The Ark of the Covenant Was Copied from Egyptian Pharaonic Coffins
title: The Ark of the Covenant — Copied from the Pharaohs description: Evidence that the Ark of the Covenant — including its winged cherubim guards — was modelled on pre-existing Egyptian pharaonic coffins, confirmed by visual comparisons and cited in The Pictorial Bible. category: Christianity tags:
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The Ark of the Covenant, venerated in Judaism and referenced in the Bible, bears a direct structural resemblance to Egyptian pharaonic coffins that predate the Hebrew tradition by centuries — including the two winged guards (cherubim) positioned above it.
The Ark of the Covenant as Defined by Takla.org
The Christian website Takla.org defines the Ark of the Covenant as follows:
The same site includes an image of a Christian priest prostrating before the Ark of the Covenant — bowing before a piece of wood rather than before the One and Only God:
The Two Winged Guards — Present in Egypt Before Israel
Notice carefully the two winged guards (cherubim) positioned above the Ark. The Pharaohs — who preceded the Hebrews by centuries — sanctified a coffin that was an exact replica of the Ark of the Covenant, complete with the same two winged guards above it.
The Coffin of Isis and the Coffin of Tutankhamun both display this identical structure:
The structural parallel between the pharaonic coffin and the Ark of the Covenant is visually direct:
Additional evidence of the pharaonic origin of the Ark’s design:
The pagan influences in Judaism — especially the pharaonic ones — did not come out of nowhere. The Children of Israel inhabited Egypt for a long time, and the absorption of Egyptian religious forms into their tradition is a historical consequence of that prolonged contact.
Confirmed by The Pictorial Bible
From the book The Pictorial Bible, Being the Old and New Testaments, Volume 1:
The text of the book reads:
The relevant passage states: “A possible…”
“…shape for the Ark of the Covenant.”