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| Parshat Terumah/ vnur, Excerpts for the new book, “code of the heart” (19th Parsha of 54 Parshiyos of Torah) By Avraham David, numerical interpretation of Torah with aid of Gematria. Grandson of the Strettyner Rebbe, Rabbi Solomon Langner. Questions/Comments 908-907-0953. © 2005. Study Gematria & Sharpen Your Wisdom. Online at www.codeoftheheart.com In Search of the Ark of the Testimony In this Parsha, we learn about the detailed instructions of the construction of the Tabernacle. We also learn about the vessels of the temple including the Ark of the Testimony. This is was the most holiest object in heaven and earth as it contained the Tablets of the Testimony (Ten Commandments). However, it has not been seen for the past 2500 years. The last time it is mentioned is in Chronicles where it says, תנו את ארון הקדש בבית אשר בנה שלמה בן דויד , “Place the Holy Ark in the Temple that Solomon son of David , …the king of Israel built”(Chronicles 35:3). The Temple was reconsecrated by King Josiah. There are several opinions and theories as to where the ark was hidden, taken or even destroyed. According to Chronicles, the Babylonians sacked the first temple and removed all the articles of the Temple of G-d (Chronicles 36:11). In the end of Writings, it states that Koresh authorized the building of the Second Temple. In fact, with the aid of the codes, we see an allusion to Koresh where the Torah discusses the Ark and the Cherubim (Angels). The Torah says, רחבה: ועשית שנים כרבים זהב , “its width: You shall make two Cherubim of gold”(Exodus 25: 16-17) If we take the acronym of the encircled letters it spells the term כורש, Koresh (Cyrus). With this finding, it lends credibility to those who say it is in Babylonia as Cyrus took over power after Nebuchadnezer of Babylonia. According to other theorists, the ark is in Lake Tana in Ethiopia. This past week, the History Channel did a program called In Search of the Ark and they showed an Explorer with Bob Cornuke, who wrote a book called the Gold of Exodus, visiting Lake Tana and they were shown some objects whom the local people claimed were from the Temple of Israel. They trace their roots to Queen Sheba who had a relationship with King Solomon. In the above phrase,תנו את ארון , Give the Aharon, we can see an allusion to Lake Tana as the encircled letters spell the term i, tan or with dots (nekudots), we can stretch it to say Tana. I personally feel that it is a weak theory just like my finding. According to Talmud Yoma 53a, it was hidden by King Josiah. In my opinion, it is hidden in the center of Israel (see Rashi, Megila 6a), which is near Tiberias in the Sea of the Galilee or in the Hebrew vernacular ים כינרת Yam Kinneret (See Rashi at Talmud Eruvin (Daf Lamud Amud Aleph) where Rashi says, “Ginosar, the land of the Yam Kinneret, it’s fruit are sweet. According to the Jewishvirtuallibrary.org, When the Ark was finally placed in the Temple, the midrash reports that the golden tree decorations that adorned the walls blossomed with fruit that grew continuously until the Temple's destruction (Yoma 39b). With the aid of the codes, we (my wife and I) have found an allusion to the Kinneret in this Parsha. The Torah says ואל הארן תתן את העדת אשר אתן אילך: ונועדתי לך שם, “And into the Aron you shall put the Testimony that I shall give you. It is there that I shall audience with you”(Exodus 25:21:22). If we take the acronym of the encircled letters (rearranged), it spells the term, כינרת , Kinneret. The Gematria of this term is 680. Another term with the same number is פרת, Prus , or Euphrates River. Perhaps it is in the Euphrates River? It is this river that we learn flowed out of the Garden of Eden (See Genesis 2:14). As a side note, we know from the Midrash that Joseph’s ark was under the nile river until Moses brought it up. It is not so far fetched to have holy articles hidden under the water for safekeeping. We ourselves are created in the watery environment of the womb of a women till we come out. In any event, the most compelling evidence that the Ark is in the Kinneret is based on Gematria The Gematria of the term, ים כינרת Yam Kinneret is 730. Another term with the same Gematria is ארן העדת , Aron Haedus(t), Ark of the Testimony that is found, interestingly enough, in the same sentence that is encoded the Kinneret (Exodus 25:22). What are the ramifications of this finding? It is awesome. It was from on top of the Ark that G-d spoke to Moses through the Two Cherubim. There is much history around this location as well. As noted above, Tiberias borders the Kinneret. The Sanhedrin relocated there during the Second Temple. The Mishna was completed under the authority of Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi in 200 CE and Maimonides was buried there in1204 AD(See ww.virtuallibrary.org). This discovery is like a delicious fruit that we must cherish and enjoy. It is from the study of Torah that we will always find the right path in the service of the Lord. |
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