Where is the original Ark of the Covenant today?

Christians in Ethiopia have long claimed to have the ark of the covenant. Our reporter investigated. ... The North Koreans built this one as a gift for the Derg, the Marxist regime that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991 (the country is now governed by an elected parliament and prime minister). read more

To believe in the Ark of the Covenant, you first have to believe in the story of Moses and the Exodus, however despite this story having been one of, if not the, most researched in the world, not a single shred of credible evidence to support it, at least as written in the bible, has ever been found. read more

Most scholars agree the Ark was never placed in the Second Temple (the Temple of Zerubabel and Herod). It disappeared from the Biblical story during the First Temple period and cannot be clearly traced afterward. One of the most prominent theories today suggests the Ark is within a church in Axum, Ethiopia. read more

In order for the temple to be restored, the original ark of the covenant must be revealed. The Temple Institute in Jerusalem has been preparing all of the sacred vessels, robes and other components to furnish the temple. The institute maintains that the ark is safely hidden. read more

The Ark of the Covenant disappeared off of the pages of history by the time of the Babylonian Captivity. Nothing in the Bible is said about the Ark in the Old Testament after the return from Babylon, but the Apocrypha states that the Ark could not be found when the Jewish people rebuilt the Temple at the time of Ezra and Zechariah. read more