00:00 The Ark of the Covenant is a mysterious object that disappeared after being the most sacred object in the Jewish faith and the reason for the construction of the temple in Jerusalem.

01:37 The Ark of the Covenant was a specific container described in the Bible that housed the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments, as well as other significant items, and became the focal point of the Israelite religion.

02:58 The Ark of the Covenant was stolen, returned, and housed in the Holiest of Holies in King Solomon's temple, but disappeared after the Babylonian attack on Jerusalem, with the only clue to its whereabouts being a mention in the second book of Maccabees that the prophet Jeremiah hid it in a cave.

04:27 The Ark of the Covenant has never been found in the caves surrounding the area, except for the possibility that it may be under the Dome of the Rock, and there are various legends about its whereabouts, including one from the Lemba people in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

05:53 The Ark of the Covenant may have been found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt, but the object found did not fit the descriptions of the Ark; other theories include the Knights Templar taking it to France, early Christians bringing it back to Rome, and a fringe group believing it was in Ireland, but the most emphatic claim is that it is in Ethiopia according to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

07:20 The Ethiopian Orthodox Church claims that the original Ark of the Covenant is located in the city of Aksum in a small building called the Chapel of the Tablet, which is guarded by a monk appointed for life and no one else is allowed inside.

08:49 The location of the Ark of the Covenant is unknown and it could be in Ethiopia, Jerusalem, Washington D.C., or it might not exist at all.