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Ark of the Covenant: The Bible’s Origins

In Israel, a joint French-Israeli scientific mission is set to unearth the secrets of the hill of Kiryath-Jearim (or Kiryat Ya’arim), converted to the site of a Catholic convent, where, according to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant was kept for at least twenty years before being brought to Jerusalem by King David, father of King Solomon, who would eventually build the Holy of Holies inside the First Temple to house it.

Top Cast

  • Anne Cardona

    Anne Cardona

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Israël Filkenstein

    Israël Filkenstein

    Self - Archeologist

  • Thomas Römer

    Thomas Römer

    Self - Biblist

  • Matthew J. Adams

    Matthew J. Adams

    Self - Archeologist

  • Christophe Nicolle

    Christophe Nicolle

    Self - Archeologist

  • Amotz Agnon

    Amotz Agnon

    Self - Geophysicist

  • Yaniv Darvasi

    Yaniv Darvasi

    Self - Geophysicist

  • Marie de l'Arche

    Marie de l'Arche

    Self - Nun

  • Margaret Cohen

    Margaret Cohen

    Self - Archeologist

Overview

In Israel, a joint French-Israeli scientific mission is set to unearth the secrets of the hill of Kiryath-Jearim (or Kiryat Ya’arim), converted to the site of a Catholic convent, where, according to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant was kept for at least twenty years before being brought to Jerusalem by King David, father of King Solomon, who would eventually build the Holy of Holies inside the First Temple to house it.

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