In 2 Maccabees , Jeremiah took the ark of the covenant to the mountain which Moses climbed to see God 's inheritance .
2 Maccabees 2:4-10 , written around 100 BC , says that the prophet Jeremiah , `` being warned by God '' before the Babylonian invasion , took the Ark , the Tabernacle , and the Altar of Incense , and he `` went off to the mountain which Moses climbed to see God 's inheritance '' ( referring to Mount Nebo ) , informing those of his followers who wished to find the place that it should remain unknown `` until the time that God should gather His people again together , and receive them unto mercy .