The Mystery of Ethiopia

God bless Ethiopia!The part that truly struck me was that Mohamed commanded Muslims not to hurt Ethiopia.I still want to visit Israel, although it's really dangerous this time of the year (If not always).

Ethiopia: The purest Jews of AllEthiopians, from the beginning of their existence, worshipped the Biblical God. Then, consistent with the Divine Will and Plan, they adapted and practiced Judaism easily and conveniently after the advent of the Ark of the Covenant into their land for their custody. As such, they continued to identify themselves as Bete-Israel or the True Israelites. They confirmed their stature when the majority of the population accepted Christianity, as related in Acts 8:26-39. The minority who chose to remain attached to Judaism came to be known as "Felashas", referred to by the West as "Black Jews of Ethiopia".
Great post! I like subjects like this rather than the myriads of the basics like sin, salvation, baptism and so forth (infant Christianity). Yes there is actually more to the bible that can actually hold one's interest and show God's hidden purpose.Back to your post, I heard that the ark was with the Ethiopians amongst the other theories as to where its at. I have no problem with this per se, although I am not sure if its true or not. One other theory is that the ark of the covenant is hidden with the house of Israel, namely the NW Europeans, Britain and Americans. One theory involves Tara Hill.
Although some foreigners dispute, it is only in Ethiopia where its kings and queens officially and historically trace their origin to the Old Testament through the courtship of King Solomon and Queen Makeda (Queen of Sheba), shifting the Zion from Canaan to Ethiopia, and continuing the seed of King David until the birth of Jesus Christ from the Virgin Mary.This was the crucial turning point in the Divine Plan. For, the entitlement and legitimacy of succession for the eligible Ethiopian to be anointed for the Throne of David as Elect of God switched from the dynastic line of physical birth to that of the spiritual birth from God through the Christian Sacrament of Baptism, as clearly stipulated in John 1:12-13.
I have no issue with the Solomonic dynasty as a branch with the Ethiopians, however, there is another lineage thru Tea Tephi the daughter of King Zedekiah marrying a Zorahite High King of Ireland. So this statement that the Ethiopians are the only ones claiming that lineage is untrue. However, again I have no problem with them being one lineage, as I like the Ethiopians and I'll say why......Ebed-melech the Ethiopian rescued Jeremiah from the miry pit and was the guy who accompanied him to transfer the Throne of David to Ireland by Jeremiah the prophet and the Kings daughters. I like that guy. He had more faith than the rest of the Jews. You did not mention him, and he's probably the most important Ethiopian in the Bible! Yes, I agree that Ethiopia is in God's heart and I say "God bless them!"

I agree with Tim here but I have seen some interesting things on Ethiopia

Timeline of Ethiopian Jewish History--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4th Century CE — Christianity is introduced into the Axum dynasty in Ethiopia. 7th Century — With the spread of Islam, Ethiopia is isolated from most of the Christian world. The Beta Israel enjoy a period of independence before the power struggles of the middle ages. 9th Century — The earliest apparent reference to the Beta Israel appears in the diary of Eldad Hadani, a merchant and traveler claiming to have been a citizen of an autonomous Jewish state in eastern Africa inhabited by the tribes of Dan, Naftali, Gad, and Asher. 13th Century — The Solominic dynasty (which claims decent from Solomon and Sheba) assumes control. During the next 300 years (1320-1620), intermittent wars are fought between the Christian kings of Ethiopia and those of the Beta Israel, which finally result in the Beta Israel's loss of independence. 16th Century — Rabbi David B. Zimra, known as the Radbaz, issues a legal response in Cairo declaring that "those who come from the land Cush (Ethiopia) are without a doubt the Tribe of Dan..." He confirms that Ethiopian Jews are fully Jewish. 1622 — Christians conquer the Ethiopian Jewish Kingdom following 300 years of warfare. The vanquished Jews are sold as slaves, forced to baptize, and denied the right to own land. 1769 — Scottish explorer James Bruce awakens the western world to the existence of the Ethiopian Jews in his travels to discover the source of the Nile. He estimates the Jewish population at 100,000. 1855 — Daniel Ben Hamdya, an Ethiopian Jew, independently travels to Jerusalem to meet with rabbis. 1864 — Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer, the Rabbi of Eisenstadt, Germany, publishes a manifesto in the Jewish press calling for the spiritual rescue of Ethiopian Jewry. 1867 — Professor Joseph Halevy is the first European Jew to visit the Beta Israel, subsequently becoming an advocate for the community. 1904 — Jacques Faitlovitch, a student of Professor Joseph Halevy, makes his first trip to Ethiopia to visit the Beta Israel. He commits his life on their behalf and actively tries to reconnect the community with the rest of world Jewry. He establishes the first "pro-Falasha" committees in the United States, Britain, and Palestine (under the control of the Ottoman Empire) and takes the first Ethiopian Jewish students to Europe and to Israel to increase their Jewish education. 1908 — Rabbis of 44 countries proclaim Ethiopian Jews to be authentic Jews. 1935-1941 — The Italian fascist army conquers Ethiopia and meets fierce resistance from the Ethiopian partisans, including the Jews. 1947 — Ethiopia abstains in the United Nations vote for the partition of the British Mandate of Palestine. 1955 — Israel's Jewish Agency builds numerous schools and a teachers seminary for the Jews of Ethiopia. Two groups of Ethiopian Jewish students are sent to the Israeli youth village of Kfar Batya to learn Hebrew and other Jewish subjects. 1956 — Israel and Ethiopia establish consular relations. 1958 — Israel sends two public health teams to Ambober in the Gondar Province where most Jews are located. 1961 — Ethiopia and Israel begin full diplomatic relations. 1969 — The American Association for Ethiopian Jews is founded by Dr. Graenum Berger. 1970's — ORT (Organization for the Rýehabilitation and Training) sets up schools, clinics, and vocational training centers in Ethiopia. 1973 — Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel's Chief Sephardic Rabbi, rules, following the Radbaz, that the Beta Israel are from the tribe of Dan and confirms the Jewish identity of the community. 1974 — Emperor Haile Selassie, ruler of Ethiopia since 1930, is overthrown in a coup. A Marxist regime is established and headed by Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam. This begins a wave of violent acts throughout the country, some severely affecting the Jews. 1975 — Agrarian Reform, meant to benefit tenant farmers, including Jews, creates a violent backlash by traditional landowners and much suffering for all of Ethiopia's citizens. Israel, in an attempt to improve relations with Ethiopia and secure freedom for the Beta Israel, renews military assistance to Ethiopia after Somalia besieges it on the southeastern border. Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren agrees with the 1973 opinion of Rabbi Yosef. Interior Minister Shlomo Hillel signs an ordinance to accept all Ethiopian Jews officially under the Israeli Law of Return. Ethiopian Jews are granted full citizenship and receive the full rights given to new immigrants. 1976 — Approximately 250 Ethiopians Jews are living in Israel. 1977 — Prime Minister Menachem Begin comes to power in Israel. He requests that Colonel Mariam allow Israel to transport approximately 200 Jews to Israel in an empty Israel military jet returning to Israel from Ethiopia. 1977-1984 — Approximately 8,000 Ethiopian Jews are brought to Israel by covert action. 1980 — Canadian Association for Ethiopian Jews is founded in Toronto, Canada. 1982 — North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry is founded by Barbara Ribakov Gordon, in New York. 1984 — The massive airlift known as Operation Moses begins on November 18th and ends on January 5th, 1985. During those six weeks, some 6,500 Ethiopian Jews are flown from Sudan to Israel. Attempts are made to keep the rescue effort secret, but public disclosure forces an abrupt end. In the end, an estimated 2,000 Jews die en route to Sudan or in Sudanese refugee camps. 1985 — Secret CIA-sonsored airlift brings 494 Jews from Sudan to Israel.1984-1988 — With the abrupt halting of Operation Joshua in 1985, the Ethiopian Jewish community is split in half, with some 15,000 souls in Israel, and more than 15,000 still stranded in Ethiopia. For the next five years, only very small numbers of Jews reach Israel. 1986 — The United States Congressional Caucus for Ethiopian Jewry is established with over 140 representatives currently listed. 1987 — The Ethiopian leaders in Israel organize an assembly at Binyanei Ha'uma in Jerusalem, where the Israeli public comes together in solidarity for reunification of Ethiopian Jewry. Prime Minister Shamir, Absorption Minister Yacov Tsur, Knesset Speaker Shlomo Hillel, International Human Rights Lawyer Erwin Cotler, and Natan Scharansky participate in the conference. 1988 — The World Union of Jewish Students holds a conference on Ethiopian Jewry in Ashkelon with a closing ceremony at President Herzog's home. Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Pinchas Eliav, makes a formal statement at the United Nations Human Rights Commission for the reunification of Ethiopian Jews in Israel. 1989 — Ethiopia and Israel renew diplomatic relations. This creates high hopes among Jewry for the reunification of Ethiopian Jews in Israel. 1990 — Ethiopia's ruler, Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam, makes a public statement expressing desire to allow Ethiopian Jews to be reunited with family members in Israel. 1991 — With Eritrean rebels advancing on the capital each day, Colonel Mengistu flees Ethiopia. Israel asks the United States to urge rebels to allow a rescue operation for Ethiopian Jews. Spanning the 24th-25th of May, Operation Solomon airlifts 14,324 Jews to Israel aboard thirty-four El Al jets in just over thirty-six hours. And, the story continues... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: The Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews (IAEJ). Written by the staff of PRIMER—Promoting Research in the Middle East Region. Sources Cited: “From Addis to Jerusalem,” Jewish Agency for Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, 1991. “Reunify Ethiopian Jewry: Top Priority,” World Union of Jewish Students, Jerusalem, Israel, 1989.

Theres also alot of stuff about the the Ark being hidden there but Im not sure I believe the Ark is on earth, though muslim prophecy says the Mahdi (their coming messiah will find it I think this will be a fake Ark that Antichrist will use to defraud everyone I think the Ark is with God Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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Theres also alot of stuff about the the Ark being hidden there but Im not sure I believe the Ark is on earth, though muslim prophecy says the Mahdi (their coming messiah will find it I think this will be a fake Ark that Antichrist will use to defraud everyone I think the Ark is with God Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
You are probably right. I had a bible student point this out to me, using the passage in Revelation to justify his position. However, one word of caution: that is yet future so that does not answer what is in the "now". If Antichrist brings forth a fake ark, I think there will be a way to tell it from the true one easily. What are the dimensions?A sacred Hebrew cubit is 25.0265" of English measure. Most will say the cubit is 18" or 21". The 25.0265" comes from the pyramid and Sir Isaac Newton (well, sort of). Take it from an old mathematician here.

Im sure if he does bring forth a fake Ark it will not be as we have been taught in scriptures it will be twisted just enough that those with ears to hear will be able to tell it is fake If it depends on math or measurments to figure out its a fake Im in trouble