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King Solomon's treasures revealed: Newly translated Hebrew text lists legendary riches - including the Ark of the Covenant
* 'Treatise of the Vessels’ suggests artefacts were hidden in the Middle East
* Text was meant for entertainment rather than a guide to treasure's location
* Treasures mentioned include musical instruments made of gold, ornaments from the Garden of Eden and various precious religious stones
By Ellie Zolfagharifard
PUBLISHED: 11:41 EST, 9 January 2014 | UPDATED: 07:42 EST, 10 January 2014
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A real life Indiana Jones has uncovered details about King Solomon's riches in a newly translated Hebrew text.
But treasure hunters may have to wait a bit longer as, unlike the film ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ details about the exact location of these treasures are unclear.
Rather than a guide to lost treasure, the newly translated ‘Treatise of the Vessels’ was a legendary story written in Biblical times that was meant to entertain.
The Ark of the Covenant is a gilded case believed to have been constructed nearly 3,000 years ago
The Ark of the Covenant is a gilded case believed to have been constructed nearly 3,000 years ago
TREASURES DESCRIBED IN THE TREATISE OF THE VESSELS
The Ark of the Covenant
The Tabernacle - According to the Hebrew Bible, this was a portable dwelling where God chose to meet his people
Musical instruments made of gold
Ornaments from the Garden of Eden
77 golden tables of the Bread of the Presence - bread placed on a special table as an offering to God
Silver trumpets
The clothing of the high priest
Thousands of garments of regular priests
Gems from the 'Celestial Pavement', or Heaven
The text, translated by Professor James Davila from St Andrews University, suggests the artefacts from King Solomon's temple were tucked away in various places throughout the Middle East.
It lists a number of treasures including the Ark of the Covenant, the Tabernacle, musical instruments made of gold, ornaments from the Garden of Eden and various precious religious stones.
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It describes: '77 tables of gold, and their gold was from the walls of the Garden of Eden that was revealed to Solomon, and they radiate like the radiance of the sun and moon, which radiate the height of the world.'
'The number of stones was forty-six thousands and the number of pearls was the same...seven curtains of fold in which was collected twelve thousands talents of gold and the vestments of the Levites and their belts.'
Enlarge The Hebrew text claiming to reveal the location of King Solomans hidden treasure and the fate of the Ark of the Covenant. The oldest confirmed example of the treatise, which survives to present day, is from a book published in Amsterdam in 1648 called 'Emek Halachah'
The Hebrew text claiming to reveal the location of King Solomans hidden treasure and the fate of the Ark of the Covenant. The oldest confirmed example of the treatise, which survives to present day, is from a book published in Amsterdam in 1648 called 'Emek Halachah'
A modern-day Indiana Jones has uncovered details about the fate of the Ark of Covenant (pictured in this stone carving) in a newly translated Hebrew text
A modern-day Indiana Jones has uncovered details about the fate of the Ark of Covenant (pictured in this stone carving) in a newly translated Hebrew text
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
Ark
The Ark of the Covenant is a legendary gilded case believed to have been constructed nearly 3,000 years ago.
According to biblical text, the Ark holds the Ten Commandments handed down to Moses by God.
It was housed in King Solomon's Temple, which contained a variety of different treasures.
In the Book of Exodus, the Ark is a box made from a of wood generally translated as acacia, covered in gold.
The top surface of the Ark is decorated with two cherubim, or angels, who crouch facing each other with wings outstretched, forming a seat. Some say God himself occupies that seat, while the Ark served as a footstool.
When King Solomon’s Temple was captured and destroyed by the Babylonians in 597 and 586 B.C., the coveted artefact disappeared forever.Some of the treasures were hidden in Israel and Babylonia, while others were delivered into the hands of the angels Shamshiel, Michael and Gabriel.
‘The text tells us no more about where the Ark and other treasures might be than if you watched the film,’ Professor Davila told MailOnline.
‘But it does provide some interesting insights into Jewish legends in the Middle Ages….Mostly it tells us ways in which people understood the Bible that are not part of official interpretation.’
The Ark of the Covenant is a legendary gilded case believed to have been constructed nearly 3,000 years ago.
According to biblical text, the Ark holds the Ten Commandments handed down to Moses by God. It was housed in King Solomon's Temple, which contained a variety of different treasures.
But when King Solomon’s Temple was captured and destroyed by the Babylonians in 597 and 586 B.C., the coveted artefact disappeared forever.
Archaeologists are still unsure whether Ark was captured, destroyed or hidden, and many have searched for it throughout the centuries.
The text, which dates back at least as far back as the 15th century, says the ‘treasures were concealed by a number of Levites and prophets.’
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