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Sorry Indiana Jones, the Ark of the Covenant Is Not Inside This Ethiopian Church
Live Science ^ | 7 December 2018 | Owen Jarus

Posted on 04/27/2020 2:13:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Ethiopia was invaded by the Italian troops during a military campaign that lasted from 1935 to 1936. After Italy declared war on the United Kingdom in 1940, British forces invaded and took Ethiopia in 1941. At the time, Ullendorff was a British army officer who was also a young scholar with extensive knowledge of Ethiopian history and languages, Parfitt told Live Science.

"He went to the Church of Mary of Zion with a couple of soldiers," Parfitt said. He spoke to the monks in the church in Amharic, a language widely spoken in Ethiopia, asking to see the ark. His requests were refused. "They said, 'You can't go in, this is holy...'" said Parfitt, recounting the story. "He said, 'Well, I'm sorry, but I want to go in,'" and "he did go in with his soldiers behind him. They couldn't do anything to stop him," Parfitt said.

According to Parfitt, the army officer then walked over to the place where the ark was said to reside. "What he saw was what you find in any Ethiopian church, which is a model of the Ark of the Covenant," Parfitt said. Apparently, Ullendorff said that "it didn't differ in any way from many arks he had seen in other churches in Ethiopia," Parfitt said. "It wasn't ancient and certainly wasn't the original ark."

..."It would have been absolutely impossible for him to function in Ethiopia if he had said that your ark is not the genuine ark," Parfitt explained. In his interview with the Los Angeles Times in 1992, Ullendorff said that the model he saw was of "middle-to late-medieval construction, when these were fabricated ad hoc."

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: arkofthecovenant; axum; churchofmaryofzion; edwardullendorff; ethiopia; godsgravesglyphs; italy; nationalgeographic; tudorparfitt; ufos; unitedkingdom
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To: Oscar in Batangas
Yeah, what are the odds, 1:1? ;^)
Given the ever-shrinking and ever-more-capable drone technology, it's only a matter of time before some sneaky tourist videos the entire interior of the shrine (which was built to replace the old one in the late 60s I think, I've seen a few seconds of footage of the procession, led by Haile Selassie).
"Ark of the Covenant lecture by Graham Hancock - 2014


41 posted on 04/27/2020 4:06:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: colorado tanker; ExGeeEye; hondact200
I wouldn't blame anyone for taking a miss on the fourth installment of those movies, but near the beginning Indiana is seen pushing the crate with the Ark aside to get at something else.

42 posted on 04/27/2020 4:10:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: beancounter13
Even Werner von Braun did his best work as an American.

43 posted on 04/27/2020 4:13:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I remember that! One of the few good scenes in the movie!


44 posted on 04/27/2020 4:16:13 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Ouderkirk

The Word of God tells us that Jesus took His blood into the Holy of Holies where He as High Priest sprinkled His sinless blood on the Mercy Seat. If the Mercy Seat is the spot between the wings over the box then the Ark of The Covenant is in Heaven.


45 posted on 04/27/2020 4:22:15 PM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: SunkenCiv

Hi.

Someone long ago, an archeologist of some repute, told me that the Ark of the Covenant was buried 60 feet below what was Solomon’s portico.

Too bad he died before getting it.

5.56mm


46 posted on 04/27/2020 4:27:43 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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To: SunkenCiv

When asked by a reporter after the 1969 Moon Landing how the US managed to beat the Soviets to the Moon, he answered, “Because our Germans were better than their Germans.”


47 posted on 04/27/2020 4:30:54 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: SunkenCiv

The current keeper of the Ark always has AK-47 with him. Must be because of this guy.


48 posted on 04/27/2020 4:40:30 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: SunkenCiv

THAT one, I missed.

Thanks for the link


49 posted on 04/27/2020 4:47:52 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas ( (January 20, 2017, High Noon. The end of an error.))
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To: mad_as_he$$
It has to do with the endemic and probably irreparable violence of African society.

50 posted on 04/27/2020 4:48:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

“Reality” tv can be very lucrative. Especially if you get producer credits. Rick and Marty are often listed as producers along with a bunch of the cast. Oak Island Tours makes money also. At $50CDN/guest for a walk around.


51 posted on 04/27/2020 4:49:13 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: chaosagent
He took most of his team and loats of documentation and equipment in a caravan to surrender to the western allies; those who refused to go went home and got rounded up by the Soviets. They probably weren't too bright.

52 posted on 04/27/2020 4:51:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Oscar in Batangas
My pleasure.

53 posted on 04/27/2020 4:52:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: mad_as_he$$
I'm worried that the whole thing will tip over and sink like Guam.

54 posted on 04/27/2020 4:52:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Possible. They put enough holes it it!


55 posted on 04/27/2020 4:54:13 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: SunkenCiv

The Ark of the Covenant is available on Ebay if you know where to look.
Only the most worthy can find it.


56 posted on 04/27/2020 4:55:27 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: minnesota_bound

Local delivery only?


57 posted on 04/27/2020 5:00:37 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: SunkenCiv

...They probably weren’t too bright.

So our Germans were Smarter than their Germans!


58 posted on 04/27/2020 5:10:53 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: Cold Heart

Yes, Ethiopian language and history. Not archaeology.


59 posted on 04/27/2020 5:26:36 PM PDT by dangus
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To: SunkenCiv
I wouldn't blame anyone for taking a miss on the fourth installment of those movies, but near the beginning Indiana is seen pushing the crate with the Ark aside to get at something else.

I recently watched the whole series and after I was through I couldn't believe I actually enjoyed them when the first came out.

Only memorable scene I loved was when the big guy came out twirling his swords and Indie just pulled his revolver and shot him.

60 posted on 04/27/2020 5:45:21 PM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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