- 18 May 2017 01:35
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The Solomonic Dynasty ruled Ethiopia from around 950 BCE until 1974. There were a few interruptions in between, such as Italy's conquest of Ethiopia during WWII, but in a nearly 3,000 year history, that's a blink of an eye. They trace their origins to King Solomon through the Queen of Sheba, who is said to have given birth to their first king, Menelik I. They were thus ruled by African Jews for nearly a millennium, before their conversion to Christianity in the apostolic age. It is said that Ethiopia was converted by the apostle St. Bartholomew, thus establishing the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church as one of the first Christian churches. It is unique among Christian churches in how seamlessly they blend Judaism and Christianity. They follow a mostly kosher diet, and their faith centers around the Ark of the Covenant, which they claim is still held in one of their churches, brought over from Israel by the Queen of Sheba. I just find it shocking that such a distinguished ancient and long-lasting dynasty warrants barely a mention in Western history books.
The Solomonic Dynasty ruled Ethiopia from around 950 BCE until 1974. There were a few interruptions in between, such as Italy's conquest of Ethiopia during WWII, but in a nearly 3,000 year history, that's a blink of an eye. They trace their origins to King Solomon through the Queen of Sheba, who is said to have given birth to their first king, Menelik I. They were thus ruled by African Jews for nearly a millennium, before their conversion to Christianity in the apostolic age. It is said that Ethiopia was converted by the apostle St. Bartholomew, thus establishing the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church as one of the first Christian churches. It is unique among Christian churches in how seamlessly they blend Judaism and Christianity. They follow a mostly kosher diet, and their faith centers around the Ark of the Covenant, which they claim is still held in one of their churches, brought over from Israel by the Queen of Sheba. I just find it shocking that such a distinguished ancient and long-lasting dynasty warrants barely a mention in Western history books.
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