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1
(in the
Bible
) a
large
wooden
ship
built
by
Noah
in
order
to
save
his family and a
male
and
female
of every
type
of
animal
when the world was
covered
by a
flood
2
(in the
Bible
) a
wooden
box
that
contained
the
writings
of
Jewish
law
, and that
represented
to the people of
Israel
the idea of God being
present
and
leading
them:
Examples:
Many Ethiopians believe that Aksum is home to the Ark of the
Covenant
.
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