The Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church[1][2] (Hebrew: כנסיית גבירתנו של ארון הברית, Founded in French: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Arche-d'Alliance)[3] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church[4] and is located on the northwestern edge of the town of Abu Ghosh[5] in the central Israel.[6] The church is at an altitude of 756 meters above sea level.
In 1924, a church was built at the traditional site of the house of Abinadab, where the Ark of the Covenant rested for twenty years, until King David took it to Jerusalem. It was built on the site of a previous Byzantine church of the fifth century. The modern church can be recognized from afar due to the statue of Mary carrying the baby Jesus in her arms, which towers over the roof. The interior is decorated with simplicity. Its walls are painted white, and the central apse has a large Latin cross.