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the box containing the decalogue's tablets, in the Holy Temple of old; and the cabinet for Torah scrolls in modern synagogues

the box containing the decalogue's tablets, in the Holy Temple of old; and the cabinet for Torah scrolls in modern synagogues

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What will happen if the Ark of the Covenant is discovered today?

I read this question and the answer says that the Ark of the Covenant was buried somewhere beneath Jerusalem during the First Temple period (~580 BC), to hide it from the Babylonian invaders. It seems no one has discovered it yet since that…
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What was in the Ark of the Covenant?

Shemot 25:21 says: And you shall place the ark cover on the ark from above, and into the ark you shall place the testimony, which I will give you. This seems to be reaffirmed in Melachim I 8:9: There was nothing in the ark save the two tablets of…
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Moshe Levine book, Le Tabernacle

Does anyone own the Moshe Levine book, Le Tabernacle? I would like to verify something. I was told that in this work, the author considers the Ark to be an electric capacitor. Can anyone confirm me if this work by Moshe Levine really says this?
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luchos in aron when Pelishtim captured it

I want to know if the luchos were inside the Aron when the Pelishtim captured it. Rashi notes in Sefer Shmuel Aleph Chapter 4 that Shaul grabbed the luchos from Golias on the battlefield and fled with them. Were the Pelishtim able to get hold of the…
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