Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is more difficult than it seems.

The tragic declaration in 1 Samuel 4:22 — “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured” — resonates like a prophetic alarm across generations. The ark, a symbol of God’s ...

An Egyptologist has proposed a new theory that the Ark of the Covenant was not merely a sacred container for the Ten Commandments, but a radical reimagining of ancient religious symbols. David Falk, ...