The ark of the covenant is a quite famous device of the old testament. The Indiana Jones movie franchise began with the raiders of the lost ark. People all over the world have been searching for this thing since its official disappearance around 500 BC when the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem. The biblical account gives a detailed description of the device, and if we follow that description, it is a high voltage capacitor.
I would like it if in the comments here we assume the device existed as described in the bible, and had the electrical properties that science proves it would have if built as described.
If over 2000 years ago people had a large high voltage capacitor, but no other electrical infrastructure, what would it have been used for?
I have some of my own theories based on the biblical accounts of its use mixed with the science and archeological findings that are relevant that I will discuss with you all in the comments.
thank you all, even and especially the skeptics.
by Sorryifimanass
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“had the electrical properties that science proves it would have if built as described”
Can we start with what electrical properties you think it would have? And why?
Radio to contact the Anunnaki, breaker breaker come in Nibiru ….
Well to store lightnings of course.
What science proves that it has any electrical generating capabilities? I have never heard that one.
It’s filled with mercury
Nah the Arc was definitely a previous civilization’s “Deep Thought”.
The answer is coming soon. Very soon.
Noah’s Ark / Ark of The Covenant
I’ll start with the biblical account – it was nominally created to store the word of the Jewish people’s one true God. They had no idols or anything else to point to in order to prove their God existed. They understood the electrical safety protocols, so they charged the thing up, and invited non-believers and enemies to experience the word of their God. Anyone going near the charged capacitor was taking their life into their hands. Getting close enough, one would feel the static in the air, the hair on the arms would stand up, there would be a low humming vibration, if it was dark they may even see an electrical glow. At low voltage levels, someone could touch it and feel the zap of God, while Jewish priests were able to handle it unfazed. At high voltage touching it, or even getting too close, even just approaching the tabernacle resulted in instant death.
Back then, this would be a miraculous show of divine favour.
I read the arc of the covenant had the plague in it which is why people who came near it died. Although I don’t know if that’s true or if they died. To go with your theory I would say it had to then tie into the tech present around that time. The pyramids, Baghdad batteries, that laser/plasma cutter thing, other stuff. You know yourself that a capacitor is for storing a charge. High voltage then suggests this was designed to a higher specification than the Baghdad battery. For a energy intensive purpose. But tbh this is the first I heard that about the arc. Just matching it to other info I have read. I always thought the pyramids created electricity and transmitted it which caused people to get sick resulting in the vandalism of the pyramids. I know you were talking about Israel but not so far away.
The Ethiopian Church claims to have the ark. Each lifetime they appoint a caretaker and over time the caretakers (according to them) develop and then die from similar maladies.
As described, the maladies correspond to radiation poisoning.
I suspect the great pyramid created some type of wirless electricity akin to Teslas work. There are images of Djeds in ancient Egypt that look similar to what’s on modern power transformers. The ark is most likely an ancient piece of technology from the height of the ancient civilization.
It’s a Leyden Jar charged by the rubbing fabrics of the Tabernacle around it. Once juiced up it stayed that way until discharged, typically in a deadly fashion.
Apparently, there are multiple arc of the covenants from over the years and history. One of them is in some Ethiopian church that is guarded by a priest that dedicate their lives to it, but there are several replicas that may or may not work.