I often read a blog that updates the current happenings in Ethiopia pretty accurately. And every once in a while they will post a blog pertaining to Ethiopian culture or history and I learn something. So I decided to share this one with you.
Did you know that the Ark of the Covenant was located in the church in Ethiopia at one time? Me neither. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church can trace it's lineage back to the Queen of Sheba. She married King Solomon, of Israel, whom we all know from the Bible, and together, they had Menelik, a son. Menelik, as an adult carried the Ark of the Covenant to and from Jerusalem and the ethiopian church.
Did you know that Ethiopia was mentioned in the Bible, more than once? In Psalms Chapter 68 Verse 31, it states, "Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God." Other versions say, " Cush will submit herself to God." In the Bible and at different times in the ancient world, a large region covering northern Sudan, modern day southern Egypt, and parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia were known as "Cush". The Hebrew Bible refers to "Cush" on a number of occasions, though various English translations translate this as "Nubian", "Ethiopia", "Sudan", and "Cushite" (Unseth 1999). (source: wikipdia)You remember Zaporiah, Moses' wife, the daughter of Jethro, the Priest of Midian; She and her family were described as being Kushites in Numbers 12:1.
Did you also know these facts? I just learned them.
Ethiopia was among the first nations to have Christian converts.
The church in Ethiopia was officially established in 340 AD.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church followed the leadership of the Egyptian, Coptic Church, until the 20th century when the Emperor Halie Selassie pushed her to greater independence. But then in 1974, Marxist revolutionaries overthrew the bishop and began greatly persecuting Christians in Ethiopia. When that communist government fell in 1991, there was a great division in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Many Ethiopians around the world, still argue over which form of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is better.
Did you know that the Ark of the Covenant was located in the church in Ethiopia at one time? Me neither. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church can trace it's lineage back to the Queen of Sheba. She married King Solomon, of Israel, whom we all know from the Bible, and together, they had Menelik, a son. Menelik, as an adult carried the Ark of the Covenant to and from Jerusalem and the ethiopian church.
Did you know that Ethiopia was mentioned in the Bible, more than once? In Psalms Chapter 68 Verse 31, it states, "Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God." Other versions say, " Cush will submit herself to God." In the Bible and at different times in the ancient world, a large region covering northern Sudan, modern day southern Egypt, and parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia were known as "Cush". The Hebrew Bible refers to "Cush" on a number of occasions, though various English translations translate this as "Nubian", "Ethiopia", "Sudan", and "Cushite" (Unseth 1999). (source: wikipdia)You remember Zaporiah, Moses' wife, the daughter of Jethro, the Priest of Midian; She and her family were described as being Kushites in Numbers 12:1.
Did you also know these facts? I just learned them.
Ethiopia was among the first nations to have Christian converts.
The church in Ethiopia was officially established in 340 AD.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church followed the leadership of the Egyptian, Coptic Church, until the 20th century when the Emperor Halie Selassie pushed her to greater independence. But then in 1974, Marxist revolutionaries overthrew the bishop and began greatly persecuting Christians in Ethiopia. When that communist government fell in 1991, there was a great division in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Many Ethiopians around the world, still argue over which form of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is better.
Coptic Orthodox Ethiopian Church in Gondar, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Church in Jerusalem
This Ethiopian icon shows St. George, the Crucifixion, and the Virgin Mary.
Ethiopian Priest, circa 2005
The Church of St. George is a monolithic church in Lalibela. Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country.
The Chapel of the Tablet at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion allegedly houses the original Ark of the Covenant.(pictures source: wikipedia)
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