As strange as it may sound, Donald J. Trump, the current president of the United States of America, has been repeatedly likened to Cyrus the Great (lived c. 600 – c. 530 BC), the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The comparison between Trump and Cyrus the Great is especially popular among evangelical Christian Trump-supporters in the United States, but it also has some prominence among Israeli Jews. Let’s take a look at who Cyrus the Great was, why Donald Trump is being compared to him, and why these comparisons don’t hold up to scrutiny.
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What Happened to the Ark of the Covenant?
The Ark of the Covenant is an artifact that has been sought after by thousands of treasure-hunters throughout history. Various hunts for the Ark have been portrayed in popular books, films, and television shows. In nearly all of these portrayals, the Ark is portrayed as hidden somewhere in a secret, remote location for treasure-seekers to find. But what really happened to the Ark of the Covenant? Is it really hidden somewhere for someone to find? Was it destroyed? Did it even exist at all? In this article, I intend to answer these questions.
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