Archaeologists find Queen of Sheba's palace at Axum, Ethiopia

Deutsche Presse-Agentur ^ | May 7, 2008

[ROTB]

>Without it all you have is the Temple of Herod ~

... which was a legitimate temple also ... right?

[Rocky]

The Bible does not say that Solomon married the Queen of Sheba.

It may have happened, but what is the historical basis for believing that it happened?

[muawiyah]

Maybe, maybe not ~ I'd suspect that under Roman occupation the Temple authorities didn't enforce their Courtyard of the Gentiles rules (against Romans wanting to get inside to check what was going on).

If those rules are necessary to the proper functioning of the Temple, I would imagine the Temple of Solomon was the one being referenced.

You do realize there are tremendous disagreements among the experts concerning every little issue involving the Temple.

[Question_Assumptions]

The claim is that the Ark is here in Axum:

[purpleraine]

boosting tourism

[Ann Archy]

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has always said they have the ARK. END TIMES if they find it.

[blam]

I think I’ve seen one of the documentaries (Maybe Hancock) ‘In Search Of The Ark’ that lead to Ethiopia. Thanks.

[VoteRepublicanForever]

Just in time for the new Indiana Jones movie too.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Pelham]

There is no record of what happened to the Ark. It seems to have just vanished to history.

[Othniel]

In one of his books, a guy named Veilekovsky (or something like that) stated that the whole history of Egypt was off. He postulated that the Hyskos were the Amelekites that Moses & Co. bumped into during the Exodous. The Amelekites took advantage of the fact that Egypt was a wreck after the plagues, with no army, and possibly no pharoah.

He went on to state that the Queen of Sheba was actually Hatshepsut, and that one of her relatives became Solomon's wife. Connected to Hatshepsut (maybe in her temple, I forgot)is an inventory list of items she got on one of her travels. It is almost an exact match to the gifts Solomon gave to the Queen of Sheba. After Hatshepsut died, Thutmosis III raided Israel and took away an astounding amount of stuff, and inventoried that in a big bas-relief. It is, again, strikingly similar to an inventory list of a raid "Neco" did that's mentioned in the Bible.

It made for good reading, and he made a good case for Israel being visited by Hatshepsut. By some accounts, Hatshepsut was easy on the eyes, so Solomon would've been impressed enough to give her "her heart's desire."

[Philo-Junius]

Maccabees 2 and the Talmud both relate that Jeremiah hid it outside Jerusalem before the fall of the city to the Chaldeans.

I speculate that its location is in fact currently known to some, either in Ethiopia or, more probably in my opinion, somewhere in Jordan, and its presentation at an apt time is to be expected.

[Philo-Junius]

Maccabees 2 and the Talmud both relate that Jeremiah hid it outside Jerusalem before the fall of the city to the Chaldeans.

I speculate that its location is in fact currently known to some, either in Ethiopia or, more probably in my opinion, somewhere in Jordan, and its presentation at an apt time is to be expected.

[wildbill]

If finding the remains of bullocks around a sacrificial altar is ‘evidence’ that the Ark was there, then the Ark must’ve been part of a travelin’ tent show.

Bullocks were standard sacrifices all over the countries, cities, empires, kingdoms, republics, etc. bordering the Mediterranean, including Greece, Rome, etc.

[ZULU]

What makes them think this palace was linked to Sheba, Menelik or the Ark?

I think they are “reaching”.

According to “The Sign and the Seal” the Ark is now in Axum in the Ethiopean Orthodox Church of St. Mary, and it was spirited out of Israel during the reign of King Manasseh. He makes a very good argument based on convincing yet circumstantial evidence. There WERE references in the Bible to the Ark AFTER the visit of the Queen of Sheba, but none after the reign of Manasseh.

Their is a strong Jewish infleunce in the Ethiopean Orthodox Church which includes talatats (spelling?) - models of the Ark, in its rituals. The Falashas - the black Jews of Ethiopian practise a form of Judaism locked in a “time warp” keyed to the reign of Manasseh.

[trillabodilla]

What a fascinating thread!
Thanks!

[Fred Nerks]

After Hatshepsut died, Thutmosis III raided Israel and took away an astounding amount of stuff, and inventoried that in a big bas-relief...

Drawing based on one by W. Wreszinski from Ages in Chaos

Temple of Karnak records here of the plunder that was taken to Egypt from the Temple of Solomon

[Fred Nerks]

From: Ages in Chaos
by Immanuel Velikovsky

The Vessels and Furniture of Solomon’s Temple

http://www.hshideaway.com/chap15.htm

[Interesting Times]

Ping.

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. I have heard there is a tradition that the Queen of Sheba’s palace was at Axum.