Story · 19 · Solomon and Sheba
From Sinai to Zion: the Ark's journey
Built at Sinai, the Ark of the Covenant held the tablets of the law. It travels with Israel through the wilderness, until David brings it to Jerusalem and Solomon places it in the temple.
A sacred object threads the story together.
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The Ark connects two circles: those devoted to the Torah and study, and those devoted to the temple and ritual. It represents God's presence, and that presence is lethal: one man who touches it to steady it is struck dead.
Bible reference: 1 Kings 8; 2 Samuel 6:6–7
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 311–312
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