Babylonian

It allowed Hebrew society and Judaism to strengthen for another crucial century—by which time the Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar could banish the Hebrew people but not obliterate them or their faith..它使得希伯莱社会和犹太教在关键的一个世纪内不断强大。 在这重要的时间内，巴比伦王尼布甲尼最多撒流放希伯莱人，而无法消灭他们，抑或扼杀他们的信仰。

But in 597 and 586 B.C., the Babylonian Empire conquered the Israelites, and the Ark, at the time supposedly stored in the Temple in Jerusalem, vanished from history..但巴比伦王国分别在公元前597年和586年征服了以色列人。 据推测约柜当时就藏于耶路撒冷的圣殿之中，之后就从历史中烟消云散了。