ANCIENT ORIGINS

The Ark of the Covenant: An Ancient Description of an Object That Could Deliver an Electric Shock

Exodus describes the Ark of the Covenant with unusually exact construction details. It is a chest of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. It is overlaid with gold inside and outside. Four gold rings at its feet hold two gold-covered wooden carrying poles. Two gold cherubim stand on its lid with wings spread. People are not free to touch it. In Numbers…

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Exodus describes the Ark of the Covenant with unusually exact construction details. It is a chest of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. It is overlaid with gold inside and outside. Four gold rings at its feet hold two gold-covered wooden carrying poles. Two gold cherubim stand on its lid with wings spread. People are not free to touch it. In Numbers and Samuel, approaching or handling it incorrectly is described as fatal.

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