Keepers of the Lost Ark?
Christians in Ethiopia have long claimed to have the ark of the covenant. Their reporter investigated.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/ark-covenant-200712.html

The Day of Atonement
An excellent article about the gold rings through which the poles were passed in order to carry the Ark of Covenant can be found here:
http://bibleillustration.blogspot.com/search/label/Day%20of%20Atonement
Keepers of the Past?
This is a very interesting article about the Ark Of Covenant residing in the Saint Mary of Zion Church in Ethiopia. This man visited the church and area around. He writes about the Ethiopians belief that the real Ark of Covenant was brought to Ethiopia by King Solomons and the Queen of Shebas’ son Menilek. The article gives a description of the interior of the church and details about the Priest who reside with the Ark and watches over it.
You can read the article here:
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081129/TRAVEL/987014860
Understanding “the Testimony”
Here is an article about the Ark of Covenant as the Ark of the Testimony.
What was the “testimony,” that is, the mysterious contents of this golden box? Read all about it here:
http://unitedisrael.org/blog/2008/11/30/understanding-the-testimony/
