Benjamin West, Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant (1800). Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images.

They should be aware that the physical ark that was built by human hands holds no supernatural powers in and of itself, as God’s presence is what gave the original Ark of the Covenant its power.

In what would be further bad news for an Indiana Jones-type’s lower back is hiking Mt Nebo in Jordan, said to be where Moses saw the Promised Land – and where he hid the ark in a cave.

"I think it's great to have stories like [that of] the Ark of the Covenant. But I do not believe, as a field archaeologist, that we can use the scientific method to prove or disprove [them]." This ...

In an extraordinary claim, Major Ed Dames, a former US Army remote viewer, asserts that he recently located the long-lost Ark of the Covenant within the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank ...

It was found steps away from the Temple of Jerusalem, the last place the Ark of the Covenant, which held the Ten Commandments, is believed to have been located. It is believed to date back roughly ...

A painting of Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant, 1800. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Artist West, Benjamin (1738-1820).

It is written in Exodus 25:10: ‘And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.’ The Ark of the ...

The Ark of the Covenant was 'located' using 'remote viewing' by the CIA, as unclassified 20 years ago. Donald Trump had a replica at Mar-a-Lago.