The Role of the Abyssinians in the Disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant during the Reign of Menlik I A Study on the Jewish Abyssinian Sources

Abstract

This study deals with a very important topic, especially for Jews and Ethiopians (Ethiopians), and the topic revolves around the disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant, as the Jewish narration indicates that the Lord commanded Moses (PBUH) to make the coffin during the departure of the Children of Israel from Egypt, and this coffin includes the plates on which the commandments were written. The ten biblical accounts indicate that the sarcophagus subsequently disappeared in mysterious circumstances, and this study sheds light on the Ethiopian account that indicates that the ark of the covenant disappeared after Menblick took over the king of Abyssinia, and that Menelik is the son of the Prophet Solomon of the Queen of Sheba called the name Makda or Belqis, which appeared In the three heavenly books without mentioning their true name, it is he who took the coffin and gave it to the Ethiopians after heading a king over them, then when the "Levites" made the ark of the covenant, Moses placed what is said in the "Torah" with it, as well as the "boards of the commandments" (or the Ten Commandments) inside it. . Since that time, the "ark of the covenant" has become one of the most sacred possessions of Jews throughout their history according to Jewish thought and belief, and the ark has become a symbol of the support of the Lord (Jehovah) for the "Children of Israel" during their travels in the wilderness after leaving Egypt.

Since that time, this coffin has become one of the religious symbols that the Jews cherished, throughout their history, their history according to Jewish thought and belief. Moreover, it became a symbol of the support of the Lord (Jehovah) for: (the children of Israel) during their journey in the wilderness after leaving Egypt.

So the research bore a series of questions, perhaps including: How did the Holy Coffin disappear, and who did it, and what happened to the coffin after that? And other methodological questions that will be exposed to that paper that we are going to talk about. This paper will discuss that problem, in light of the texts mentioned in the body of our research