The Fate Of The Ark Of The Covenant

When Jerusalem was attacked by a Babylonian army in 587 BC, they destroyed the First Temple. Not only did this lay waste to a sacred place of worship for the Jewish people, the temple had become rid of the Ark of the Covenant – the chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments.

Ancient scholars suggested that the Ark was either taken back to Babylon or hidden long before the city was ransacked. Centuries of stories have proclaimed to know the true whereabouts of the Ark – claiming it resides in Ethiopia today, whilst others say it was hidden by divine intervention and will not reveal itself until a messiah arrives. Yeah, science may not have a chance with this one.