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What happened to the Ark of the Covenant?
The Hebrew Bible stops mentioning the ark after the monarchy. Every later account is tradition or speculation.
Speculative
How it is argued
- 1
Destroyed or looted
Most historians assume loss during the Babylonian destruction of 586 BCE.
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Later traditions
Ethiopian and other traditions claim continued custody; there is no verifiable evidence.
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