"The Ark .. is said to be the source of great power. In about 586BC, when the Babylonians conquered the Israelites..."

During a power cut, perhaps?

IanH, Glasgow,

A fascinating account was Graham Hancock's 1980s book "The Sign and the Seal"- unjustly forgotten by many. Using historical fact where possible he traced it to Ethiopia; although discounting the Queen of Sheba theory he first established the Aksum link and also looked at the Ark's mysterious powers.

Roger, London, UK

This 'Ark' thing, I think it's in my loft. It was there when I moved in. If anyone wants the stone things inside they're welcome to them - as long as you collect. I kind of want to keep the box though, particularly now you've told me that's real gold.

Andrew, London,

Since the Ark was made of wood overlaid with pure gold, it was most likely stolen and destroyed for the gold value by apostate Temple priests between 642-607 BC. In 642 it was in the Temple (by royal decree) but before the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 607 it had disappeared again.

Ysabel Ekaterin, Mansfield, UK

you have not read, the discovery of the Ark of the Covernant by Grant Berkley, Alan Wilson and Baram Blackett.
The Germans lost the trail after they discovered it went missing again in 600 AD. The Ark is in Britain where Christianity began in 35 - 37 AD according to Nennius and Gildas.

Alan Hassell, London , UK

Robert (Slough) - what we're talking about here is the Ark of the Covenant, not Noah's Ark.

Martin, Newmarket, Suffolk

How would melting it down create more food?

Fred, London,

Where ever it is, any power it had came from God and wouldn't be controlled by anyone who found it but by the creator.

John, Upminster, UK

Excellent! The gold can be melted down to pay for food for the poor.

Paul, Northampton, UK

The bible explains that the ark is merely a replica of the one in heaven...in the same way as Moses received instructions on building the tabernacle...another replica.

It'd still make a great find though...!

Andrew Tilsley, Sydney, Australia

"I guess knowone reads there bibles...the ark is in heaven. "

I guess no one knows how to spell....

Dave, winnipeg, canada

Adriene, Marin, USA

But all that we can gather from revelation (assuming we are literalists) is that the ark will be in heaven at the time of the final judgement. That doesn't mean it isn't somewhere else right now. Like my living room (I use the ark as a coffe table. It looks really good)

Gabriel Casey, Belfast,

I guess knowone reads there bibles...the ark is in heaven.

Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in Heaven,
and there was seen in His temple the ark of His covenant,
and there occurred lightnings and voices, and thunders
and an earthquake, and a great hail.

Adriene, marin, USA

Please give the credit to Ethiopia. Where there is fire, there is smoke.

Shiferaw, cincinnati,

"It's a radio for talking to God."
Always been partial to a bit of heroic mode fiction myself. Wait till Indiana Jones finds the bones of Jesus Christ. Will this reveal the DNA of God?
Come on guys, give me a break. Fiction, fairy stories, Santa Claus, the Bible. All good knock about stuff.

Andrew Milner, Karuizawa, Japan

Karl. They only WANT you to think Area 51 is in Nevada!

Beccs, Melbourne, Australia

This is news? I was in Aksum in January and visited what was openly described then as the Queen of Sheeba's palace - ruins on the outskirts of the town where no digging was taking place and no altar...

P Williams, London,

I think the Ark is In Ethiopia. Too many explantion for that than simple speculation about yemen, Zimbabwe......

Covn, Helsinki, Finland

The Ark, etc., exist only in works of fiction.

Robert, Slough,

"The Ark along with the Holy Grail and many other looted artifacts of antiquity is held in a Area 51 in Arizona.

kevin, Lincoln, UK"


Kevin, Area 51 is in Nevada. They do not store relics of antiquity there, as they would be in danger of radiological damage from the alien spacraft kept there

Karl, Menlo Park, USA

The Ark along with the Holy Grail and many other looted artifacts of antiquity is held in a Area 51 in Arizona.

kevin, Lincoln, UK

The Knights Templer were in Ethiopia in 12/13th century and as usual rumours abounded re the Ark,but at that time it had not been moved to Aksum.It rested in a Tabernacle on Elephantine island on the Nile for some decades after it's removal from JERUSALEM.

Bagsus, Tisbury, UK