According to some, this object is still kept in the (*) Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, which is located in Ethiopia.
Many of the Lemba people claim that their ancestors carried this object to southern Africa. A statue of Dagon falls prostrate before this object after it is stolen and taken to Ashdod. A part of this object adorned with cherubs is referred to with the generic term kapporeth, which is usually rendered into English as "mercy seat" instead of the normal translation of "covering." According to some, this object is still kept in the (*) Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, which is located in Ethiopia. To avoid stepping on the place where this object is held, Orthodox Jews avoid journey walking up the mount on which the Dome of the Rock is located. This object was kept in the Holy of Holies, which only the High Priest could enter on Yom Kippur. For 10 points, name this wooden chest containing the Ten Commandments.
Many of the Lemba people claim that their ancestors carried this object to southern Africa.
Ark of the Covenant [or Aron haBrit]