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The Ark of the Covenant The ark of the covenant being returned by the Philistines (left; 1 Sam. 6:7–8 ) after it caused the statue of Dagon to break in front of his temple (right; 1 Sam. 5:2–5 ). Wall painting from the synagogue at Dura-Europos, third century CE. Clifford, Richard J. “Dagon.” Ed. Mark Allan Powell. The Harper Collins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated) 2011 : 170. Print.

The Ark of the Covenant ‎The Ark of the Covenant is a rectangular prism 2.5 cubits long, 1.5 cubits wide, and 1.5 cubits tall.

The Ark of the Covenant ‎As a symbol of God’s presence with Israel, the Ark of the Covenant was the center of Yahweh worship and was brought into the temple each year at Passover ( Psa 24:7–9 ). It housed the covenant tablets; an omer of manna and Aaron’s budding staff were either set before the Ark or in it ( 1 Kgs 8:9 ; Heb 9:4 ).