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Is the biblical ark of the covenant hidden in an Ethiopian church?
The gold-coated ark adorned with a gold wreath once resided in the First Temple until the Babylonian army's destruction in 587 BC. While records don't mention its fate, it's improbable that such a ...
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Pilgrimage to Ethiopia’s Holy Land: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip
According to Ethiopian tradition, the Ark of the Covenant, containing the tablets of the Ten Commandments, is housed in the Church of St. Mary of Zion in Aksum. While the authenticity of this ...
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Ethiopia pilgrims return to Aksum for festival in Ark of Covenant city
Aksum is a holy site for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians who say it is home to the Ark of the Covenant ... guard at the city's Our Lady Mary of Zion Church and no-one is allowed to see it.
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Ethiopia: The country where a year lasts 13 months
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church says the ark is under constant ... Is this the home of the Ark of the Covenant? Tradition has it that the church has this precious relic thanks to the Queen of ...
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Christianity and the Queen of Sheba
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of Aksum ... On his return to Aksum, he took the Ark of the Covenant (also referred to as Sion) with him, a gold-covered wooden chest ...