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>>686002

It is so old that the camera flash would damage it.

They were going to reveal it recently but bailed at the last minute.

Literally what?

I do honestly pray that they have it, or at least that they think they do. It's some damnably sacrilegious fraud otherwise.

They say anyone who beholds it except for the few clerics who are allowed will turn into dust or something.

>>686004

I’m not surprised

>>686013

Sounds like BS on their end since biblically speaking you can see the Ark but can’t touch it and it’s the Tabernacle that you’re not allowed to enter unless you’re a Levite

>>686004

They say that every few years.

>>686016

Most relic relic stories are pretty doubtful.

>accepts Maccabees as Scripture

>"Ark is in Ethiopia tho"

I ask: how?

>>686026

I don't remember if the Maccabees books say anything about the Ark but they're not in the Ethiopian canon anyway.

>>686026

Not sure exactly what the contents of either are since I haven't read them but the Ethiopian canon appears to contain a different version of Maccabees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meqabyan

>>686003

bruh, this is 2018, we can take pictures without flash now

>>686002

>Axum

Are they even related to ancient south arabians? Is this the ultimate WE WUZ?

>>686031

From 2 Macabees chapter 2.

Now it is found in the descriptions of Jeremias the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away into captivity.

And how he gave them the law that they should not forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them.

And with other such like speeches, he exhorted them that they would not remove the law from their heart.

It was also contained in the same writing, how the prophet, being warned by God, commanded that the tabernacle and the ark should accompany him, till he came forth to the mountain where Moses went up, and saw the inheritance of God.

And when Jeremias came thither he found a hollow cave: and he carried in thither the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.

Then some of them that followed him, came up to mark the place: but they could not find it.

And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy.

And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God.

For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.

And as Moses prayed to the Lord and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust.

And Moses said: Because the sin offering was not eaten, it was consumed.

So Solomon also celebrated the dedication eight days.

And these same things were set down in the memoirs and commentaries of Nehemias: and how he made a library, and gathered together out of the countries, the books both of the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings. and concerning the holy gifts.