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Kadar: "The Ark... of the Covenant?"

Altaïr: "Don't be silly, there's no such thing. It's just a story."

—Kadar Al-Sayf and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, upon seeing the Ark, 1191.^[src]^-[m]

The Ark of the Covenant was an ornately-decorated storage chest and religious artifact. According to Christian and Jewish tradition, it contained the Tablets of Stone on which God had transcribed for Moses the Ten Commandments, Aaron's miracle-inducing rod, and a pot of manna.^[1]

Wrapped in gold plating, the Ark was later hidden in the Jerusalem Vault beneath the remains of Solomon's Temple. At this time, it also housed an Apple of Eden between the wings of the cherubim on its lid. In July 1191,^[2] the Levantine Assassin Malik Al-Sayf took the Apple from the Ark while on a mission assigned to him, his brother Kadar, and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad by their Mentor Al Mualim.^[3]

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Altaïr, Kadar, and Malik finding the Ark

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (flashback only)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Ark of the Covenant on Wikipedia
↑ Assassin's Creed – Acquisition
↑ Assassin's Creed – Failure

[1] Ark of the Covenant on Wikipedia

[2] Assassin's Creed – Acquisition

[3] Assassin's Creed – Failure

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-[[File:Solomon's_Temple_2.png|thumb]]The '''Ark of the Covenant''' was hidden under [[Solomon's Temple]] and housed a [[Piece of Eden]], the [[Apple of Eden]]. The [[Master Assassin]] [[Altaïr|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], along with the brothers [[Malik A-Sayf|Malik]] and [[Kadar A-Sayf]] were sent there to retrieve it in the opening of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. During the mission Altaïr broke all three [[Tenets]] of the [[The Creed|Creed]]; one when he killed an innocent old man so as not to alert anyone of their position, then the second and third tenets while foolishly trying to kill [[Robert de Sable]], the [[Grand Master of the Knights Templar|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Templar]], who happened to be there with some of his Templar [[guards]] to retrieve it himself. This failure nearly caused the [[Assassins]] everything, as Kadar was killed, Malik severely injured, and it brought the Templar forces into the Assassin fortress of [[Masyaf]].
+{{Dialogue|Kadar|The Ark... of the Covenant?|Altaïr|Don't be silly, there's no such thing. It's just a story.|Kadar Al-Sayf and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, upon seeing the Ark, 1191.|Assassin's Creed|Acquisition}}
-[[Category:Pieces of Eden]]
+[[File:AC1 Ark of the Covenant.png|thumb|250px|The Ark of the Covenant]]
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+The '''Ark of the Covenant''' was an ornately-decorated storage chest and religious artifact. According to [[Christianity|Christian]] and [[Judaism|Jewish]] tradition, it contained the {{Wiki|Tablets of Stone}} on which God had transcribed for [[Moses]] the {{Wiki|Ten Commandments}}, {{Wiki|Aaron}}'s miracle-inducing {{Wiki|Aaron's rod|rod}}, and a pot of [[manna]].<ref>{{WP}}</ref>
+Wrapped in [[gold]] plating, the Ark was later hidden in the [[Jerusalem Vault]] beneath the remains of [[Solomon's Temple]]. At this time, it also housed an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] between the wings of the {{Wiki|cherub}}im on its lid. In July 1191,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Acquisition]]</ref> the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Malik Al-Sayf]] took the Apple from the Ark while on a mission assigned to him, his brother [[Kadar Al-Sayf|Kadar]], and [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] by their [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Failure]]</ref>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
+Solomonark.png|Altaïr, Kadar, and Malik finding the Ark
+</gallery>
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Fb}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{AC}}
+<!--[es:Arca de la Alianza]
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+[[Category:Objects]]
+[[Category:Biblical mythology]]

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