FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian Orthodox priests carry ‘Tabot’ the replica of the Ark of the Covenant during Epiphany celebration to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ on Lake Dambal in Batu town of Oromia Region, Ethiopia on January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo By Giuli...
The Ethiopian epiphany (Timket in Amharic) is considered as one of the country's highly rated public events. At the first day of the celebration, the Ark of the Covenant replicas (Tabots in Amharic) of each church are carried out in procession to a public space where the next day's cel...
Over the past few days, several media outlets have reported on a centuries-old claim that theArk of the Covenant— which allegedly held tablets recording the Ten Commandments — is inside a church in Aksum, Ethiopia, called the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, and that only the "guardian...
On the first day of the celebration, the Ark of the Covenant replicas (Tabots in Amharic) of each church are carried out in procession to a public space where the next main day's celebration will take place. A special tent is set up at the public space where each replica of the Ark ...
Legend of the Lost Ark Lives on in Africa Ethiopian Christians Believe They Have the Ark of Covenant and Ten CommandmentsThe "Kebra Nagast," a 13th-century Ethiopian manuscript, retellsthe biblical story of the Queen...Lara Santoro
in which the passage of time came to a standstill several centuries ago. For several centuries, the Muslim East has been under the influence of nations from the Arabian Peninsula. In Axum, the legendary Ark of the Covenant, which contains the tables which Moses received from God, is stored....
Ethiopia is a land of legends and mystery – the Queen of Sheba and the Ark of the Covenant to name but two. The landscape is also mesmerising. In the far north are the Simien Mountains – a mystical world of primeval forests, misty peaks, bizarre plants and exotic creatures. Trekking th...
(known later as Be’te Israel) along with the Ark of the Covenant, per ‘Kibre Negest’ narrative, now said to be ensconced in a chapel in Axum. Christianity was proclaimed by Emperor Ezana in 330 A.D. In 615 A.D., early followers of Mohammad from Mecca were given asylum by the ...
The loan may put pressure on other institutions to follow suit. The British Museum has about 80 objects from Maqdala, includinga number of tabots – believed by Ethiopian Christians to be the dwelling place of God on earth, a symbol of the Ark of the Covenant. ...
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