Ark - Religion

Religion

  • Ark (synagogue), a cabinet used to store a synagogue's Torah scroll
  • Ark of the Covenant, the consecrated container for the tablets of the Ten Commandments
  • Ark of bulrushes, the boat of the infant Moses
  • Noah's Ark, according to Abrahamic religions, a large boat built by Noah to keep him safe, together with his family and a core breeding stock of the world’s animals
  • Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic), called the New Ark of the Covenant by Christians of the Catholic tradition

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