“We’re not trying to find the Ark. That’s not what it’s about,” said Silicon Valley tech executive Vladimir Shmunis, describing the archeology dig near Jerusalem that he is funding. “If we [do], you’ll be the first to know,” he added with a laugh. The dig at Kiriath-Jearim, where, according to the Torah, the Ark of…
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