Felix Pando - Ethiopia the Ark of the Covenant
adopt Christianity as the official state religion. In AD 340 King Ezana commissioned the construction of the imposing basilica of St. Mary of Tsion. It was here, the Ethiopians say, that Menelik, son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, brought the Ark of the Covenant containing the ...
Ethiopia, the mythical land of the Queen of Sheba, and (allegedly) home to the Ark of the Covenant. The cradle of mankind, and the country where coffee
Our Ethiopia tours explore the historical Axum Empire (or Kingdom of Aksum) on adventurous expeditions for the Ark of the Covenant with legendary leaders.
Key attractions in the country include the town of Lalibela which has rock-hewn churches and the city of Aksum which keeps Christianity's most significant artefact, the Ark of the Covenant. Gondar is famous for ruins believed to be ...
Ethiopia is one of the largest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the land of the biblical queen of Sheba, home of the ark of the covenant, the source of the Blue Nile river and the birth place of coffee. 'Lucy', at more than 3 million years old, is the world's oldest known...
Axum - Resting place of the Ark of the Covenant The capital city of the empire was Axum now in northern Ethiopia. Along the hills and plain outside the present day Axum, the Axumites had cemeteries with elaborate grave stones called stelae/obelisks, or obelisks. O ...
Ethiopia land of stunning scenery and wonders. Abyssinia today ኢትዮጵያ Ethiopia is the most fascinating place on earth. Abyssinia an ancient and mystical world.
History soaked Ethiopia. Home of the Queen of Sheba, where fact and legend blur. The second oldest Christian nation in the world, reputed to be the home of the Ark of the Covenant.
Our trip in Ethiopia continues from Debre Damos monastery to Axum where we visit the famous Northern Stelae Park and the church where the Ark of the Covenant should be stored, before getting to Gondar and its beautiful castle, formally, a fortress.