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Beta Israel or Falasha (Ge'ez word for “Exiles”) or the Jews of Ethiopia are Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian empires. There is no doubt about the links between Isreal, Sheba and Ethiopia; according to the Ethiopian “Book of the Glory of Kings”, the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba : Menelik brought the Ark of the Covenant with him in Ethiopia.However from Ethiopia (Eastern Africa) to Zimbabwe (South Africa) the distance is about 6000 Km ! I wonder about the reasons to bring the Ark of Covenant there, even if I can agree about the contacts you mentioned between Zimbabwe and other kingdoms.
Now that's a good story !http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10200154.stm Saturday, 12 June 2010England v USA, Gp C, 19:30
I agree with both of you. I think it's quite difficult to imagine how the whole society at the time was involved with religion. Religion seemed to be ruling all aspects of life: daily, political and even economic (remember the status of the Jews during that time when money was considered as impure even if necessary... although this deserves a new chapter...) The Jews florished during the reigns of Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, and Charles the Bald despite hostility from andcomplaints by certain bishops. Christians in many cases preferred sermons by rabbis to their priests. Market days in many communities were changed to Sunday to accomodate those who wanted to attend synagogues. Jews could own land and pagan slaves same as the Christians. More than a few nobles and clergy converted to Judaism. Paganism and Arianism had not been completely eliminated in the empire, and Roman Catholics were debating over Adoptionism and Iconoclasts vs. Iconodules. No surprise that Judaism appealed to many not sure of their Christianity.? the reign of Louis the Pious was a golden age for the Jews of his kingdom such as they had neverenjoyed, and were destined never again to enjoy inEurope. Heinrich Hirsh Graetz, History of the Jews, Volume III
Yes, and ... ?
It seems to be a true one !http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/01/giant-sinkhole-opens-in-guatemala-city/
They say the vessel was built almost 700 years ago from the remains of the original Ark, which the Bible says was used to store Moses' 10 Commandments.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8522097.stm 700 years ago ... and a replica ... How did the original arrive there ? Should we trust 19th c. accounts about archaeological "discoveries" in Zimbabwe ?"a prehistoric race built the ruins ... a northern race coming from Arabia ... closely akin to the Phoenician and Egyptian ... and eventually developing into the more civilized races of the ancient world."http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/zimbabwe.html Wally's picture tells.
As if Zimbabwe or other non european civilisations couldn't produce anything relevant by themselves … ? (sounds so XIXth)
Technology ?! I got the first modern war here : the dawn of humanity (everything is modern compared to before)
No flames here; but tha answer to the riddle is whipstock... drilling at an angle from shore. Sounds silly but that's how the guy across the fence can tap the oil under your land. 😮Should work out to sea as well. 8)
Isn't that how the method they are using to try and drill the relief well?
Wally must be a rich man now ... ;D
After reading an article about the Gatling gun, I tend to agree that the first modern war is the American Civil Warhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun "an early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern machine gun"
No flames here; but tha answer to the riddle is whipstock... drilling at an angle from shore. Sounds silly but that's how the guy across the fence can tap the oil under your land. 😮Should work out to sea as well. 8)
Especially with an effective know-how from the East Texas Oil Field slant-hole scandal in 1962.http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19620818&id=rXEKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WEsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4416,1817567
I've read that Kevin Costner brother has the miraculous solution !http://news.discovery.com/tech/could-kevin-costners-machine-work-on-the-oil-spill.html You can now sleep soundly (or on both ears as we say in French)
