Ark Of The Covenant Ethiopia

But how would such a holy object get there.

Ark of the covenant ethiopia. The object is currently kept under guard in a treasury near the church of our lady mary of zion. There is a long standing religious legend in ethiopia that describes how the ark of the covenant was brought to ethiopia 3 000 years by a man named menelik who according to legend was the son of. Nevertheless almost 45 million orthodox christian ethiopians are certain that the ark of the covenant was taken almost 3000 years ago to aksum in northern ethiopia and that it has been guarded. Although the ethiopians claim to possess the ark of the covenant no one has been allowed to see it.

The chapel of the tablet at the church of our lady mary of zion in axum allegedly houses the original ark of the covenant. According to ethiopian lore the ark of the covenant is hidden in a church in aksum a small city in the northern highlands and guarded by a single monk. According to the bible the ark was made of acacia wood and overlaid with gold. Some researchers especially brit graham hancock believe that the ark of the covenant is resting in a church in the ethiopian city of aksum.

But what is certain is that almost 45 million ethiopian orthodox christians part of the coptic tradition are convinced that the ark of the covenant was taken about 3 000 years ago to aksum in. It measured 1 15 m long 0 7 m wide and 0 7 m high and was carried by two long bars also made of gold plated acacia wood. One of the most famous claims about the ark s whereabouts is that before the babylonians sacked jerusalem it had found its way to ethiopia where it still resides in the town of aksum in the st. The ethiopian orthodox tewahedo church claims to possess the ark of the covenant or tabot in axum.