Moses is commanded by God on Mt. Sinai to build the Ark of the Covenant, to contain the 10 Commandments.
Lost Ark
ARK OF THE COVENANT IS BUILT
Moses Builds The Ark
1300 BCE
Ark of Covenant Built
Ark Leads The Tribes
Priests carry the ark in front of the Tribes of Israel through the desert, the ark then rests in the Temple of Jerusalem.
1250 BCE
Tribes in Desert
The Ark Disappears
In 586 BCE the Temple in Jerusalem is ransacked by invading Babylonians, was the ark hidden before then, or taken?