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Adventistische Schriften über: "Where was the Ark of the Covenant last located?"
Answer
Before the destruction of the temple by the Babylonians, the Ark of the Covenant was removed from the Most Holy Place by faithful servants of God to protect it from desecration. It was hidden in a cave in the mountains so that it would not fall into the hands of the enemies. According to these reports, the holy ark remained at this secret location and has not been touched since.
The Hiding of the Ark in a Cave
»These righteous men removed the holy ark, which contained the stone tablets, shortly before the destruction of the temple, and concealed it in a cave amid mourning and sorrow, where it should remain hidden from the people of Israel because of their sins and should not be returned to them. This holy ark is still hidden. It has never been touched since it was concealed.«
Hideout in the Mountains before the Babylonian Captivity
»When Solomon's temple was built, the ark was placed in the Most Holy Place, where it remained until, before the Babylonian captivity, the prophet Jeremiah took it and hid it in a cave in the mountains so that it would not fall into the hands of the Gentiles.«
Traditions about the Ark's whereabouts
»Some assume that it was hidden and kept by Jeremiah. To support this view, reference is made to the Book of the Maccabees, which contains the following report: Jeremiah, the prophet, commanded, “after he had been warned by God that the tabernacle and the ark should go with him, when he ascended the mountain on which Moses had ascended and had seen the inheritance of God. And when Jeremiah came there, he found a hollow cave, in which he placed the tabernacle, the ark, and the incense altar and sealed the entrance.”«
Original Sources (English)
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