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The 16 pages that link to Ark of the Covenant, each with the reason it gives.

• Solomonic dynastyRelated: The Kebra Nagast says Menelik I brought it to Ethiopia, strengthening the dynasty’s sacred claims.

• Jerusalem TempleRelated: Biblical accounts place the Ark in the Temple’s innermost sanctuary.

• Jordan RiverRelated: In the biblical crossing narrative, it is carried into the Jordan before the waters part.

• Queen of ShebaRelated: The Kebra Nagast links Menelik’s return to Ethiopia with the Ark’s arrival there.

• DavidRelated: David brings the Ark to Jerusalem, linking his capital with Israelite worship.

• Kebra NagastRelated: Its departure from Jerusalem to Ethiopia is the text’s defining narrative claim.

• Solomon's TempleRelated: The temple's innermost chamber was described as the Ark's resting place.

• Books of SamuelRelated: Its capture and return link Israel’s worship to the early monarchy’s legitimacy.

• First TempleRelated: The biblical account places the Ark in the Temple’s innermost sanctuary.

• Holy of HoliesRelated: It was kept in the innermost chamber and defined its central ritual focus.

• SamuelRelated: The Ark’s capture during Samuel’s era marks a crisis in Israel’s religious life.

• Joshua (biblical figure)Related: The Ark leads the Jordan crossing and appears at the center of the Jericho procession.

• David (biblical king)Related: David brings the Ark to Jerusalem, making the city a religious center as well as a capital.