Ark of the Covenant: The Bible’s Origins
2021•1h 30m•8.2•Released
DocumentaryHistory
In Israel, a joint French-Israeli scientific mission is set to unearth the secrets of the hill of Kiryath-Jearim (or Kiryat Ya’arim), converted to the site of a Catholic convent, where, according to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant was kept for at least twenty years before being brought to Jerusalem by King David, father of King Solomon, who would eventually build the Holy of Holies inside the First Temple to house it.
Director
Thierry Ragobert
Writer
Thierry Ragobert, Michel Abescat
Languages
English, French, Hebrew
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Anne Cardona
Self - Narrator (voice)
Israël Filkenstein
Self - Archeologist
Thomas Römer
Self - Biblist
Matthew J. Adams
Self - Archeologist
Christophe Nicolle
Self - Archeologist
Amotz Agnon
Self - Geophysicist
Yaniv Darvasi
Self - Geophysicist
Marie de l'Arche
Self - Nun
Margaret Cohen
Self - Archeologist
Naomi Porat
Self - Geologist
Tatiana Meltsen
Self - Draftswoman
Noam Mizrahi
Self - Researcher
Pnina Shor
Self - Qumran Scrolls Curator
Scott Stripling
Self - Archeologist
Alexander Fantalkin
Self - Archeologist
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
Gedeon Programmes
Company
Cinephil
Company
Kan
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