The Philistine captivity of the Ark was an episode described in the biblical history of the Israelites, in which the Ark of the Covenant was in the possession of the Philistines, who had captured it a
Fresco of the Philistine captivity of the Ark, in the Dura-Europos synagogue.
Nicolas Poussin, The Plague of Ashdod.
Battle of Aphek
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The Battle of Aphek is a biblical episode described in the First Book of Samuel 4:1–10 of the Hebrew Bible. During this battle the Philistines defeated the Israelite army and captured the Ark of the C
Philistine captivity of the Ark
…the Israelites, in which the Ark of the Covenant was in the possession of the Philistines, who had captured it after defeating the Israelites in the Battle of Aphek. The battle took place between Eben-ezer, where the Israelites encamped, and Aphek (probably Antipatris), where the Philistines encamped. The ark…
The battle depicted in Rudolf von Ems' Weltchronik