Is there evidence other than the Holy Bible that the Ark of the covenant and ten commandments ever existed?

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Answer 1

I don't know about the Ark of the Covenant, but the Ten Commandments have lived and still live in the hearts of billions of Jews and Christians over a span of thousands of years.

How many witnesses, who would not bear false witness, do you need?

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I am not aware of any sources other than the Bible for the Arc but there could be. However, I would ask you to consider one thing: not believing in the inspiration of the Bible does not mean that you can't treat the Bible as a reliable source. I think you would agree with me that even if you reject a divine origin for the Bible, it should be considered by any open minded person to be at least as reliable as many of these extra-Biblical sources you refer to in your question. Here are two examples: (1) The New Testament presents Jesus as an historical figure; so does the extra-Biblical historian Josephus. Do you accept Josephus as a more reliable, historical source than the New Testament? If so, why? And (2) the Bible refers in Exodus to the Walls of Jericho. The existence of these walls has been verified by archaeologists. Would you not accept the Biblical text's reference to these walls without archaeological verification? If these are your criteria, then you must reject every historical reference in non-Bibilical sources unless they are confirmed by more than one source or by archaeology. The Bible has proven to be very reliable as an historical document, even if you reject its supernaturalism.

Answer 3

Yes, the Classic Islamic Scholar Ibn Kathir, has written about this, I will reference it for you

The Story of the Jews Who sought a King to be appointed over Them

Mujahid said that the Prophet (mentioned in the Ayah 2:246 above) is Shamwil (Samuel). Wahb bin Munabbih said: The Children of Israel remained on the straight path for a period of time after Moses. They then innovated in the religion and some of them even worshipped the idols. Yet, there were always Prophets sent among them who would command them to work righteous deeds, refrain from doing evil and who would rule them according to the commands of the Torah. When they (Israelites) committed the evil that they committed, Allah caused their enemies to overwhelm them, and many fatalities fell among them as a consequence. Their enemies also captured a great number of them, and took over large areas of their land. Earlier, anyone who would fight the Israelites would lose, because they had the Torah and the Tabut, which they inherited generation after generation ever since the time of Moses, who spoke to Allah directly. Yet, the Israelites kept indulging in misguidance until some king took the Tabut from them during a battle. That king also took possession of the Torah, and only a few of the Israelites who memorized it remained. The prophethood halted among their various tribes and only a pregnant woman remained of the offspring of Lavi (Levi), in whom the prophethood still appeared. Her husband had been killed, so the Israelites kept her in a house so that Allah may give her a boy, who would be their Prophet. The woman also kept invoking Allah to grant her a boy. Allah heard her pleas and gave her a boy whom she called `Shamwil' meaning `Allah has heard my pleas.' Some people said that the boy's name was Sham`un (Simeon), which also has a similar meaning.

'Tabut' in this reference for the Ark of the Covenant.

Answer 4

When the Babylonians sacked the temple, they kept of list of what they took. Neither the ark or the commandment tablets was on the list. That's the closest you can come to proof and it's proof that it was a fantasy (at least by that point in history).

Answer 5

The Ark I don't believe. The ten commandments are printed everywhere and cause endless controversy, 6they have a life of their own no matter where they came from.

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Answer 6

s there evidence other than the Holy Bible that the Ark of the covenant and ten commandments ever existed?

YES!

Answer 7

Of course there is! And I am sure they are in a very safe place- can you imagine how many people would want to get their hands on those items?

Answer 8

Depends on who you ask.
but definate evidence no.

Answer 9

What kind of proof would satisfy you?
Just curious.

Answer 10

I haven't found any. I liked the cat.