Ark of the Covenant

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2 questions

• QAccording to a TV documentary, the Ethiopians believe that if one touches the Ark of the Covenant, which some Ethiopian churches claim to possess, he will die. Would it…
• QWhy in 1 King 8:9, it was mentioned that "There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb" ; while in other places, such as…

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