Tablets of stone

Tablets of stone

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Christian replicas

Replicas of the tablets, known as tabots or sellats, are a vital part of the practice of Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which claims that the original Ark of the Covenant is kept in the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.

References

External links

* [http://www.domini.org/tabern/arkcovnt.htm Ark of the Covenant page]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/11/ntablet111.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox Stone tablet receipt from Nebo-Sarsekim discovered (including image). "Newspaper article."]


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