Although predominantly a Muslim town, Abu Ghosh welcomes Jews and Christians, who come to see the Church of Notre Dame -- said to be built on the site where the Ark of the Covenant once rested.

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Chrysler's original workman's tool-box, with the tools he crafted himself, is still stored in the company's Detroit offices, like some sacred ark of the covenant.

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