a chest in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem containing the stones on which the Ten Commandments were written. The Temple and the Ark of the Covenant were destroyed in the 6th century bc.
Synonyms and related words
The religion of Judaism
the Ark of the Covenant
bar mitzvah
bat mitzvah
the Ark of the Covenant
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a chest in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem containing the stones on which the Ten Commandments were written. The Temple and the Ark of the Covenant were destroyed in the 6th century b.c.