The Ark for Those Who Believe.(ark of the covenant ) From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: November 26, 2007| Author: Georgelas, Todd | COPYRIGHT 2007 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Todd Georgelas

If the whereabouts, even the existence, of the ark of the covenant are a matter of historical conjecture, such questions seem unfounded for the millions of Christians in Ethiopia. For them, the ark--the legendary resting place for the Ten Commandments--resides where it has for many centuries, in a tiny square chapel building next to the St. Mary of Zion Church in the town of Aksum.

Ethiopian legend holds that the ark was ferried to Afric...