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In Judaism and Christianity, the ornate,
gold-plated wooden chest that in biblical times
housed the two tablets of the Law given to Moses by
God. The Levites carried the Ark during the
Hebrews' wandering in the wilderness. Following the
conquest of Canaan, it was kept at Shiloh, but was
sometimes carried into battle by the Israelites.
David took it to Jerusalem, and Solomon placed it
in the Temple of Jerusalem, where it rested in the
Holy of Holies and was seen only by the high priest
on Yom Kippur. Its final fate is unknown.
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