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==Current status==

==Current status==

The search for the Ark of the Covenant has had its share of serious researchers, skeptics, and charlatans.

The Ark of the Covenant is the most sought-after religious object in history, involving the divinely-inspired, soul-seekers, the Knights Templars, archeaologists, historians, scholars, skeptics, and outright charlatans.

===Jeremiah===

===Jeremiah===

Several traditions exist as to the fate of the Ark after 587 B.C.  The first was written down in the book of 2nd Maccabees, apparently a copy of a letter written by the prophet Jeremiah:  

Several traditions exist as to the fate of the Ark after 587 B.C.  The first was written down in the book of 2nd Maccabees, apparently a copy of a letter written by the prophet Jeremiah:  

===Tanis===

===Tanis===

Tanis was an Egyptian city in the Nile delta region, and once the capitol of Pharaoh Shoshenq I, claimed to have been the Biblical [[Shishak]] who raided Jerusalem and carried away much treasure.  Belief in this theory has never been popular due to lack of supporting evidence; however, Tanis was intriguing enough to serve as a fictional location for one of today's most famous films: 1981's ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.  Indiana Jones, the hero of the film, is an archaeologist sent by the U.S. government to retrieve the Ark from its Tanis location before the Nazis can get to it.

Tanis was an Egyptian city in the Nile delta region, and once the capitol of Pharaoh Shoshenq I, claimed to have been the Biblical [[Shishak]] who raided Jerusalem and carried away much treasure.  Belief in this theory has never been popular due to lack of supporting evidence; however, Tanis was intriguing enough to serve as a fictional location for one of today's most famous films: 1981's ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.  Indiana Jones, the hero of the film, is an archaeologist sent by the U.S. government to retrieve the Ark from its Tanis location before the Nazis can get to it.

 

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