Biblical Archaeology Search and Exploration Group BASE Believes They May Have Found the Location of the Ark of the Covenant in Africa

Bible scholars believe the legendary Ark of the Covenant may have landed in Africa after it was taken out of Israel.

If  you’ll pardon the pun, the biblical Ark of the Covenant is the ‘holy grail’ of archaeological discoveries. At least it would be if in fact archaeologists could find it. The Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration group, known as BASE and run by end times writer Bob Cornuke, believes that they have narrowed down its location to the land of Ethiopia.

“And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.” 2 Samuel 6:6,7 (KJV)

In the Bible, God took the Ark very seriously. If you were to ask a Levite named Uzzah about it, he would tell you about the day he saw the Ark about to tip over, and placed his hand on it to keep it from falling. God’s response? He killed Uzzah on the spot. You can read more about that day from our friends at GotQuestions.org.

“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.” Revelation 11:19 (KJV)

The Ark of the Covenant is mentioned only twice in the New Testament. The first time in Hebrews 9:4, and the second and last time in Revelation 11:9. Hebrews gives us an historical reference about it, and Revelation shows us its location in the future. So where is it? Safely placed in the Temple of God in Heaven. If anyone from the  Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration group is reading this, save your money trying to find the Ark of the Covenant, and go looking for Noah’s Ark instead.

A call to the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration group in Monument, Colorado, for confirmation was not returned before press time.

Ark of the Covenant may be hidden in Africa, biblical scholars believe

FROM FOX NEWS: The Ark is said to be a gold-covered wooden chest containing two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments – which Moses brought down from Mount Sinai – are written. It is also said to contain other biblical items such as Aaron’s rod, which is thought to have magical powers.

Since it vanished there have been several theories as to where the Ark is now, including Mount Nebo in Israel, southern Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt and even several locations in Europe.

While the idea that the Ark was taken to Ethiopia is not new, there has been renewed interest after evidence was unearthed by the Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration Institute (BASE).

Christian monks in the African country have long claimed the Ark is being kept under guard at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.

In a blog post on the organization’s website it said: “As unusual as this may sound, the BASE team has uncovered compelling evidence that the Ark may well have been spirited up the Nile River to an eventual resting place in the remote highlands of ancient Kush — modern-day Ethiopia.” source

According to their research, the Ark was taken out of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the reign of Manasseh, where it was first taken to a Jewish colony on Elephantine Island in Egypt.

After that, it is thought it was taken down the Nile to Lake Tana in Ethiopia and in particular Tana Kirkos Island, which is considered to be a holy island only populated by Christian monks. From there the Ark was moved to Axum, or Aksum, a city in the north of the country.

The BASE Institute claims to have spoken to a man at the church who was “The Guardian of the Ark of the Covenant” and who spent his life inside a fenced-off area surrounding the church and claimed he would not leave the compound until he died and a new guardian took over the role.

The man claimed he was the only person who could look on the Ark because it was a holy object and he and the villagers would protect it with their lives, if necessary.

When an investigator from the Smithsonian approached the guardian in 2007, he was told: “I’m the guardian of the Ark, I have no other name.”

While the BASE Institute did not claim the Ark had been found, it did say: “At this juncture, we cannot say with certainty that it is, but neither can we say for certain that it isn’t. What we have concluded is that St. Mary’s of Zion church in Axum, Ethiopia, is the resting place either of an incredible replica of the biblical Ark of the Covenant, or of the actual Ark of the Covenant itself.” READ MORE

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