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Ark of the
Covenant

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Jonathan Gray
http://www.beforeus.com
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Illustration Credits

If I failed to credit any illustrations reproduced in
this book, I offer my apologies. Any sources omitted
will be appropriately acknowledged in all future
editions of this book.

About the author

Jonathan Gray has traveled the world to gather data
on ancient mysteries. A serious student of pre-history,
he has investigated numerous archaeological sites, and
has also penetrated some largely un-explored areas,
including parts of the Amazon headwaters.
Between lecturing worldwide, the author has hosted
newspaper columns and contributed to various magazines.
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Other books by Jonathan Gray

Dead Men’s Secrets
Dead Men’s Secrets Update
Sting of the Scorpion
The Ark Conspiracy
Curse of the Hatana Gods
64 Secrets Ahead of Us
Bizarre Origin of Egypt’s Ancient Gods
The Lost World of Giants
Discoveries: Questions Answered
Sinai’s Exciting Secrets
The Killing of Paradise Planet
Surprise Witness
The Corpse Came Back
The Discovery That’s Toppling Evolution
UFO Aliens: The Deadly Secret
Stolen Identity: Jesus Christ – History or Hoax?
The Da Vinci Code Hoax
Was This a Miracle?
The Sorcerers’ Secret
Who’s Playing Jesus Games?
Back Issues Vols. 1 to 6
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First printing 1997
Various printings since
Copyright © Jonathan Gray 2008
All rights reserved

Limited portions of this work may be copied
For study or review purposes without written
permission, provided that the source is duly
credited.
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Under the noses of the professionals,
an amateur finds the most prized
artifact on earth. Who is this man?
How did it happen?
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CONTENTS
Chapter

PROLOGUE…………………………………………….. 9

1 TOO HOT TO HANDLE
The Ark: most precious artifact on earth………………… 15
2 LOST… BUT WHERE?
The lost Ark’s whereabouts: claims –1………………… 24
3 INTO DARK TUNNELS
The lost Ark’s whereabouts: claims - 2………………… 38
4 DARING RESCUE PLAN
The Ark symbolises life and death issues…………… 49
5 FIRE GOD OF THE AMAZON
Why human sacrifice and cannibalism……………… 62
6 “SACRIFICE YOUR SON”
The Abraham incident………………………………….. 69
7 ESCAPE AT MIDNIGHT
The Red Sea crossing……………………………………. 74
8 COVENANT OF BLOOD
Why the Ark was built………………………………….. 86
9 WHY WERE THE CANAANITES EVICTED?
The Ark enters Palestine……………………………….. 97
10 SOLOMON’S FLEET MYSTERY
Forgotten global voyages – 1 ………………………… 108
11 INTO THE UNKNOWN
Forgotten global voyages – 2………………………….. 124
12 JEZEBEL, SEDUCTRESS
The Ark vanishes …………………………………………. 141
13 THE PROPHECY AND THE RABBIS’ CURSE
Daniel’s amazing prophecy – 1……………………….. 151
14 MESSIAH’S APPEARANCE FORETOLD
Daniel’s amazing prophecy -2………………………….. 161
15 BORN INTO DANGER
The rejection – 1………………………………………….. 178
16 “HIS BLOOD BE ON US”
The rejection – 2………………………………………….. 198
17 A PLANNED TIME TO DIE
Daniel’s amazing prophecy -3…………………………. 201
18 THE WOMAN WHO ATE HER SON
Daniel’s amazing prophecy -4………………………… 210
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19 THE END APPROACHES
Jerusalem destroyed: the hidden Ark waits ……………… 228
20 HOLOCAUST
The Jewish dispersion ……………………………………… 246
21 THE SEARCH
Search for the Ark – 1……………………………………… 256
22 GRUESOME FIND
Search for the Ark –2…………………………………………272
23 THE LINK
Search for the Ark – 3……………………………………… 284
24 “THE DEAD MAN’S ALIVE!”
The empty tomb – 1 ………………………………………… 299
25 WHO STOLE THE BODY?
The empty tomb – 2 ………………………………………… 306
26 DID HIS FRIENDS STEAL THE BODY?
The empty tomb – 3 ………………………………………… 316
27 THE WITNESSES
The empty tomb – 4 ……………………………………… .. 322
28 LEGAL OPINION
The empty tomb – 5 ……………………………………… 328
29 JOSEPH – A MARKED MAN
The tomb’s owner punished ……………………………… 334
30 THE OBSTRUCTIVE BISHOP
Search for the Ark – 4……………………………………… 348
31 SECRET CHAMBER
Search for the Ark – 5…………………………………………355
32 “THERE’S NOTHING DOWN THERE”
Search for the Ark – 6…………………………………………368
33 THE “MAN” WHO KNEW
Search for the Ark – 7……………………………………… 379
34 NO TURNING BACK
The sacrifice – 1 ………………………………………………385
35 THE EXECUTION BEGINS
The sacrifice – 2 ………………………………………………392
36 TWO THIEVES
The sacrifice – 3 ………………………………………………402
37 ACT OF LOVE
The sacrifice – 4 ………………………………………………408
38 BLACK NOON
The sacrifice – 5 ………………………………………………416
39 STARTLIONG PREDICTIONS
The sacrifice – 6 …………………………………………… 423
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40 SURPRISE UNDER SKULL HILL
The sacrifice and the Ark …………………………………… 432
41 QUESTIONS
Concerning the blood – 1 ………………………………… 448
42 VICIOUS MEN
The attackers – 1 …………………………………………460
43 THE AMBUSH
The attackers – 2 …………………………………………… 472
44 ON A KNIFE EDGE
Official reaction …………………………………………… 491
45 BLOOD BATTLE
Concerning the blood – 2 ………………………………… 505
46 WHAT NOW?
The Ark and coming events – 1 ………………………… 522
47 THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
The Ark and coming events – 2 …………………………… 530

EPILOGUE……..……………………………..……... 549

APPENDIX……………….…………………………... 554
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PROLOGUE
Eskin glanced at his wrist watch. Just twenty-three minutes
and Alitalia Flight 801 would be touching down. Baggage and
immigration clearance should, hopefully, be quick. He could be
in Jerusalem by five.
Rabbi Avigdor Eskin looked down at the photograph of
the Prime Minister. Then he closed his eyes and reclined in his
seat, rehearsing the plan. For this curse to work, he would need
ten men. They would stand outside the house of Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin and pronounce the words of the death sentence.
Eskin fumbled in his jacket. Fine, the letter was still there.
A copy would be sent to several synagogues. Rabin had to die.
The man was a rodef, endangering the lives of others. Not only
that, he was a moser, the worst form of traitor.
The ancient curse Eskin would invoke was the pulsa
denura, the "lashes of fire". Powerful, effective and deadly. So
deadly, it could never be written down.
Eskin rehearsed it again. This curse had been handed down by
word of mouth. It was the worst curse that could ever be issued.
Ten learned rabbis must agree that its use was justified. Of
course, Eskin knew it must be done correctly. His helpers would
need to fast for three days. They would cast the spell at
midnight, in a ceremony lit by black candies.

"Sir, would you please pull up your seat? We shall
soon be landing."

The voice of the stewardess jolted him. For an instant,
Eskin glared at her, annoyed at the sudden intrusion. He pressed
the seat button.
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Was it Eskin I bumped into that morning at the bus
station? As the surly, bearded man brushed past me, I was struck
with something sinister in his look.
My crew and I departed Jerusalem the next morning. But a
few days later, when I picked up a Cairo newspaper, my blood
froze!
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had just died
violently!
It would later be revealed that Eskin had pronounced in
triumph, "Our prayer has worked." He had then promptly
returned to his native Russia, fearing arrest.
Almost any astute observer could see that the secular Israeli
government was treading a tightrope. On the one hand it sought
a delicate peace process with the potentially hostile Arabs. And
on the other hand, it had to contend with Jewish "religious
extremists" who wanted to build on the sacred Temple Mount
held by those Arabs.
There were Jewish extremists who felt themselves
"betrayed" by their government. The government was now
blaming "religious extremists" for Rabin’s assassination.
As if that were not enough, the authorities would soon have to
deal with a third VERY EXPLOSIVE factor: THE ARK OF
THE COVENANT discovery.
And that’s where this story begins.
In a nutshell, this is how we shall tell it...
Chapters 1 to 3 will touch on the Ark’s alleged "special"
powers and recount the stories of some modern attempts to
locate this lost treasure.
Chapters 4 to 20 trace the background story of the people
who built the Ark. The Ark itself will be seen surfacing from
time to time during this story, until vanishing for millennia.
Chapters 21 to 45 recount the search by Ronald Wyatt and
his team for the lost Ark, interspersed with flash-backs to some
earth-shaking events which only now can be seen as linked to
the Ark EVEN WHILE IT REMAINED HIDDEN FROM
SIGHT. The connection will be mind boggling.