the ark of the covenant was lost in the last quarter of the twelfth century.
the ark of the covenant was lost in the last quarter of the twelfth century.
when was the ark of the covenant lost?
the last quarter of the twelfth century
parfitt has theorized that the "ngoma" was related to the ark of the covenant, lost from jerusalem after the city's destruction by the babylonian king nebuchadnezzar ii in 587 bc. he says that the "ngoma" is a descendant of the biblical ark, theorizing that the ark was repaired by adding more material to it as the artifact began to wear out or that it was destroyed. he says that the ark/ngoma was carried to africa by its priestly guardians. lemba oral history claimed that the ark exploded 700 years ago, and that they rebuilt the ark on its remains.
lemba people
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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