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Based on the provided documents, **Ellen White does not directly address whether the ark of the covenant was taken to Babylon during the captivity**. The documents mention her writings about the Babylonian captivity period and the restoration of Israel, but none contain specific statements about the fate of the ark. The closest reference is a brief mention that "On different occasions she spoke and wrote of the ark in the most holy place in the heavenly sanctuary" (CIHS 23), but this refers to the ark in heaven's sanctuary, not the earthly ark's fate during the Babylonian exile. The documents do confirm that Ellen White wrote extensively about the Babylonian period. One source notes that In the seventies she wrote quite fully on the restoration of the Israelites from Babylon, dwelling in detail on the experiences of Nehemiahand that "she often told and retold the story of Solomon, of Elijah and Elisha, of Isaiah and Jeremiah, of Daniel and the Hebrew worthies, and of the return of the exiles under Zerubbabel and Joshua and Ezra" (LS 435.1). However, none of these references indicate she specifically discussed what happened to the ark of the covenant. To find Ellen White's counsel on this specific question, you would need to search her writings more broadly, particularly her works on Old Testament history like *Prophets and Kings*, which covered the period of the Babylonian captivity in detail. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the ark of the covenant in the heavenly sanctuary? • Did Ellen White write about the destruction of Solomon's temple and what was lost? • What did Ellen White teach about the significance of the ark of the covenant in Israel's history? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Does+Ellen+White+say+the+ark+of+the+covenant+was+taken+to+Babylon+during+the+captivity%3F)

**Yes, Ellen White explicitly stated that the heavenly ark contains the pot of manna and Aaron's rod along with the tables of stone.** In a vision she received, she described seeing "the golden pot of manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of stone which folded together like a book" (CIHS 13.2) inside the ark in heaven's Most Holy Place. This vision account appears in her earliest writings and provides remarkable detail about the contents of the heavenly ark. She wrote: "In the ark, was the golden pot of manna, Aaron's rod that budded and the tables of stone which folded together like a book. Jesus opened them, and I saw the ten commandments written on them with the finger of God" (Broadside3 April 7, 1847, par. 3). The same description appears in multiple publications of this vision, consistently affirming all three items were present. However, it's important to note that in her later writings focusing on the law of God, Ellen White emphasized primarily the tables of stone when discussing the ark's significance. She wrote that "the ark in the tabernacle on earth contained the two tables of stone, upon which were inscribed the precepts of the law of God. The ark was merely a receptacle for the tables of the law, and the presence of these divine precepts gave to it its value and sacredness" (GC 433.2). Similarly, she stated that "within the holy of holies, in the sanctuary in heaven, the divine law is sacredly enshrined—the law that was spoken by God Himself amid the thunders of Sinai and written with His own finger on the tables of stone" (CIHS 164.1). This emphasis on the tables of stone in her later writings reflects her focus on the perpetuity and centrality of God's law, particularly the Sabbath commandment. Yet her early vision account clearly describes all three items—the manna, Aaron's rod, and the stone tablets—as being present in the heavenly ark, consistent with the biblical description in Hebrews 9:4. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What significance did Ellen White attach to the Sabbath commandment shining brighter than the others in her vision? • How did Ellen White describe the relationship between the earthly sanctuary and the heavenly sanctuary? • What did Ellen White say about Christ's ministry in the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary?