Where is the lost Ark of the Covenant?
There are numerous theories and, occasionally, even claims. Unfortunately, nothing substantial has ever been produced demonstrating the Ark’s present whereabouts. Yet, while we still do not know where it is today, a scholar has now pinpointed the exact spot where it once stood. A popular topic since release of the box office hit movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, scholars continue to provide new insights into the history of this ancient relic. In the January/February 1996 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Leen Ritmeyer marshalled textual, historical and archaeological evidence to suggest the exact spot where the Ark of the Covenant rested in the Temple in ancient Jerusalem. Few are better qualified to make such a claim. The most recognized archaeological architect in Biblical archaeology, Ritmeyer’s reconstructions of Herod’s Jerusalem are widely accepted as the most authoritative. He has worked with a number of excavations in Jerusalem and written numerous articles on archaeological r
