The Ark of the Covenant to be Revealed in Ethiopia

There have been movies and books dedicated to the topic of, and quest for, the Ark of the Covenant. Although theologians have never been able to agree on the Ark’s fate, many believe Menelik I, son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and first Jewish emperor of Ethiopia, brought it to Ethiopia.

The Ark of the Covenant is a sacred container that was written about in the Old Testament of the Bible. It is said to contain the original Ten Commandments tablets, as well as some manna, the mythical food that the Israelites ate while wandering through the desert. It is said to be made of wood, but covered in pure gold. Two cherubim face each other, their wings outspread to forming the “throne of God” on top of the Ark.

The head of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia, Abuna Pauolos, announced that the Ark of the Covenant will be revealed to the world tomorrow. He made the announcement while visiting Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican, confirming its presence in Ethiopia: “Soon the world will be able to admire the Ark of the Covenant described in the Bible as the container of the tablets of the law that God delivered to Moses and the center of searches and studies for centuries.”

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church says that the Ark sits under lock and key in the Chapel of the Tablet, near the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion. “The Ark of the Covenant is in Ethiopia for many centuries. As a patriarch I have seen it with my own eyes and only few highly qualified persons could do the same, until now," said Pauolos.

The Ark is considered the greatest of all hidden treasures and many argue that its discovery would provide indisputable truth that the Old Testament is hard fact.