2 Maccabees 2:5

5 When Jeremiah arrived, he discovered a cave where he deposited the meeting tent, the covenant chest, and the incense altar. He blocked up the opening.

2 Maccabees 2:5 In-Context

3 With these kinds of words, he urged them not to forget the Law.
4 The same document also states that the prophet commanded, with a solemn divine pronouncement, that the meeting tent and the chest containing the covenant should go with him. The documents reported that he went to the mountain that Moses ascended to see the inheritance that God promised.
5 When Jeremiah arrived, he discovered a cave where he deposited the meeting tent, the covenant chest, and the incense altar. He blocked up the opening.
6 Some who had accompanied him went along to mark the way but couldn't find it again.
7 When Jeremiah found out, he rebuked them and said: "The place will remain unknown until God gathers the people together again and shows mercy.
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