excerpts from the book... Kebra Nagast (The Glory Of Kings) The True Ark Of The Covenant Translated & Edited by Miguel F. Brooks
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DEDICATED
To the memory of the great Prophet, Visionary, Philosopher and Liberator, The Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, National Hero of Jamaica and eminent champion of the Black Race, for he strove mightily that every man's dignity be recognized.
One God, One Aim, One Destiny.
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...the book proves:
1. That the lawful kings of Ethiopia were descended from Solomon, King of Israel.
2. That the Tabernacle of the Law of God, the Ark of the Covenant, was brought from Jerusalem to Aksum by Menyelek, Solomon's firstborn son.
3. That the God of Israel transferred His place of abode on earth from Jerusalem to Aksum, the ecclesiastical capital of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is a unique phenomenon in Africa for, along with Egypt, it is one of the two African nations that can trace its history into antiquity; but while Egypt became more and more alienated from its ancient culture owing to successive conquests, Ethiopia retained its original character, and has been able to preserve and to perfect an enduring culture born of the ancient encounter and the gradual fusion of two equally gifted peoples: the Cushites - who were most likely indigenous - and Semetic tribes who may have emigrated from Arabia.
The KEBRA NAGAST, or the Book of the Glory of Kings of Ethiopia, has been in existence for at least a thousand years, and contains the true history of the origin of the Solomonic line of kings in Ethiopia. It is regarded as the ultimate authority on the history of the conversion of the Ethiopians from the worship of the sun, moon, and stars to that of the Lord God of Israel.
...Menyelek II ..."We are a people who defends itself not only by the force of arms, but also by the authority of its writings; and upon its traditions and history resides the strength of the kingdom. Myself as Emperor, and all subjects of the realm, agree that this book be translated into the French language, and thus bring to the knowledge of the peoples of the world that we are the custodians of God's Covenant through the treasures that he has bestowed upon us. By this it will be understood that God's aid shall always be with us, to deliver us from the enemies who attack us."
During the persecutions of the Christians in Egypt and in Ethiopia by the Muslims, in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth centuries, many churches, monasteries and their libraries of manuscripts perished. However, the Solomonic kings, who settled in the province of Shoa during the period of the Zagwe domination, managed to preserve chronological and genealogical records of their ancestry along with other historical documents that contained the annals of their predecessors.
The KEBRA NAGAST was also intended to make the people of Ethiopia realize that their country was specially chosen by God to be the new home of the Spiritual and Heavenly Zion. This Zion existed originally in an immaterial form in heaven, where it was the habitation of God. When Solomon finished building the Temple of God, Zion was established there, in the Holy of Holies, and from it God made known His commands when He visited the Temple. It was at all times regarded to be the visible emblem of God Almighty and the material duplicate of the immaterial Zion in heaven.
...If the heavenly Zion had not put on the flesh of Adam, then God the Word would not have appeared and our salvation would not have taken place.
And God held converse with Abram, and said unto him: "Fear thou not. From this day thou art My servant, and I will establish My Covenant with thee and with thy seed after thee, and I will multiply thy seed, and I will magnify thy name exceedingly. And I will bring down the Tabernacle of My Covenant upon the earth seven generations after thee, and it shall go round about with thy seed, and shall be salvation unto thy race; and afterwards I will send My Word for the salvation of Adam and his sons for ever.
...unto David will I give seed in her, and upon the earth one who shall become king, and in the heavens one from his seed shall reign in the flesh upon the throne of the Godhead.
For God gave unto the seed of Shem glory because of the blessing of their father Noah. The Emperor of Rome is the son of Solomon, and the Emperor of Ethiopia is the first-born and the eldest son of Solomon.
At that time there was a law in the country of Ethiopia that only a woman should reign, and that she must be a virgin who has never known man, but the Queen had said unto Solomon: "Henceforward a man who is of thy seed shall reign, and a woman shall nevermore reign in Ethiopia; only seed of thine shall reign and his seed after him from generation to generation.
From this time forth the law and wisdom and understanding shall be given unto them.
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+ + + The Kebra Nagast + + +
The Queen of the South of whom He spake was the Queen of Ethiopia. And in the words "ends of the earth" [He maketh allusion] to the delicacy of the constitution of women, and the long distance of the journey, and the burning heat of the sun, and the hunger on the way, and the thirst for water. And this Queen of the South was very beautiful in face, and her stature was superb, and her understanding and intelligence, which God had given her, were of such high character that she went to Jerusalem to hear the wisdom of Solomon; now this was done by the command of God and it was His good pleasure. And moreover, she was exceedingly rich, for God had given her glory, and riches, and gold, and silver, and splendid apparel, and camels, and slaves, and trading men (or, merchants)...
**Painting of the Queen of Sheba (The National Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia**
Source: I-Ras Black E'Dd ~ FB post ~ 3 Apr 2020
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ክብረ ነገሥት, (Kəbrä Nägäst), or The Glory of the Kings, is an account written in Ge'ez of the origins of the Solomonic line of the Emperors of Ethiopia. The text, in its existing form, is at least 700 years old and is considered by many Ethiopian Jews & Ethiopian Christians and to the Rastafarians to be an inspired and a reliable work. It contains an account of how the Queen of Sheba/Queen Makeda of Ethiopia met King Solomon and about how the Ark of the Covenant came to Ethiopia with Menelik I (Menyelek). It also discusses the conversion of the Ethiopians from the worship of the Sun, Moon and stars to that of the "Lord God of Israel".
Source: Ali Jackson ~ 7 November 2020
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Nothing is hidden from God's view!...
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