You could actually take Dr Jones out of the film and the same ending would happen - think about it. Think about the film, what happens, and then consider what would have been different had Dr Jones not been in the film!
The Arc of the Covenant was made of Acacia wood which is highly resistant to scratching weather, and rot. It is also gilded with gold inside and out which would further protect it. It is very possible that it could have survived til now. Other similar items found in Egyptian tombs have lasted even longer.
True that. In the amazing Egyptology section of the Louvres Museum in Paris, there is a quite large Acacia wood statue of a King, that is possibly much older than the Biblical story.
The Ark is made of pure fiction. Moses didn’t exist. Solomon didn’t exist. Jericho’s walls collapsed millennia before date of exodus, which didn’t happen. This is all old news.
the most believable story I have heard was that the Romans took it, displayed it for a while as victory spoils, and then used its gold to make coins and other items, and the wood most likely was just thrown out. and with a lot of roman gold making it all the way into today's gold, there is an ever so slim chance that there is a tiny bit of the arc of the covenant in your smartphone right now
The ark vanished when the first temple was destroyed, long before the Roman empire. The Romans destroyed the second temple, by that time the ark was already gone for about 400 years.
That is probably close to what happened. If the Ark was still around, you can be sure it would be publicized. Someone could charge a lot of money for people to just see it. It would be the most valuable artifact in existence.
@@GuyElbaz_king_of_the_world yep, we know that at least according to the scriptures both the book of Moses, or book of the law of one prefers, disappeared at some point as did the Ark. Although the book of Moses was recoverd during the time of king Josiah after repairing the temple thus learning just how much Israel had sinned against God. We also know that according to Jeremiah(3:16,17) there is a good chance the Ark no longer exists and probably hasn't for a very long time.
Hippity Hoppitty your relics are now my property! 😂 I hate that about America and Britain. We tactically acquire historical things and plop them into museums. But at least America also actively "acquires" military assets from rivals and puts them into museums also!😂 Any Brits that read this let me know if y'all do this also.
There is at least one other church in Lalibela, Ethiopia that claims to be the custodian of the One True Ark. I’ve seen it paraded through the streets on the local Christmas Day. Or, rather, I was witness to a medium-sized wooden chest, draped in a colourfully embroidered shroud, being paraded through the streets of Lalibela by a small, but very enthusiastic crowd.
The medium sized wooden chest you speak of is a symbolic version of the arc that exists inside all churches in Ethiopia ..noone is allowed to see of be near 40ft of the real arc besides the priests that love in the lalibela st Mary's church and never step foot outside....you'd feel different if you've ever stepped a foot in Axum
Yes, I always believed that the arc being in Ethiopia was always more they are a remote offshoot of christianity and really didn't know any better and someone built it some time ago then told their leaders this was the "arc of the covenant" and being remote from mainline christianity, just believed it and now just really believe they have the "real one". If they really had it, they would show it off and invite everyone to see it. Their, "no one can see it!" religious statement is them admitting that if anyone tested it, it would prove it isn't the arc, and they do not want that.
8:44 when you mentioned his name was Montagu i immediately thought of the city near Cape town and then when you mentioned the Boer War i thought well surely it can't be a coincidence. This is why i like Thoughty2's content.
3:28 if im right there is a part in exodus where they accidentaly drop it and the person who was trying to stop it from falling was killed, burned or something
I can't think of "Raiders of the lost ark" without thinking of Amy in "The Big bang theory" saying how Indiana Jones was completely irrelevant to the story's outcome cos the Nazis would have still found the ark, and opened it and died. She's right if you think about it. Link : ua-cam.com/video/kWE6M-rhh2U/v-deo.html
The Nazi’s would not have found it if it wasn’t for Indians Jones. He figured out the right length of the staff to mount the amulet and accidentally led the Nazi’s to the Ark and ultimately to their death.
Absolutely right..the way he says the golden age of British, even though it was the time of apartheid, brutality and colonialism around the world by Royal family
I really like your content and miss the bow tie. I just thought I'd chime in regarding the ark being in Harare, Zimbabwe. People here would definately say if they knew it was here. A huge, golden, RELIGIOUS ark in a former British colony would never have been kept a secret. Our numerous miracle prophets would have made billions off of it. I assure you, it's not here... wink wink. King Solomon and Queen of Sheba visited once in a while though.
I lost a lot of respect for this channel after this video; this was clickbait plain and simple with some fancy editing and animations thrown in as a distraction. This channel is becoming really dumbed down and it's a shame.
@@BryceHomier17 yeah the thing is, I expected that something had recently happened or developed the story further. A new discovery or some new Intel or propositions from scientists. Instead, nothing. Why the heck does it have that title?
The ark apparently wasn't found and taken by Titus in 71 AD, when he squashed the Jewish revolt, because it's not one of the two main objects (a large menorah and a table, perhaps the one for the shewbread) taken from the temple of Solomon depicted on his triumphal arch in the Roman forum as being shown in his triumphal procession. Did the ark still exist in 71 AD, or did the priests manage to get it away and hide at least it before the troops arrived? It's some real history that adds to the mystery.
@@dowogenesthedog7186 This seems to be the most likely location for the ark. IF its not the ark its something similar is rarity that is also VERY dangerous that we didn't know about. Consider the accounts of its "use" and "interactions" with the box its on par with being near something that has high radiation output. All of the priests that have guarded this temple have died from radiation poisoning. Source - ua-cam.com/video/zipyUB3ASGM/v-deo.html
The ark was taken out of Jerusalem and hidden in Jeremiah's grotto before the first temple was destroyed by Babylon, somewhere around the 6th century BC. The second temple never had the ark in it. A fellow named Ron Wyatt claimed to have found it in the 90's in Jerusalem. His story is very interesting at least, he claims to have turned it over to the Jewish leaders of Israel at the time.
At the battle of Jericho the Arc being marched around the building for 7 days was a distraction while another crew digged a tunnel under the wall then set fire weakening the ground above but below the wall so on that seventh day when they stopped and blew the horns is when everything gave way and the Wall came crumbling down it was quite a sneaky tactic for the time of Castle siege warfare.
If the ark existed, its long gone. Most artifacts containing jewels and precious metals are found In "lost" tombs or at the bottom of the sea - where no one can loot it.
Despite the attraction of this Shaggy Dog story, some things could do with a bit of explanation. When Jericho was discovered, they also discovered what brought down its walls and it wasn't some hocus pocus magic box, except peripherally. While they wandered around the walls of the city blowing flattened ram's horns (shofar) and making all sorts of noises, the object was to keep the eyes of the inhabitants locked on them and not on the sappers who tunnelled beneath the city's walls. After about 3 weeks of digging and the piling up of wood and combustibles, the whole was doused liberally with cooking oil and set afire. The heat broke the stones and mortar of the walls and the Israelites flooded in through the breach and put the inhabitants to the sword. Just thoughty you should hear of it.
This was very comforting to me. When I was a teen I looked heavily into mysteries like this. It's good to know that it's still the same conclusions I had back then. Love your work as always ❤️
I thought this was going to be a video on Alexander the Great's tomb and crystal, see-through sarcophagus. That is an item that is still out there somewhere. Probably in Egypt, in Alexandria, as he was buried as Pharaoh in the city he founded over 2300 years ago. I hope to live to see that day if it ever comes!
Didn't they recently find one of the best candidates for his tomb in the Siwa Oasis, like within the last year? I think they are still trying to confirm it. It is possible the tomb is just gone, destroyed, looted to nothingness, or even reused. A lot of missing artifacts are like that, like the Amber room, which was most likely destroyed by fire.
Alexander the "Great" was but an overconfident man who killed a lot of people and died in his 30's. He was no greater than any other man. And the more overconfident one is the LESSER one is, truth be known. For the selfish human EGO is what the Bible calls 'the devil" and "satan." And anyone totally possessed by the ego is an anti-Christ, with Donald Trump being a perfect example, alongside Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. For as 1John tells you, "there are many anti-Christs." The Ark of the Covenant is much more important than the grave of any man. It was found by the late Ron Wyatt, and will remain where he found it until the time is right. I am the prophesied return of the biblical prophet Elijah. I'm gifted with wisdom and Truth discernment, and I believe that all of Ron's discoveries are correct. (Google "Ron Wyatt.") GOD often gives me indicators through SYNCHRONICITIES, and it so happens that Ron Wyatt was born on the exact same day as my dad: June 2, 1933. I found THE Holy Grail (it was never a physical object but is one of the deepest and most important of truths) and published a book on the subject. My soul has come as Moses, as Elijah, John the Baptist, and now I come as the "two witnesses" spoken of in Revelation Chapter 11. I've published the answers to all meaningful questions. Click and ye shall find. I don't receive UA-cam comment notifications, but can be reached through my websites.
Going to leave this here just in case. Artefact is the original British English spelling. Artifact is the American English spelling. Interestingly, unlike most American spellings, artifact is the accepted form in some British publications.
There are 2 different stories in EXODUS about the ARK. The stories are very different. This is a common thread throughout the Books of Moses. Every story has a second version. I’m always amazed how few people know this important fact!
Yes, more than likely because there were 2 main groups of Israelites/Judeans that unified their oral traditions in one text but neglected to give the overall text a serious edit to remove the inconsistency. I've heard it said also that 1 version of the Torah begins in Genesis and the other with Abraham which is why there seems to be such an odd mismatch in the story.
As always that was another awesome video Thoughty2...though I have one small concern: there hasn't been a RIF episode in over half a year...what are chances there'll be one soon or is the podcast over with??
While the wood of the box is unlikely to be in good condition, the gold will be immaculate, maybe a bit dusty, but undamaged if stored carefully (which for something as valuable as that, its storage isn't a concern) so if it exists, the only way it would be destroyed is if someone destroyed it. Time doesn't care about gold.
Dang, I wish we could still get massive funding for implausible hairbrained expeditions and research.... Also, the ark is nice and all, but I'd be way more excited about the rediscovered Seal of the Realm, a Chinese imperial heirlom made from a single massive piece of jade that was gifted to the first Emperor and handed down through the dynasties as a symbol of imperial power untill it was lost at the end of the Tang dynasty. Nobody has seen it since, but its symbolic power is so great that the Qing dynasty had dozens of forgeries made, and if either the CCP or Taiwan ever managed to rediscover it, it's be a massive boost to either side's claim to legitimacy.
I would love to see you do a part 2 and cover things like replica arks sprinkled throughout the ancient world, and the archaeologist (Ron Wyatt?) who claims to have found the ark inside Golgotha and notified the Israeli Antiquities.
Yeh he basically did, all the clues and locations where he discovered it makes perfect sense. And Jerusalem out of all the cities, it wouldn’t make sense if it would be anywhere else but there. They took blood sample from the ark and the sample showed only 23 chromosomes where normally everybody has 46 half from mother half from father.
calling Ron Wyatt an archeologist is stretching the concept of archeologist beyond breaking point. He likes to make fast video's of unbelievable discovieries without the slightest use of archeological methods.
I love this guys videos 😀. I hope there will be some sort of massively special video featuring Douglas Adams when Thoughty Two has his Forty-second birthday 😎
The most hunted artefact: the wallet that fell out of my pocket when I was climbing around in the mountains of Colorado. It had a ticket to a Rolling Stones concert, so, you're damn right, I hunted. Alas, to no avail.
I can see it now, " thanks for the tickets bro, awesome concert! Oh and the $50 bought a geat lunch too. " 🤣 All jokes aside sorry for the loss, sucks to have to get a new dl and sc sec card, went through the same thing at 16.
@Thoughty2 Are you planning to increase your uploads a week for the rest of the year? I am at the point where I've seen every single one of your videos at least twice :P
Don't do WhatsApp The Sign and The Seal is in my top ten books maybe his thesis is wrong maybe but the book reads so well Had heard about the theory that Shakespeare was not the author of his works never looked into it you definitely Swayed me there. First person to get the Divoc in the UK William Shakespeare in Coventry Cov Entry he has now gone onwards.
Jerico's walls didn't crumble. The Bible says they fell outward. They were found not to long ago laying flat outward from the city. Strange for a city being attacked from the outside.
7:08 its well known that nobody at any time in history was allowed to go near the ark becauseif people got to close to it they would end up getting sick and dying and they died of something that was pretty well exactly like radiation poisoning and the priests who took care of the ark needed special protective clothing when they visited the ark, so its not something new and just because you try to spin it as convenient doesn't make it so.
@@LaurentCassaro He is simply saying what is in the Bible. "The High Priest normally wore a breastplate, ephod, robe, tunic and a turban." (Exodus 28:4-5) The poles on the Ark were to protect those who carried it, to keep them a safe distance from it or they would die. Exodus explains this quite clearly.
I watched a documentary in where a Jewish tribe in Africa claimed to be direct descendants of Moses and the Israelites and had the Ark. It wasn't fancy but carbon dating said it was created during the proper time period. I think they did D.N.A. testing as well and found out their ancestors had come from Jerusalem as well. I never crossed checked any of the statements but what they claimed seemed to be back up by the science available at the time.
Ethiopia most likely Their kings claimed to be from the line of king Solomon from Israel and the queen of Sheeva, from Yemen. As they claim, the Ark just "teleported" itself and the king's heir to there. Not the most convincing story so far
@U Adios Not claimend "now" but claimed by old tales. Much after than Menelik times but much before Ethiopian modern rule. I have got it from Extra Credits History channel; they usually do some research if you want to check it.
@@atzuras there is no written historical texts on the subject but tales as you said and the tales say it was brought by menelik more like stolen and I'm Ethiopian btw
Couldn’t we just use GPR to find out if there’s anything that even REMOTELY matches the description of the Ark anywhere near the Temple Mound? It wouldn’t actually damage anything, right? And if there’s nothing there, nobody will need to dig there anymore.
Still would take billions to organize expeditions to every possible location, even if the native population agreed and helped. Not gonna happen in any Muslim country for sure, they indescriminatly hate us and want us dead
Honestly if it was real and was stored properly someone probably found it, sold it, and is now in the hands of a private collector. I believe a lot of missing historical artifacts are in the hands of private collectors.
I imagine it still in good condition today as it was coated inside and out in gold, according to the Word. Whereabouts are one of the world’s greatest mysteries 💫
I imagine it still in good condition today as it was coated inside and out with gold, and anyone who went near it was either killed or blinded, according to the Word. It’s whereabouts are one of the world’s greatest mysteries 💫 Reports of it being buried under the crucifixion site line up with Dr Wyatt’s discovery and analysis of the blood that dripped onto it almost 2000 years ago. APTTMH AHAYAH 🙌🏼
Many people don’t realize that the walls of Jericho still stand well mostly in the ground but only one small portion is destroyed and scientists have proven that at one point the area had seismic activity yet held up.
If it was made out of gold, it is also quite likely that if it was stolen it could have been smelted down. It is also possible that it was simply destroyed especially if it was to blame for the plague, or if a king saw it to house too much power and did not want it to get into the wrong hands. That would be my guess, but who knows.
I thought Jericho's walls didn't crumble to dust but fell down on to their sides. Also creating the Ark as they did would cause it to create massive amount of energy.
As an ethiopian orthodox follower the story of the ark have a great impact on our history for emperor minilik the first and the orthodox church's history
As always, incredibly informative while being captivly humourous. Love your content completely and always look Forward with anticipation to my next viewing. Keep it going fella and you will always have a subscribed follower here. Life, the universe and everything to one and all. 42 😎
Okay I'm Zimbabwean. born and raised in Harare. I can guarantee that's the funniest pronunciation of our city name😂😂...I had to listen to it 5times....it's ha-ra-re....every syllable is used
It's nice to see Raiders of the Lost Ark treated with the serious historical significance that it deserves!
Gotta give props, Lucas really did his research on these films
Underrated comment. 👍
It seems the most plausible of the stories
You could actually take Dr Jones out of the film and the same ending would happen - think about it. Think about the film, what happens, and then consider what would have been different had Dr Jones not been in the film!
But it's a true travesty to the Archeological profession, like to a gross level. Also Indy admitted to statutory rape, so yeah let's glorify that.
The Arc of the Covenant was made of Acacia wood which is highly resistant to scratching weather, and rot. It is also gilded with gold inside and out which would further protect it. It is very possible that it could have survived til now. Other similar items found in Egyptian tombs have lasted even longer.
True that. In the amazing Egyptology section of the Louvres Museum in Paris, there is a quite large Acacia wood statue of a King, that is possibly much older than the Biblical story.
The Ark is made of pure fiction. Moses didn’t exist. Solomon didn’t exist. Jericho’s walls collapsed millennia before date of exodus, which didn’t happen.
This is all old news.
If it was buried properly in a desert setting, absolutely. It may even look much the same as it did the day it was buried.
@@jbm0866 Just a bit dusty lol
How do you know it's made of acacia wood?
the most believable story I have heard was that the Romans took it, displayed it for a while as victory spoils, and then used its gold to make coins and other items, and the wood most likely was just thrown out. and with a lot of roman gold making it all the way into today's gold, there is an ever so slim chance that there is a tiny bit of the arc of the covenant in your smartphone right now
That would be both sad, and kinda cool.
@@catalyst3713 You die if you touch it.... except a chosen few.
The ark vanished when the first temple was destroyed, long before the Roman empire. The Romans destroyed the second temple, by that time the ark was already gone for about 400 years.
That is probably close to what happened. If the Ark was still around, you can be sure it would be publicized. Someone could charge a lot of money for people to just see it. It would be the most valuable artifact in existence.
@@GuyElbaz_king_of_the_world yep, we know that at least according to the scriptures both the book of Moses, or book of the law of one prefers, disappeared at some point as did the Ark. Although the book of Moses was recoverd during the time of king Josiah after repairing the temple thus learning just how much Israel had sinned against God. We also know that according to Jeremiah(3:16,17) there is a good chance the Ark no longer exists and probably hasn't for a very long time.
Have you tried the British museum? most historical artifacts that go missing around the world end up there
Very good 🤣
The Smithsonian
And it's in the Vatican vault for the win ... Lol
As a Brit I can confirm that we only take things that exist
Hippity Hoppitty your relics are now my property! 😂 I hate that about America and Britain. We tactically acquire historical things and plop them into museums. But at least America also actively "acquires" military assets from rivals and puts them into museums also!😂 Any Brits that read this let me know if y'all do this also.
"Basically, if you like gold, this was the Ark for you."
This^ is what keeps me coming back too Aran's videos.
It's "Aran"? That's sick. It's usually "Aaron"
@@zackerymeltonturdle5648 Arran Lomas
I totally loved the vid, agree on your reaction and gave it a thumbs up, but l'm pretty sure Arran is spelled with two R's.
@@RoastHardy That would make sense.
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Let’s get this man to a billion views! His mustache is sentient and a master of the dark arts!
Very true
It is a fancy stache.👨
Gotta love that one of the characters in the video looks pretty much exactly like him.
JAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHA
Best Thoughty2 comment ever!
There is at least one other church in Lalibela, Ethiopia that claims to be the custodian of the One True Ark. I’ve seen it paraded through the streets on the local Christmas Day. Or, rather, I was witness to a medium-sized wooden chest, draped in a colourfully embroidered shroud, being paraded through the streets of Lalibela by a small, but very enthusiastic crowd.
Yeaah thats not it
Look up the account of Ullendorf, who saw it during WWII. Its not in St Catherine's in Axum.
The medium sized wooden chest you speak of is a symbolic version of the arc that exists inside all churches in Ethiopia ..noone is allowed to see of be near 40ft of the real arc besides the priests that love in the lalibela st Mary's church and never step foot outside....you'd feel different if you've ever stepped a foot in Axum
Yes, I always believed that the arc being in Ethiopia was always more they are a remote offshoot of christianity and really didn't know any better and someone built it some time ago then told their leaders this was the "arc of the covenant" and being remote from mainline christianity, just believed it and now just really believe they have the "real one". If they really had it, they would show it off and invite everyone to see it. Their, "no one can see it!" religious statement is them admitting that if anyone tested it, it would prove it isn't the arc, and they do not want that.
Yeah Ethiopia is so blessed.
8:44 when you mentioned his name was Montagu i immediately thought of the city near Cape town and then when you mentioned the Boer War i thought well surely it can't be a coincidence. This is why i like Thoughty2's content.
That intro is the reason why I still have a monkey brain
Your relatives were not monkeys. Your made from the dust of the earth.
The beginning is extremely relatable, happened to me last monday
3:28 if im right there is a part in exodus where they accidentaly drop it and the person who was trying to stop it from falling was killed, burned or something
Love to see you and Max Miller do a historical food collaboration
Never knew Artefact was the British version of “Artifact” until today
Yeah, the Brits are notoriously bad spellers!
@@Frankie5Angels150 the brits made your language mate
@@isabelp187 Yes they "made" the language and it's totally not an amalgam of Germanic, French and Latin.
@@Frankie5Angels150 Americans aren't perfect spellers either
@@Frankie5Angels150 Are you kidding? The reason America simplified the spelling of words is because they couldn't spell.c
I can't think of "Raiders of the lost ark" without thinking of Amy in "The Big bang theory" saying how Indiana Jones was completely irrelevant to the story's outcome cos the Nazis would have still found the ark, and opened it and died. She's right if you think about it.
Link : ua-cam.com/video/kWE6M-rhh2U/v-deo.html
The Nazi’s would not have found it if it wasn’t for Indians Jones. He figured out the right length of the staff to mount the amulet and accidentally led the Nazi’s to the Ark and ultimately to their death.
@Sрееd 🅥 SCAM! (But funny since the pinned comment is the same scam). I wonder how far you go if you click them all...
@@matthewcasagrande231 The nazis would have *gotten* the amulet altogether if wasn't for Indiana and known the correct length of the staff.
Except "top men" would never have ended up with it in the US. So no, he is actually important to the outcome...
That boulder would've mowed down the Nazis without Jones.
I absolutely love this guy's videos. His subtle wit and sarcasm is hilarious! This is the best way to learn anything.
The guardian of the ark was referred to as the guardian of the ark
@p̶hill₭igzy Are you sure you're not the U.S. Vice president. That's one great take on what is known as "Word Salad" extraordinaire.
Absolutely right..the way he says the golden age of British, even though it was the time of apartheid, brutality and colonialism around the world by Royal family
Are we gonna talk about how he misspelled artifact
Artefact is the original British English spelling. He didn't spell it wrong guys
I see, I thought it was a mistake lol
British...
@@vinashak2048 same
As a Brit, I can attest, the correct way to spell it, "Artefact"
@@snikrepak Britanic?
I really like your content and miss the bow tie. I just thought I'd chime in regarding the ark being in Harare, Zimbabwe. People here would definately say if they knew it was here. A huge, golden, RELIGIOUS ark in a former British colony would never have been kept a secret. Our numerous miracle prophets would have made billions off of it. I assure you, it's not here... wink wink. King Solomon and Queen of Sheba visited once in a while though.
As a Ghanaian who has seen the steady rise of these con artists who are also referred to as "men of God", I laugh and despair at your comment 😂😥
I kind of miss the tie too! Although I have to say, my wife and I keep commenting to each other about what a great look the open collar is, so...
At least he’s keeping the epic moustache
I _thought_ for ages there was something missing. I couldn't put my finger on it. He didn't look quite as dapper. Thanks lol
@@kojowiredu I know the feeling too well...lol
“This guardian of the ark is referred to as…the guardian of the ark…” I appreciate this humor.
"Have we finally found histories most hunted artefact? No. No new information here."
Fixed the title for you
"Have we finally found it? No clue, mate!" I can't believe this channel has almost 5 million subs.
I lost a lot of respect for this channel after this video; this was clickbait plain and simple with some fancy editing and animations thrown in as a distraction. This channel is becoming really dumbed down and it's a shame.
Seriously, what a letdown. I'm not even angry, just disappointed in Thoughty2
It was still a fun and educational story. Could have went into the weeds a little deeper but still not quite clickbait
@@BryceHomier17 yeah the thing is, I expected that something had recently happened or developed the story further. A new discovery or some new Intel or propositions from scientists. Instead, nothing. Why the heck does it have that title?
@@Hensch What. You mean this title, the title that is actually a question "Have We Finally Found History's Most Hunted Artefact?"
The ark apparently wasn't found and taken by Titus in 71 AD, when he squashed the Jewish revolt, because it's not one of the two main objects (a large menorah and a table, perhaps the one for the shewbread) taken from the temple of Solomon depicted on his triumphal arch in the Roman forum as being shown in his triumphal procession. Did the ark still exist in 71 AD, or did the priests manage to get it away and hide at least it before the troops arrived? It's some real history that adds to the mystery.
Graham Hancock says its in Ethiopia
@@dowogenesthedog7186 there's a church in Ethiopia that claims to have the Ark. There's one guy with a sword who guards the door.
RON WYATT
@@dowogenesthedog7186 This seems to be the most likely location for the ark. IF its not the ark its something similar is rarity that is also VERY dangerous that we didn't know about. Consider the accounts of its "use" and "interactions" with the box its on par with being near something that has high radiation output. All of the priests that have guarded this temple have died from radiation poisoning. Source - ua-cam.com/video/zipyUB3ASGM/v-deo.html
The ark was taken out of Jerusalem and hidden in Jeremiah's grotto before the first temple was destroyed by Babylon, somewhere around the 6th century BC. The second temple never had the ark in it. A fellow named Ron Wyatt claimed to have found it in the 90's in Jerusalem. His story is very interesting at least, he claims to have turned it over to the Jewish leaders of Israel at the time.
At the battle of Jericho the Arc being marched around the building for 7 days was a distraction while another crew digged a tunnel under the wall then set fire weakening the ground above but below the wall so on that seventh day when they stopped and blew the horns is when everything gave way and the Wall came crumbling down it was quite a sneaky tactic for the time of Castle siege warfare.
Shouting, beating drums and blowing shofars, not to mention the tramping of hundreds of marching feet, covered the sound of the digging.
Probably, but you can undermine a castle wall in just 7 days?
It would've taken much longer than 7 days to dig that out.
7 days? To dig out a wall without any portion falling or coming apart? Idk man. The Aussies couldn’t even defeat giant birds on their home turf.
* dug.
You're welcome.
If the ark existed, its long gone. Most artifacts containing jewels and precious metals are found In "lost" tombs or at the bottom of the sea - where no one can loot it.
LOL its Harare "Ha-Ra-Re" in Zimbabwe
Harrah is something an old brittish explorer would have shouted after he discovered something 🤣
Pronounced "Solz-burry".
Based on my personal hunt, I was hoping this was about someone finding my dignity. Guess the search continues.
Despite the attraction of this Shaggy Dog story, some things could do with a bit of explanation. When Jericho was discovered, they also discovered what brought down its walls and it wasn't some hocus pocus magic box, except peripherally. While they wandered around the walls of the city blowing flattened ram's horns (shofar) and making all sorts of noises, the object was to keep the eyes of the inhabitants locked on them and not on the sappers who tunnelled beneath the city's walls. After about 3 weeks of digging and the piling up of wood and combustibles, the whole was doused liberally with cooking oil and set afire. The heat broke the stones and mortar of the walls and the Israelites flooded in through the breach and put the inhabitants to the sword. Just thoughty you should hear of it.
I can just see them on day 6: Shofar sho good.
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@@davidanderson_surrey_bc lol
@Belly This has nothing to do with the other
Explain yourself plaese.
13 minutes to learn that "WE finally have NOT found the Ark".
Aran is a natural at having a Nasty Way About Him and still very entertaining and likeable! 😂
he is so likeable , he can do anything :)
This was very comforting to me.
When I was a teen I looked heavily into mysteries like this. It's good to know that it's still the same conclusions I had back then.
Love your work as always ❤️
Its all fake just like Gods lmao
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@@wallypaige8496 hell no.
For starters, why the hell even comment this?
Get off the drugs!!!
@@wallypaige8496 dude no one is going to search through 1,500 comments to look for an opinion that no one cares about.
go home wally, you're drunk
Ron Wyatt had already found the Ark of the Covonant years ago.
Title should have been 'We Still Haven't Found History's Most Hunted Artefact'.
I thought this was going to be a video on Alexander the Great's tomb and crystal, see-through sarcophagus. That is an item that is still out there somewhere. Probably in Egypt, in Alexandria, as he was buried as Pharaoh in the city he founded over 2300 years ago.
I hope to live to see that day if it ever comes!
Same bro I really wanna see his tomb I think I’d weep I look up to that man so much
Didn't they recently find one of the best candidates for his tomb in the Siwa Oasis, like within the last year? I think they are still trying to confirm it. It is possible the tomb is just gone, destroyed, looted to nothingness, or even reused. A lot of missing artifacts are like that, like the Amber room, which was most likely destroyed by fire.
@@HicSvntDracones I heard abt that but there’s been a lot of claims to his tomb, I doubt it’s there
Soon
Alexander the "Great" was but an overconfident man who killed a lot of people and died in his 30's. He was no greater than any other man. And the more overconfident one is the LESSER one is, truth be known. For the selfish human EGO is what the Bible calls 'the devil" and "satan." And anyone totally possessed by the ego is an anti-Christ, with Donald Trump being a perfect example, alongside Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. For as 1John tells you, "there are many anti-Christs."
The Ark of the Covenant is much more important than the grave of any man. It was found by the late Ron Wyatt, and will remain where he found it until the time is right.
I am the prophesied return of the biblical prophet Elijah. I'm gifted with wisdom and Truth discernment, and I believe that all of Ron's discoveries are correct. (Google "Ron Wyatt.") GOD often gives me indicators through SYNCHRONICITIES, and it so happens that Ron Wyatt was born on the exact same day as my dad: June 2, 1933.
I found THE Holy Grail (it was never a physical object but is one of the deepest and most important of truths) and published a book on the subject. My soul has come as Moses, as Elijah, John the Baptist, and now I come as the "two witnesses" spoken of in Revelation Chapter 11. I've published the answers to all meaningful questions. Click and ye shall find. I don't receive UA-cam comment notifications, but can be reached through my websites.
So much intelligence, wonder, and excitement, the guy the mustache is on is pretty cool too ig
You forgot that the statue of Dagon was also destroyed after they put the ark in the same room. Came back later and book, idol was toast.
*"That hasn't aged too well, has it?"* ...This coming from the guy shown crawling all over Warren's shaft...🤣
Based on the title, I thought this video was going to be about TV remotes lost in the couch cushions.
Going to leave this here just in case.
Artefact is the original British English spelling. Artifact is the American English spelling. Interestingly, unlike most American spellings, artifact is the accepted form in some British publications.
Cool story, bro.
Someone gotta adept this story and create a Hollywood blockbuster
@@justamanofculture12 can we put a monkey in it
There are 2 different stories in EXODUS about the ARK. The stories are very different. This is a common thread throughout the Books of Moses. Every story has a second version. I’m always amazed how few people know this important fact!
Yes, more than likely because there were 2 main groups of Israelites/Judeans that unified their oral traditions in one text but neglected to give the overall text a serious edit to remove the inconsistency.
I've heard it said also that 1 version of the Torah begins in Genesis and the other with Abraham which is why there seems to be such an odd mismatch in the story.
As always that was another awesome video Thoughty2...though I have one small concern: there hasn't been a RIF episode in over half a year...what are chances there'll be one soon or is the podcast over with??
Thoughty2 is slowly becoming Infographics with RTX on
Even if it was real, it would be disintegrated by now.
While the wood of the box is unlikely to be in good condition, the gold will be immaculate, maybe a bit dusty, but undamaged if stored carefully (which for something as valuable as that, its storage isn't a concern) so if it exists, the only way it would be destroyed is if someone destroyed it. Time doesn't care about gold.
They used to bury things a lot to hide them. You call that careful storage?? Haven't a lot of scrolls and clay tablets been buried?
4:45 lmao love the subtle shade
Great video (as always)! Your videos are always so interesting and informative as well as entertaining. I really look forward them!
Worth an upvote just for the Tudor Parfitt quip.
I had similar ideas but went down the culinary road.
I'm pretty partial to "Warren's Shaft" not aging well.
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@@wallypaige8496 I'm just here for the entertainment value. I'm not going to search for whatever your comment is.
Now I'm thinking of a "noble" turned into a custard-like puree. :)
@@arbel7655 I think he got a phone call and had to take it... then forgot to get back to us.
Dang, I wish we could still get massive funding for implausible hairbrained expeditions and research....
Also, the ark is nice and all, but I'd be way more excited about the rediscovered Seal of the Realm, a Chinese imperial heirlom made from a single massive piece of jade that was gifted to the first Emperor and handed down through the dynasties as a symbol of imperial power untill it was lost at the end of the Tang dynasty. Nobody has seen it since, but its symbolic power is so great that the Qing dynasty had dozens of forgeries made, and if either the CCP or Taiwan ever managed to rediscover it, it's be a massive boost to either side's claim to legitimacy.
solomons shamir
@@tysk5729 The thing that ate rocks? Pffft, the Foundation has had it in custody for ages! xD
Hey I just bought some Tang today. Delicious!
as amazing as that mystery sounds i think the reason the video was made surrounding the ark is due to how well its known
@@jakubj2827 Pffft, I'm sure ol Thoughty just wanted an excuse to talk about Indiana Jones on the channel xD
I would love to see you do a part 2 and cover things like replica arks sprinkled throughout the ancient world, and the archaeologist (Ron Wyatt?) who claims to have found the ark inside Golgotha and notified the Israeli Antiquities.
Yeh he basically did, all the clues and locations where he discovered it makes perfect sense. And Jerusalem out of all the cities, it wouldn’t make sense if it would be anywhere else but there. They took blood sample from the ark and the sample showed only 23 chromosomes where normally everybody has 46 half from mother half from father.
@@Yurabobr nonsense 😂
calling Ron Wyatt an archeologist is stretching the concept of archeologist beyond breaking point. He likes to make fast video's of unbelievable discovieries without the slightest use of archeological methods.
This channel belongs in a museum!
Well done, as always! I love it when you pop up in the animations.
As a PhD myself, I hope that God has it.
Piled Higher and Deeper!
"Where's the Ark of the Covenant?"
"Dunno."
"Ask Ringo, 'e Knows."
I love this guys videos 😀. I hope there will be some sort of massively special video featuring Douglas Adams when Thoughty Two has his Forty-second birthday 😎
Unfortunately he's been dead nearly as long as Thoughty has been alive. He died 2000 IIRC
The most hunted artefact: the wallet that fell out of my pocket when I was climbing around in the mountains of Colorado. It had a ticket to a Rolling Stones concert, so, you're damn right, I hunted. Alas, to no avail.
I can see it now, " thanks for the tickets bro, awesome concert! Oh and the $50 bought a geat lunch too. " 🤣
All jokes aside sorry for the loss, sucks to have to get a new dl and sc sec card, went through the same thing at 16.
@@deadaccount6135 LOL Yep!
Dookie starts at 10:30...
Seriously though, love these videos. I can watch all day long.
@Thoughty2 Are you planning to increase your uploads a week for the rest of the year? I am at the point where I've seen every single one of your videos at least twice :P
Then there is the idea that the Knights Templar hid the Ark along with other religious artifacts on Oak Island in Nova Scotia.
LOCATION: Oak Island, Nova Scotia.
PERIOD. lol
...good a theory as any. Actually it's more reasonable than most.
Inside the Ark contains the 10 commandments, part of Aaron's staff, a Jar of Mana, and a cloaking device.
I just love his subtle puns!😂
Short answer:
*No.*
Of course, then we would have missed a quarter hour or so of entertaining storytelling.
Try writing yes/no answering any academic essay(question) and see how much you score lol
Perfect score for me.
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It's exactly what I was looking for.
Thoughty2!! Oh boy, here I go learning something again!!!
Lol, I had to...
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I’m starting to think that *_The Ark of The Covenant™️_* really is inside a US Military warehouse.
Kinda upset there was no mention of Vendyl Jones who arguably has gotten closer than those British buggers.
Please do a vid on the Battle of Vienna.
The Winged Hussars fought against overwhelming odds and won. Sabaton has a great song about them.
That also inspired the charge of the rohirrim for Tolkein
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Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks bro, I learn something new every day 👍
good ol sabaton
Super episode, Aaron. And I loved the sparkly gold animation!
BTW: IMHO- prefer the mustache w/o the beard.
You forgot about Ron Wyatt who claimed to have found it in a cave behind the cliff near the Garden Tomb. A lot of people believe this.
Graham Hancock research that The Ark is in Axion Ethiopia still holds for me
Don't do WhatsApp The Sign and The Seal is in my top ten books maybe his thesis is wrong maybe but the book reads so well Had heard about the theory that Shakespeare was not the author of his works never looked into it you definitely Swayed me there. First person to get the Divoc in the UK William Shakespeare in Coventry Cov Entry he has now gone onwards.
Thanks for another great video. I can depend on you and this channel for top class work.
💯
I’ve always imagined Nicolas Cage owns it, and has owned it for hundreds of years
Ron Wyatt found it in the 90’s. Angels guard it today and no one can see it until it’s time!
My search history on my browser is even more cursed
Your content timing is always on point
83% discount and 3 months free ? that means they can't give it away !! great vid as always...cheers.
83% for a multi-year plan compared to the monthly fee
damn , you guys didn't skip it !
I'm just stoked to hear someone other than Dr. Bashir use the word "replete".
Jerico's walls didn't crumble. The Bible says they fell outward. They were found not to long ago laying flat outward from the city. Strange for a city being attacked from the outside.
7:08 its well known that nobody at any time in history was allowed to go near the ark becauseif people got to close to it they would end up getting sick and dying and they died of something that was pretty well exactly like radiation poisoning and the priests who took care of the ark needed special protective clothing when they visited the ark, so its not something new and just because you try to spin it as convenient doesn't make it so.
"Well known" ... ehhh, references?
"Special protecting clothing" ... same thing?
Your thoughts are so fascinating, do you publish a newsletter?
@@LaurentCassaro He is simply saying what is in the Bible.
"The High Priest normally wore a breastplate, ephod, robe, tunic and a turban." (Exodus 28:4-5)
The poles on the Ark were to protect those who carried it, to keep them a safe distance from it or they would die. Exodus explains this quite clearly.
@@wkinne1 Didn't knew that a turban was some kind of protective cloth.
@@LaurentCassaro I would think he is referring to the breastplate, they were made of metal and said to be very heavy.
I watched a documentary in where a Jewish tribe in Africa claimed to be direct descendants of Moses and the Israelites and had the Ark. It wasn't fancy but carbon dating said it was created during the proper time period. I think they did D.N.A. testing as well and found out their ancestors had come from Jerusalem as well. I never crossed checked any of the statements but what they claimed seemed to be back up by the science available at the time.
Ethiopia most likely Their kings claimed to be from the line of king Solomon from Israel and the queen of Sheeva, from Yemen. As they claim, the Ark just "teleported" itself and the king's heir to there. Not the most convincing story so far
@@atzuras nobody claims it was teleported Menelik the son of Solomon and sheba or sheeva brought it
@U Adios Not claimend "now" but claimed by old tales. Much after than Menelik times but much before Ethiopian modern rule.
I have got it from Extra Credits History channel; they usually do some research if you want to check it.
@@atzuras there is no written historical texts on the subject but tales as you said and the tales say it was brought by menelik more like stolen and I'm Ethiopian btw
I'm a little surprised that you didn't mention Ron Wyatt and his claims of discovering the Ark.
Couldn’t we just use GPR to find out if there’s anything that even REMOTELY matches the description of the Ark anywhere near the Temple Mound? It wouldn’t actually damage anything, right? And if there’s nothing there, nobody will need to dig there anymore.
Still would take billions to organize expeditions to every possible location, even if the native population agreed and helped. Not gonna happen in any Muslim country for sure, they indescriminatly hate us and want us dead
no dude , not possible . more complicated than that
Honestly if it was real and was stored properly someone probably found it, sold it, and is now in the hands of a private collector. I believe a lot of missing historical artifacts are in the hands of private collectors.
Chances are, it's in the Vatican's vast vaults.
We have to mention in these stories that only levites could touch or carry the ark. Which makes the thought of someone capturing it very unlikely.
It is quite possible that a wooden chest would still be just fine today. Depending on the wood and location
I imagine it still in good condition today as it was coated inside and out in gold, according to the Word. Whereabouts are one of the world’s greatest mysteries 💫
Got to love a fellow “thoughty” many thanks ☮️
@Sрееd 🅥 SCAM!
I imagine it still in good condition today as it was coated inside and out with gold, and anyone who went near it was either killed or blinded, according to the Word. It’s whereabouts are one of the world’s greatest mysteries 💫 Reports of it being buried under the crucifixion site line up with Dr Wyatt’s discovery and analysis of the blood that dripped onto it almost 2000 years ago. APTTMH AHAYAH 🙌🏼
Ron wyatt is a fraud.
Funny how he completely leaves Ron Wyatt who actually discovered out of the video
Many people don’t realize that the walls of Jericho still stand well mostly in the ground but only one small portion is destroyed and scientists have proven that at one point the area had seismic activity yet held up.
If it was made out of gold, it is also quite likely that if it was stolen it could have been smelted down. It is also possible that it was simply destroyed especially if it was to blame for the plague, or if a king saw it to house too much power and did not want it to get into the wrong hands. That would be my guess, but who knows.
I thought Jericho's walls didn't crumble to dust but fell down on to their sides.
Also creating the Ark as they did would cause it to create massive amount of energy.
They did fall. They didn't crumble to dust. They fell outward. There is archeological evidence of this.
Tigerfire - How does creating the Ark as they did cause massive amounts of energy?
Basically the logic of buying a lottery ticket
I'm telling you, it's on Oak Island
I'm also sure that it has a secret group protecting the arch
I've been using the Ark as a dirty clothes Hamper.
As an ethiopian orthodox follower the story of the ark have a great impact on our history for emperor minilik the first and the orthodox church's history
You forgot about the accounts of Ron Wyatts dig for the ark of the covenant.
Is “artefact” the UK spelling of “artifact”?
You mean ENGLISH 🤡
Yes
@@waitt_68 Well, then, I guess it’s good that his name’s not “Spelly2”
Yes it is
The UK uses ancient caveman spellings.
As always, incredibly informative while being captivly humourous. Love your content completely and always look Forward with anticipation to my next viewing. Keep it going fella and you will always have a subscribed follower here. Life, the universe and everything to one and all. 42 😎
Okay I'm Zimbabwean. born and raised in Harare. I can guarantee that's the funniest pronunciation of our city name😂😂...I had to listen to it 5times....it's ha-ra-re....every syllable is used
If the ark did even exist, I would be very surprised if it isn't in the vaults of The Vatican tbh