the ark of the covenant was taken to the banks of the jordan.
the ark of the covenant was taken to the banks of the jordan.
where was the ark of the covenant taken?
the banks of the jordan
archaeological evidence shows strong cultic activity at kiriath jearim in the 8th and 7th centuries bce, well after the ark was supposedly removed from there to jerusalem. in particular, archaeologists found a large elevated podium, associated with the northern kingdom and not the southern kingdom, which may have been a shrine. thomas römer states this indicates that the ark was not moved to jerusalem until much later, possibly during the reign of king josiah. he argues that this explains why the ark featured prominently in the history before solomon, but not after. he says that 2 chronicles 35:3 indicates that it was moved during king josiah's reign. many bible scholars believe the story of the ark was written independently around the 8th century in a text referred to as the "ark narrative" and then incorporated into the main biblical narrative just before the exile into babylon. israel finkelstein believes that the ark never existed, but that elevated platform was constructed as a shrine to the story of the ark.
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bullet::::- portions of this article have been taken from the "jewish encyclopedia" of 1906. ark of the covenant









































bullet::::- initial text from "easton's bible dictionary", 1897. ark of the covenant









































bullet::::- the "catholic encyclopedia", volume i. ark of the covenant









































bullet::::- smithsonian.com "keepers of the lost ark?"









































bullet::::- derby, josiah, "the gold of the ark", "jewish bible quarterly".









































bullet::::- havergal, william henry. "six lectures on the ark of the covenant" (london: hamilton, adams and co, 1867). available on google books.
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