By Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic - We learn about the Ark of the Covenant in the Book of Exodus. God commanded the Israelites to construct a tabernacle and the Ark. He told them to place within the Ark the manna which had come down from heaven, Aaron’s rod and the stone tablets of the Law. The Ark was placed within the tabernacle tent. And then the glory cloud of God came down and overshadowed the tabernacle, signifying the presence of God.