūṯ|label=none}}}} or the Ark of God,|ʾĂrōn-YHWH|label=none}} or |ʾĂrōn hāʾĔlōhīm|label=none}}}} is believed to have been the most sacred religious relic of the Israelites. It is described as a wooden chest coated in pure gold and topped off by an elaborate golden lid known as the mercy... more