What Is the Art of the Covenant in the Bible Explained to Children

Transporting the Ark of the Covenant: gilded bas-relief at the Auch Cathedral

The Ark carried into the Temple

The Ark of the Covenant (ארון הברית in Hebrew: aron hab'rit) is described in the Bible as a holy container where the Ten Commandments and other holy Israelite objects are held. According to the Bible, Yahweh allowable the ark be congenital when Moses had a prophetic vision at Sinai (Exodus 25:9-10). Some people believe the Ark contained Aaron'south Rod, a jar of Manna, and the start Torah Coil written past Moses, based on their reading of Book of Exodus, Book of Numbers, and the Letter to the Hebrews. The start of the Books of Kings says that during the fourth dimension of King Solomon, the Ark held but the Ten Commandments.

Terminology

The Hebrew word aron is used in the Bible to designate any type of ark or chest, for whatsoever purpose (Genesis 50:26; 2 Kings 12:ix, ten). The Ark of the Covenant is distinguished from all others by such titles as "Ark of God" (1 Samuel 3:3), "Ark of the Covenant" (Josh. 3:six; Hebrews nine:4), "Ark of the Testimony" (Ex. 25:22). The Ark (aron kodesh in Hebrew meaning holy cupboard) is a raised closet institute in Jewish Synagogues which contains the holy Torah scrolls. These are all written by hand and can take years to make. It is always on the wall of the Synagogue which faces towards Jerusalem. When the Ark is opened and the Torah removed for reading anybody stands in respect of God. During some prayers and services the Ark doors an inner curtain (parochet) are kept open.

Description

The Bible describes the Ark as made of acacia or shittah-tree wood. It was a cubit and a one-half wide and high, and two and a half cubits long (nearly 130 cm × 78 cm × 78 cm or 4.29 × 2.57 × 2.57 feet, for Egyptian imperial cubit was about probable used). The Ark was covered all over with the purest gold.

Middle Eastern: State of israel

People: Joshua, Samuel, Solomon

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• Fisher, Milton C., The Ark of the Covenant: Live and Well in Ethiopia?. Bible and Spade viii/3, pp. 65–72, 1995.
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• Hancock, Graham, The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant. Touchstone Books, 1993. ISBN: 0-671-86541-2
• Hertz, J.H., The Pentateuch and Haftoras. Deuteronomy. Oxford University Press, 1936.
• Leeman, Bernard, Queen of Sheba and Biblical Scholarship. Queensland Academic Press, 2005. ISBN: 0-9758022-0-eight
• Ritmeyer, L., The Ark of the Covenant: Where it Stood in Solomon's Temple. Biblical Archaeology Review 22/1: 46-55, lxx-73, 1996.

Classic Texts

• "Shemot - Chapter 25". Tanach - Torah, Judaica Press.

Descriptions

• "Ark of the Covenant". The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I.
• Pendleton, Philip Y., "A Brief Sketch of the Jewish Tabernacle". 1901. (International Lord's day-school Lessons for 1902. Standard Eclectic Commentary comprising original and selected notes, explanatory, illustrative, practical. Embellished with maps, diagrams, chronological charts, tables, etc.)
• Barrow, Martyn, "The Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:10-22)". 1995.
• Kaulins, Andis, "Ark of the Covenant".
• Shyovitz, David, "The Lost Ark of the Covenant". Jewish Virtual Library.
• Chester Comstock "The Ark placed in historical and geographical context" Art History

Replicas

• "Ark of the Covenant". arkcovenant.com

Location

• JAH, "The Ark of The Covenant in Ireland".
• Israel National News "Kabbalist Blesses Jones: Now'south the Time to Observe Holy Lost Ark". Iyar 5765, May, 2005.
• Peters, Aland, "Templars excavaton of Solomon'southward Temple ".
• Searcy, Jim, "The Ark of the Covenant: Present Location and Importance". Cyprus.
• Wyatt, Ron "The Ark of the Covenant: Ron Wyatt's description of his excavations for iii.five years, and his claim to have seen it".
• Wyatt, Ron "The Ark of the Covenant: Establish past Ron Wyatt north of Jerusalem in a cave,".

General

• "The Ark of the Covenant". Erstwhile Testament - Exodus, The Brick Attestation.
• "[i] ". Book and Interactive CD-ROM detailing notice of the Ark.

Link collections

• Shapiro, Gerald N., "A modest selection of the data collected on the subject". September xix, 2004.

Original commodity text

• Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 listing of the Ark
• Portions of this article have been taken from the Jewish Encyclopedia of 1906 listing Ark of the Covenant

Images for kids

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  The covered ark and vii priests with rams' horns, at the Battle of Jericho, in an 18th century artist's depiction.

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  Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant by Benjamin Due west, 1800

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  Analogy from the 13th century Morgan Bible of David bringing the Ark into Jerusalem (2 Samuel half dozen).

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  The Chapel of the Tablet at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum allegedly houses the original Ark of the Covenant.

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  1922 photograph of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Photograph past Harry Burton (1879–1940)

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