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ark of the covenant. >> the 10th century b.c. is the last time anybody actually really sees it according to the biblical tradition. now, there are other stories. and these all are related to the babylonian destruction of the city in 536 b.c., that maybe somebody spirited the ark out of the city just ahead of the destruction. >> reporter: many believe these underground tunnels were used to secretly transport the ark out of jerusalem when the city was under siege. and when the babylonian invaders took detailed inventory of the treasures they plundered, something was missing. >> the babylonians took all the treasures from jerusalem, it was not in the list anymore. >> the ark? >> yes. the ark was not in the list. >> there are all kinds of possibilities as to where it ended up. >> reporter: so we went in
>> the 10th century b.c. is the last time anybody actually really sees it according to the biblical tradition. now, there are other stories. and these all are related to the babylonian destruction of the city in 536 b.c., that maybe somebody spirited the ark out of the city just ahead of the destruction. >> reporter: many believe these underground tunnels were used to secretly transport the ark out of jerusalem when the city was under siege. and when the babylonian invaders took detailed inventory of the treasures they plundered, something was missing. >> the babylonians took all the treasures from jerusalem, it was not in the list anymore. >> the ark? >> yes. the ark was not in the list. >> there are all kinds of possibilities as to where it ended up. >> reporter: so we went in search of it.
>> the 10th century b.c. is the last time anybody actually really sees it according to the biblical tradition. now, there are other stories. and these all are related to the babylonian destruction of the city in 536 b.c., that maybe somebody spirited the ark out of the city just ahead of the destruction. >> reporter: many believe these underground tunnels were used to secretly transport the ark out of jerusalem when the city was under siege. and when the babylonian invaders took detailed inventory of the treasures they plundered, something was missing. >> the babylonians took all the treasures from jerusalem, it was not in the list anymore. >> the ark? >> yes. the ark was not in the list. >> there are all kinds of possibilities as to where it ended up. >> reporter: so we went in search of it. one famous story suggests the
most of them. but we are still left with a huge, large question mark regarding the time of david and solomon. >> one day maybe you'll find out. >> or not. this is also an answer. >> reporter: today jews pray at the only wall that remains of the second temple that was built later and also destroyed. the idea of the first temple was so powerful that for thousands of years people of different faiths have considered that same spot sacred. >> even muslims decided to build their sacred building on the same spot, on the same hill. >> reporter: even though evidence of the temple or the man himself hasn't been found, most scholars believe there was a solomon. >> but not the larger than life solomon in the hebrew bible did not exist. he did not rule a vast kingdom. he did not build a huge capital city in jerusalem. he was not a nationally or internationally known figure. >> reporter: even though the wisdom of solomon is legendary,
underground tunnels were used to secretly transport the ark out of jerusalem when the city was under siege. and when the babylonian invaders took detailed inventory of the treasures they blundered, something was missing. >> it was not in the list anymore. >> the ark. >> yes. the ark was not on the list. >> there are all kinds of possibilities as to where it ended up. >> so we went in search of it. one famous story suggests the ark was taken from jerusalem to egypt hundreds of years before the babylonian siege began. >> that's where indiana jones goes and looks for it. we're told that an egyptian pharaoh, he may of attacked
just divide and harm. and in the stories of abraham and the patriarchs, we found our answer. thank you for coming along with me on this extraordinary journey back to the beginning. i'm christiane amanpour. good night, from jerusalem. thanks for joining me. here are your headlines from the cnn newsroom. we had snow, ice, or rain. bizarre and deadly storms are creating havoc for millions.
david's life. >> david, he was a guy who was the king. oh, he had it all. he could have anything he wanted. he had the absolute loyalty of his soldiers. he was on top and then he goes out, breaks a moral covenant with god. >> david was on his roof in jerusalem and he saw this beautiful woman bathing on the roof. and he said who's that woman. they said that's bashiba, wife of -- >> his eye was the beginning of the problem. his eye that makes him forget everything he's heard in terms of god's commandmants. >> he said i want that. bring me that. and the henchman bring him her. >> so that eye leads him to the act of adultery. and when the woman says i am pregnant, he goes deeper and deeper into the darkness. >> and here's where the bible
suspect somewhat metaphorically that we still worship false idols whether it's money or fame or a big house or the right fashion. just the right pair of shoes. all of these could also be false idols. >> so it seems that despite solomon's best efforts, he, too, was a disappointment. and before he died, as a punishment, god told him the kingdom he loved would be no more. coming up, what do we know about the arc of the covenant? and why have so many thought they could find it? we head deep under the city of jerusalem. it's a journey to find the arc of the covenant when "back to the beginning with christiane amanpour" continues. ast with tu. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! to help secure retirements and protect financial futures.
entrusted with guarding the ark. scholars do believe there is an ark inside, but that it's only a replica for the middle ages. and down in the caves blow jerusalem, we consider another possibility. the ark never left but was instead hidden away in this undergrowth labyrinth. so you think it remained in jerusalem? >> yes. one thing we know is that one of the kings put it somewhere in the tunnels. >> a tunnel like this? >> nobody knows. >> is there any evidence of this ark? >> no evidence at all. only many stories around. >> if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. >> the name of this corner is the tears of the king. >> he was the last king of the tears. >> tears for the destruction of
story is invoked when they stand up to forces that seem certain to crush them. >> went against goliath, it's not only about him but the underprivileged, the underdog, the weak. rendered victorious ultimately. >> according to the bible, david's triumphs continued. he recaptured the ark of the covenant from the philistines. it had held the ten commandments. and he brought together the warring tribes of the 12 sons of jacob to form a nation. even today, the flag of modern israel founded 3,000 years after his death, bears the symbol known as the star of david. and jerusalem is where he made his life, not only a holly city, but a political one, too. there is evidence that king david really lived. just 20 years ago in northern israel, archaeologists discovered a kind of ancient