Despre existenta unui Chivot al Legii in Etiopia se stie de ceva vreme , conform "legendei" chivotul a fost adus in Etiopia la axum si se afla acum in Biserica St. Mary of Zion.Se spune ca , chivotul legamantului ar fi fost adus in Etiopia de Menelik I care cand a implinit 20 de ani a mers sa isi viziteze tatal , pe Solomon, la Ierusalim.Menelik I se pare ca ar fi fost fiul reginei Saba si a regelui Solomon.In timpul vizitei lui la fratele lui Azarius(celalalt copil al reginei Saba) a furat Chivotul si asa a ajuns in Etiopia in Axum.Legenda asta a aparut in secolul al XII lea fiind folosita ca dovada ca Etiopieni ar fi urmasi ai lui Solomon.Legenda asta e frecventa in Etiopia si se pare ca oamenii cred ca detin adevaratul Chivot al Legamantului.O alta legenda spune ca regele Solomon ar fi facut o copie dupa Chivot si i-ar fi oferit copia lui Menelik I dar acesta l-a pacalit si a schimbat-o cu originalul.Dar etiopienii , mai ales oamenii sunt convinsi ca ei detin adevaratul chivot , au sarbatori dedicate chivotului s.a.m.d.Din cate stiu eu , patriarhul etiopian a fost la Roma recent si a fost anuntat prin intermediul presei ca se va deschide Chivotul si toti il vor vedea, dar mai departe despre asta nu se stie nimic.Chiar daca ar fi o copie dupa Chivot si nu originalul are o mare insemnatate.
"Solomon had a wife named the Queen of Sheba. According to the Ethiopian tradition, the Queen of Sheba was an Ethiopian Monarch. Sheba had two sons named Menelik and Azarius. The Queen of Sheba returned to Ethiopia to discover that she was carrying Solomon's child. When Menelik turned 20, he traveled from Ethiopia to Israel and arrived at his father's court. There he was instantly recognized and accorded great honor. After a year had passed, however, the elders of the land became jealous of him. The King sent Menelik back to Ethiopia and the first-born sons of all the elders had to accompany him. One of these sons name Azarius stole the Ark from its place in the Holy of Holies and brought it to Ethiopia. They assumed that God willed it since God let him have it. Therefore, the Ark was left in Ethiopia."
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