Posted on 05/08/2008 6:33:17 PM PDT by HAL9000
Hamburg - Archaeologists believe they have found the Queen of Sheba's palace at Axum, Ethiopia and an altar which held the most precious treasure of ancient Judaism, the Ark of the Covenant, the University of Hamburg said Wednesday. Scientists from the German city made the startling find during their spring excavation of the site over the past three months.The Ethiopian queen was the bride of King Solomon of Israel in the 10th century before the Christian era. The royal match is among the memorable events in the Bible.
Ethiopian tradition claims the Ark, which allegedly contained Moses' stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written, was smuggled to Ethiopia by their son Menelek and is still in that country.
The University said scientists led by Helmut Ziegert had found remains of a 10th-century-BC palace at Axum-Dungur under the palace of a later Christian king. There was evidence the early palace had been torn down and realigned to the path of the star Sirius.
The team hypothesized that Menelek had changed religion and become a worshipper of Sirius while keeping the Ark, described in the Bible as an acacia-wood chest covered with gold. Remains of sacrifices of bullocks were evident around the altar.
The research at Axum, which began in 1999, is aimed at documenting the origins of the Ethiopian state and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
"The results we have suggest that a Cult of Sothis developed in Ethiopia with the arrival of Judaism and the Ark of the Covenant and continued until 600 AD," the announcement said. Sothis is the ancient Greek name for a star thought to be Sirius.
The team said evidence for this included Sirius symbols at the site, the debris of sacrifices and the alignment of sacred buildings to the rising-point of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky.
>Without it all you have is the Temple of Herod ~
... which was a legitimate temple also ... right?
The Bible does not say that Solomon married the Queen of Sheba.
It may have happened, but what is the historical basis for believing that it happened?
If those rules are necessary to the proper functioning of the Temple, I would imagine the Temple of Solomon was the one being referenced.
You do realize there are tremendous disagreements among the experts concerning every little issue involving the Temple.
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has always said they have the ARK. END TIMES if they find it.
I think I’ve seen one of the documentaries (Maybe Hancock) ‘In Search Of The Ark’ that lead to Ethiopia. Thanks.
Just in time for the new Indiana Jones movie too.
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There is no record of what happened to the Ark. It seems to have just vanished to history.
He went on to state that the Queen of Sheba was actually Hatshepsut, and that one of her relatives became Solomon's wife. Connected to Hatshepsut (maybe in her temple, I forgot)is an inventory list of items she got on one of her travels. It is almost an exact match to the gifts Solomon gave to the Queen of Sheba. After Hatshepsut died, Thutmosis III raided Israel and took away an astounding amount of stuff, and inventoried that in a big bas-relief. It is, again, strikingly similar to an inventory list of a raid "Neco" did that's mentioned in the Bible.
It made for good reading, and he made a good case for Israel being visited by Hatshepsut. By some accounts, Hatshepsut was easy on the eyes, so Solomon would've been impressed enough to give her "her heart's desire."
Maccabees 2 and the Talmud both relate that Jeremiah hid it outside Jerusalem before the fall of the city to the Chaldeans.
I speculate that its location is in fact currently known to some, either in Ethiopia or, more probably in my opinion, somewhere in Jordan, and its presentation at an apt time is to be expected.
Maccabees 2 and the Talmud both relate that Jeremiah hid it outside Jerusalem before the fall of the city to the Chaldeans.
I speculate that its location is in fact currently known to some, either in Ethiopia or, more probably in my opinion, somewhere in Jordan, and its presentation at an apt time is to be expected.
If finding the remains of bullocks around a sacrificial altar is ‘evidence’ that the Ark was there, then the Ark must’ve been part of a travelin’ tent show.
Bullocks were standard sacrifices all over the countries, cities, empires, kingdoms, republics, etc. bordering the Mediterranean, including Greece, Rome, etc.
What makes them think this palace was linked to Sheba, Menelik or the Ark?
I think they are “reaching”.
According to “The Sign and the Seal” the Ark is now in Axum in the Ethiopean Orthodox Church of St. Mary, and it was spirited out of Israel during the reign of King Manasseh. He makes a very good argument based on convincing yet circumstantial evidence. There WERE references in the Bible to the Ark AFTER the visit of the Queen of Sheba, but none after the reign of Manasseh.
Their is a strong Jewish infleunce in the Ethiopean Orthodox Church which includes talatats (spelling?) - models of the Ark, in its rituals. The Falashas - the black Jews of Ethiopian practise a form of Judaism locked in a “time warp” keyed to the reign of Manasseh.
What a fascinating thread!
Thanks!
Drawing based on one by W. Wreszinski from Ages in Chaos
Temple of Karnak records here of the plunder that was taken to Egypt from the Temple of Solomon
From: Ages in Chaos
by Immanuel Velikovsky
The Vessels and Furniture of Solomon’s Temple
http://www.hshideaway.com/chap15.htm
Ping.
Thanks for the ping. I have heard there is a tradition that the Queen of Sheba’s palace was at Axum.
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