The Ethiopian Church that Hosts Their Ark of the Covenant, Chapel of the Tablet
The monks living in the chapel of Saint Mary of Zion, in Axum, Ethiopia, claim to be protecting the Bible's lost Ark of the Covenant. Brothers Paul and Mathew Backholer explore their claim as they experience the wonder of an Ethiopian Easter day. From ByFaith TV season 3, quest for the Ark of the Covenant.
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Chapel of the Tablet + Old Church of St. Mary of Zion - Axum - Ethiopia / Äthiopien - 01.12.2013
Aufgenommen am 30.11. + 01.12.2013 in Axum, in der Region Tgray von Äthiopien.
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Axum - Ark of the Covenant - Ethiopian Epiphany - part 1
Timkat is the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany.The Chapel of the Tablet in Axum allegedly houses the original Ark of the Covenant or Tabot.Tabot is taking out of the chapel during a Timkat . A priest carrying a covered Tabot on his head and parading through the streets to the pool area. Tabot is storing inside a ceremonial tent (Tabernacle) for first night.
Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia Revealed a 15th Century FAKE
Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia Revealed to be a 15th Century FAKE - Over the past few decades, several media outlets have reported on a centuries-old claim that the Ark 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 of the ark is allowed to see it.
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Is the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia?
In our visit to Axum in the Tigray Region we visit the Church of our Lady Mary of Zion. We just arrive to witness a big mass with crowds of Christians in white robes.
We are told that inside the Chapel of the Tablet that appears in this video it is kept for centuries the Ark of the Covenant.
According to tradition, the Ark came to Ethiopia with Menelik I after he visited his father King Solomon. Only the guardian monk may see the Ark. The lucky or unlucky monk (it depends how you see it) is appointed for life by his predecessor before his death.The guardian then is confined to the chapel of the Ark of the Covenant for the rest of his life.
Unfortunately we were not allowed to go inside the Chapel to reconfirm that the Ark was there, but then I could not stop myself asking the question:
What was Indiana Jones doing when he was searching for the Ark of the Covenant in Egypt? (movie Raiders of the Lost Ark)
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Graham Hancock: If The Ark of The Covenant Is Indeed In Ethiopia, I Hope it Stays There
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The Jews, The Evangelical Christians, The Sunni and Shia Muslims, they all need The Ark of The Covenant to bring about their respective apocalyptic agenda of ending the world. I am glad that The Ark is kept in Ethiopia for the sake of World peace.
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Most important church in Ethiopia? Mary of Zion Church, Axum
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church claims that the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum houses the Biblical Ark of the Covenant, in which lie the Tablets of Law upon which the 10 Commandments are inscribed. In this video we approach the Church in the early morning, just after sunrise. We make it through the main entrance and we witness an impressive Christian mass.
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Axum, Addis Ababa and Lake Tana, Ethiopia (recent):
Axum: nighttime religious procession of the Mihilila thanksgiving celebration; replica of the Ark of the Covenant being carried in procession; picture of Virgin Mary and child Jesus; worshippers praying; religious ceremony; priest leading prayers; daytime procession of Mihilila; replica of Ark being carried back to chapel of St Mary Zion; Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarchate; cross; Patriarch Abune Paulos, head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, sot; Axum: the 'Guardian of the Ark' entering chapel; red curtain said to be shielding the Ark; representative of the Guardian of the Ark Tigrignia sot; crowns of Ethiopian kings; Guardian of the Ark turning pages of the 13th century historical book Keber Negest; picture of Menelik and Azariah taking the Ark from the Temple; picture of Menelik with the Ark crossing the Red Sea; picture of wall of water preventing King Solomon's soldiers from following; picture of Queen Sheba in Axum awaiting the Ark's arrival; picture of Menelik arriving with the Ark in Axum; St Mary Zion chapel; ruins of the first chapel; 17th century chapel; obelisks; small ancient obelisk; ancient broken obelisk; people walking; priest in yellow robe; woman kissing cross; priest blessing woman; boys with donkeys; vox pop Tigrignia sot; Lake Tana: Tana Kirkos island; men in papyrus boat heading for island; people waiting on shore; island monastery and monks; Gebrehana Gebremeskel, head priest, Amharic sot; island's chapel; head priest walking to and entering chapel; interior chapel; head priest standing in front of Holy of Holies; parchment of Ten Commandments; picture of Moses' hands outstretched; head priest unfolding parchment showing saints; Addis Ababa: house; international scholar Professor Richard Pankhurst seen through window; Professor Pankhurst sot; Axum: trumpeter; replica of Ark with priests leaving chapel; men with guns; boys with books and bell; musicians; procession; replica of Ark; women praying; replica of Ark taken into tent; drummers; tent and crowd; women clapping and singing; Sunset; interior tent church with sleeping and praying people; exterior nighttime children around fire; crowd on mountain; priest with replica of Ark conducting ceremony; faces reflected in water of modern version of Queen Sheba's bath; bath and people; musicians and boys on steps; musicians drumming; boys' faces; people watching; priest with cross blessing water; three candles being launched on water (APTN)
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Where is Christianity's Ark of the Covenant? Scholars have pondered its existence and location for centuries and theories about its resting place abound, a favourite location being Ethiopia. The Ark of the Covenant, the chest which God commanded be built to hold the tablets of the Ten Commandments, disappeared from Jerusalem after the destruction of King Solomon's Temple. It is central to the 3,000-year-old Ethiopian Orthodox Church and to the country's history. But here there's also a mystery, because there are two Ethiopian versions of what happened to the Ark.
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New Church of St. Mary of Zion - Axum - Ethiopia / Äthiopien - 30.11.2013
Aufgenommen am 30.11. + 01.12.2013 in Axum, in der Region Tgray von Äthiopien.
Mehr dazu im Teil 8 der Reisereportage Ethiopia By Bus unter
Weiterhin auch im Teil 7 und 9.
Ethiopia Axum (Aksum 1) Part 14
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Axum or Aksum is a city in northern Ethiopia. The town has a population of 56,500 residents (2010), and is governed as an urban wäräda.
The original capital of the Kingdom of Aksum, it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Africa. Axum was a naval and trading power that ruled the region from about 400 BC into the 10th century. In 1980 UNESCO added Aksum's archaeological sites to its list of World Heritage Sites due to their historic value.
Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region near the base of the Adwa mountains, Axum has an elevation of 2,131 metres (6,991 ft). Axum is surrounded by La'ilay Maychew wäräda.
The major Aksumite monuments in the town are stelae. These obelisks are around 1,700 years old and have become a symbol of the Ethiopian people's identity.[12] The largest number are in the Northern Stelae Park, ranging up to the 33-metre-long (3.84 metres wide, 2.35 metres deep, weighing 520 tonnes) Great Stele, believed to have fallen and broken during construction. The Obelisk of Axum (24.6 metres high, 2.32 metres wide, 1.36 metres deep, weighing 170 tonnes) was removed by the Italian army in 1937, and returned to Ethiopia in 2005 and reinstalled July 31, 2008. This stele was already broken into pieces before being shipped. The next tallest is the 24-metre (20.6 metres high above the front baseplate, 2.65 metres wide, 1.18 metres deep, weighing 160 tonnes) King Ezana's Stele. Three more stelae measure 18.2 metres high, 1.56 metres wide, 0.76 metres deep, weighing 56 tonnes; 15.8 metres high, 2.35 metres wide, 1 metres deep, weighing 75 tonnes; 15.3 metres high, 1.47 metres wide, 0.78 metres deep, weighing 43 tonnes.[14] The stelae are believed to mark graves and would have had cast metal discs affixed to their sides, which are also carved with architectural designs. The Gudit Stelae to the west of town, unlike the northern area, are interspersed with mostly 4th century tombs.
The other major feature of the town are the Old and New Cathedrals of St Mary of Zion. The Old St Mary of Zion Cathedral was built in 1665 by Emperor Fasilides and said to have previously housed the Ark of the Covenant. The original cathedral, said to have been built by Ezana and augmented several times after was believed to have been massive with 12 naves. It was burned to the ground by Gudit, rebuilt, and then destroyed again during the Gragn wars of the 1500s. It was again rebuilt by Emperor Gelawdewos (completed by his brother and successor Emperor Minas) and Emperor Fasilides replaced that structure with the present one. Only males are permitted entry into the Old St. Mary's Cathedral (some say as a result of the destruction of the original church by Gudit). The New Cathedral of St. Mary of Zion stands next to the old one, and was built to fulfill a pledge by Emperor Haile Selassie to the Our Lady of Zion for the liberation of Ethiopia from the Fascist occupation. Built in a neo-Byzantine style, work on the new cathedral began in 1955, and allows admittance to women. Emperor Haile Selassie interrupted the state visit of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to travel to Axum to attend the dedication of the new Cathedral and pay personal homage, showing the importance of this church in the Ethiopian Empire. The Queen visited the Cathedral a few days later. Between the two cathedrals is a small chapel known as The Chapel of the Tablet built at the same time as the new cathedral, and which is believed to house the Ark of the Covenant. Emperor Haile Selassie's consort, Empress Menen, paid for its construction from her private funds. Admittance to the chapel is closed to all but the guardian monk who resides there. Entrance is even forbidden to the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, and to the Emperor of Ethiopia during the monarchy. The two cathedrals and the chapel of the Ark are the focus of pilgrimage and considered the holiest sites in Ethiopia to members of its Orthodox Church.
Other attractions in Axum include archaeological and ethnographic museums, the Ezana Stone written in Sabaean, Ge'ez and Ancient Greek in a similar manner to the Rosetta Stone, King Bazen's Tomb (a megalith considered to be one of the earliest structures), the so-called Queen of Sheba's Bath (actually a reservoir), the 4th-century Ta'akha Maryam and 6th-century Dungur palaces, the monasteries of Abba Pentalewon and Abba Liqanos and the Lioness of Gobedra rock art.Local legend claims the Queen of Sheba lived in the town.
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