Questions tagged [ark-of-the-covenant]
A chest described in Exodus holding the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments
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If you die when you touch the ark how did the Philistines able to raid the ark cause the rod and the manna were missing when Solomon built the temple?
When were Aaron's budded rod and the golden jar of manna still with the ark? When Solomon built his temple the only thing in the ark was the stone tablets. But if the Philistines took them, how ...
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Do the measurements of the Ark have any important significance? [closed]
Exodus 25:10 says:
10 “Have them make an ark[b] of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
My question is:
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Was Obed-Edom (the Gittite) a Gentile who became a Levite or was he already a Levite when he received the ark?
I recently heard a pastor building his sermon around the 'fact' that Obed-Edom was a Gentile (a precursor to Acts 15:16 - the full inclusion of Gentiles), who became a Levite after the 'possession' of ...
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What is the biblical basis for Mary being the ark of the new covenant?
Both Orthodox and Catholic Christians believe and affirm that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the ark of the new covenant, but is there a scriptural basis for this and if so where do we see this in the Old ...
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Who is the earliest Church Father affirming the present Catholic interpretation of Mary as the Ark of the New Covenant?
One of the strongest scriptural basis for the Catholic Marian dogmas is the Catholic interpretation of Mary as the Ark of the New Covenant, appealing to the Glory of the LORD which filled the ...
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Is there any extra-biblical evidence that the Ark of the Covenant was at Shiloh?
Is there any extra-Biblical evidence that the Ark of the Covenant resided at Shiloh during the time of 1 Samuel 4?
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What happened to Aaron's staff and the jar of manna placed by Moses in the Ark of the Covenant
Please note, I am not asking what was inside the Ark of the Covenant (question asked in June 2013) but what happened to Aaron's budding staff and the jar of manna by the time the Ark of the Covenant ...
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According to Protestants, what is the lesson being taught by scripture when God killed so many men for looking into the Ark?
Many people find a short passage in the Old Testament to be both disturbing and very peculiar; that being 1st Samuel 6:19,
and He (God) smote (killed) the men of Beth-she-mesh, because they
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Do Protestants accept the similarity between Mary and the Ark of the Covenant?
Catholics believe that Mary is the Ark New Testament and they believe it on a scriptural basis (source).This is the same stance Orthodoxy has (source).
Do Protestants accept the similarity between ...
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Was David mainly upset about Uzzah's death?
In I Chronicles 13, why was David upset? Was it mainly upset about Uzzah's death because of the amount of responsibility that came with being God's anointed and being responsible for the Ark of the ...
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Ark of the Covenant [closed]
Is it possible to find the Ark of the Covenant? According to some reports, it is hidden in a cave in the Dumghe Mountains in Africa; other report mention a Lake Qum. Where this lake could be? The real ...
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Does the Bible indicate when the Ark of the Covenant officially disappeared?
As the title asks, does the Bible indicate when, where, or how the ark of the covenant finally disappeared?
If not, do we have any likely clues?
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Does the Bible ever say that the Ark of the Covenant flew or levitated?
I've heard several references in History and Discovery channel type TV programs that say that the Bible talks about the Ark of the Covenant miraculously flying. Not to mention there was a line about ...
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What is Heaven's Mercy Seat?
In Revelation Song, Jesus is portrayed as sitting on "Heaven's Mercy Seat" at God's right hand. I'm trying to get a handle on what that is. (At 1:07, we praise 'Him who sits on Heaven's Mercy Seat" ...
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Was the Book of the Law (Torah) ever kept inside the Ark of the Covenant?
Deuteronomy 31:24-26 (NIV) After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord: “...
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What was inside the Ark of the Covenant?
1 Kings 8:9 (NIV) There was nothing in the ark except the
two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of
Egypt.
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Is there any historical evidence that would indicate where exactly the ark of the covenant is now located?
The Ark of the Covenant was presumably located in the Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. when Titus conquered the city and destroyed the Temple. Is there any historical indication ...
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Why is the word "Ark" used for Noah's boat and the Ark of the Covenant?
What exactly is the meaning of an "ark" that applies to a boat and that thing that melts off the Nazi's faces in the first Indiana Jones movie?
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