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Ark of the Covenant Discovered on Craigslist
The Holy Observer ^ | 9-15-07 | The Holy Observer

Posted on 09/15/2007 8:15:06 AM PDT by ensignsj

RALEIGH - Harlan “Carolina” Jones was commissioned by Biblical Archeology Review in 1977 to find the long-lost Ark of the Covenant. Three decades of frustration could have been avoided had Craig Newmark, then a 24-year-old fratboy at Wofford College, hurried up and started his nifty Web site for classified ads—Craigslist.org.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited and all,” Jones said. “But I feel like a dang fool.”

Jones was searching on Raleigh Craigslist for a new Husky toolbox for his pickup truck when he clicked on the following ad: “Funky storage box. Used. Free jar, stick and a couple of concrete slabs included. $75, OBO.”

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TOPICS: General Discusssion; History; Religion & Culture; Religion & Science
KEYWORDS: ark; arkofthecovenant; artifacts; covenant; craigslist; discovery
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1 posted on 09/15/2007 8:15:13 AM PDT by ensignsj
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To: ensignsj

That’s cute!


2 posted on 09/15/2007 1:48:22 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("My parrot thinks you're cute. I think so, too!")
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To: Tax-chick

It’s a funny site...lots of good stuff, especially HeadOn Annointing Oil!


3 posted on 09/15/2007 1:55:59 PM PDT by ensignsj
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To: ensignsj

This is humor, right?


4 posted on 09/15/2007 2:06:59 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation
Humor.

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5 posted on 09/15/2007 2:51:25 PM PDT by Lee N. Field ("Dispensationalism -- threat or menace?")
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