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[[Image:ArkoftheCovenant.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Ark of the Covenant]]The '''Ark of the Covenant''' is an artefact mentioned in the bible, and said to contain the stone tablets with the "Ten Commandments". | [[Image:ArkoftheCovenant.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Ark of the Covenant]]The '''Ark of the Covenant''' is an artefact mentioned in the bible, and said to contain the stone tablets with the "Ten Commandments". | ||
| − | The Ark can be found in the [[Main Hall]] of [[Croft Manor]] in the original [[Tomb Raider]]. Most likely put there as an Easter egg, fans tended to include it into the list of [[Lara Croft#Discoveries|Lara's discoveries]] and it is now assumed that Lara really found the artefact sometime before 1996. | + | The Ark can be found in the [[Main Hall]] of [[Croft Manor]] in the original [[Tomb Raider]]. Most likely put there as an [[Easter Eggs|Easter egg]], fans tended to include it into the list of [[Lara Croft#Discoveries|Lara's discoveries]] and it is now assumed that Lara really found the artefact sometime before 1996. |
| − | The artefact could not be seen in Croft Manor's main hall in the remake [[Tomb Raider Anniversary]]. It is hinted that this might be due to Indiana Jones copyright issues. | + | The artefact could not be seen in Croft Manor's main hall in the remake [[Tomb Raider Anniversary]]. It is hinted that this might be due to [[Indiana Jones]] copyright issues. |
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Revision as of 14:42, 17 June 2012
The Ark of the Covenant is an artefact mentioned in the bible, and said to contain the stone tablets with the "Ten Commandments".
The Ark can be found in the Main Hall of Croft Manor in the original Tomb Raider. Most likely put there as an Easter egg, fans tended to include it into the list of Lara's discoveries and it is now assumed that Lara really found the artefact sometime before 1996.
The artefact could not be seen in Croft Manor's main hall in the remake Tomb Raider Anniversary. It is hinted that this might be due to Indiana Jones copyright issues.
Notes
In the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lara's fictional colleague Indiana Jones went looking for and found the Ark.
Real World Facts
The Ark of the Covenant was described in the Bible as a sacred container, holding the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod and manna. It was built at the command of God on Mount Sinai. God was believed to have communicated with Moses "from between the cherubim" on the Ark's cover. The Ark has achieved near-mythological status in recent history, having been the object of countless searches and unproven claims of possession, with many divergent popular stories of its fate.
The Ark was rumoured to be in:
All of these locations are places that people have claimed to have discovered or be in possession of the Ark.
