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Definition the Ark of the Covenant in American English

the Ark of the Covenant

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a chest in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem containing the stones on which the Ten Commandments were written. The Temple and the Ark of the Covenant were destroyed in the 6th century b.c.

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Definition the Ark of the Covenant in American English