The Ark of the Covenant (Hebrew: אָרוֹן הַבְּרִית ‬, Modern Arōn Ha'brēt, Tiberian ʾĀrôn Habbərîṯ), also known as the Ark of the Testimony, is a gold - covered wooden chest with lid cover described in the Book of Exodus as containing the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. According to various texts within the Hebrew Bible, it also contained Aaron 's rod and a pot of manna. Hebrews 9: 4 describes: "The ark of the covenant (was) covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron 's rod which budded, and the tables of the covenant. ''
what was the content of the ark of the covenant
the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments Aaron 's rod Aaron 's rod a pot of manna