[Mr. Mojo]

Ethiopian Christians have claimed that the ark rests in a chapel in the small town of Aksum, in their country's northern highlands.

Here's Aksum (on Google maps). Think I'll zoom in and take a look around. And then head off to Mt. Ararat (in Turkey) to look for Noah's Ark while I'm at it.

[JoeProBono]

[wendy1946]

The ark was basically what you’d call a Leyden bottle, or a primitive capacitor which was picking up electrostatic charge from the atmosphere. Israelites were using it as a communications device to reach the spirit world. The closest thing to it in our present world is EVP ( www.aaevp.com).

[GOP Poet]

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[wideminded]

Interesting, and more informative than other sources. Thanks for posting.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Fascinating!

[Doohickey]

...Queen of Sheba, one of its first rulers, traveled to Jerusalem to partake of King Solomon's wisdom; on her way home, she bore Solomon's son, Menelik.

Interesting euphemism there. Wonder if that would work for a pick up line?

[SunkenCiv]

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[ApplegateRanch]

It is an old guilded box, that was made moot 2,000 years ago.

It was never anything more than a copy, made to the pattern of the original, which was, is, and ever shall be, in Heaven, inside the Celestial Temple.

[Cincinna]

Thanks for posting this. There was an interesting program on the History Channel last week about this.

[Natufian]

Great post, thanks.

I remember seeing a documentary showing how there are still nomadic tribes in Arabia that place a chest of sorts on the lead camel when they’re on the move. They attach brightly covered cloth from the rig and place their holy items within the chest. Their local word for it all translates as ‘ark’.

It seems likely that the ancient Hebrews were following a common tradition in the area and supports the idea that they were originally just one of many nomadic tribes in the area.

It’s amazing how much of the ancient world still survives if you look hard enough.

[SunkenCiv]

Keepers of the Lost Ark?[Ethiopia][Ark of the Covenant]
Smithsonian Magazine | December 2007 | Paul Raffaele
Posted on 11/27/2007 2:27:12 PM EST by BGHater
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1931280/posts

[David]

In the context of Isiah Chapter 18, the location of the Ark of the Covenant may well be an important contemporary topic.

Anyone who is interested in the subject ought to read Graham Hancock's book, Sign and the Seal. Hancock's timeline is much more persuasive than the Kebra Negast and there is secular evidence to support it.

Hancock says the Ark was removed from the Temple by the priests during the reign of Manasseh, Hezzikiah's son, in the 7th Century BC and taken to Elephantine Island in Egypt.

Manasseh denied God and profaned the Temple.

And there is secular evidence that there was a Temple on Elephantine built at this time. There is existing correspondence between priests at that Temple and the priests in Babylon during the captivity.

Problems developed in Egypt in the Fifth Century--the Elephantine Temple was destroyed; and the Ark was removed to Lake Tana in Ethopia. The rest of the story tracks Ethopian history to Aksum.

Jewish belief is that the Ark will reappear at the time the Messiah enters Jerusalem. Maybe the Anti Christ will use the Ark to support his claim; alternatively, maybe tradition is correct and the Ark won't appear until the Lord returns.