Technological AdvancementsThe kingdom's early use of metalworking, utilizing rich deposits of copper and gold, marked a significant technological leap, laying the foundation for future advancements in metallurgy in the region and beyond.
Building the Palace: Kar begins constructing Baal's palace with materials from Lebanon and Mount Hermon, echoing biblical references to cedar and gold.
The Temple was a marvel of Atlantean architecture, richly decorated with gold, silver, and other precious materials.
5 When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord YHWH was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver and gold and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of God’s temple.
They demand continuous supplies of beef, lamb, gold, and virgin girls, making human existence centered around serving these overlords.
As there is gold, diamond, silver, copper, and platinum, all kinds of needed wealth in our own home.
As a result, the Pleiadians and Dragonians of the Golden Circle, Ring of Fire, the Knights of the Gold Circle, as they are known to this day, dressed up truth with falsehood and falsehood with truth.
They wore gold jewels and lived a primitive yet spiritual life.
In the midst of Paradise was a green silk tent spread for them, supported on gold pillars, and in the tent was a throne upon which Adam and Hava were seated.
Ancient Mining Practices: Mutwa explains that the mining of gold and other metals was an important activity in ancient South Africa, carried out by the indigenous people.
Gold Crucibles: He mentions evidence of ancient crucibles used for melting gold and other metals, showing sophisticated metallurgical practices.
These points highlight the rich and multifaceted history of Africa as described by Credo Mutwa, focusing on the key areas of races, gold, mining, and religion.
Copper Mining: The earliest metal mined by ancient Africans was copper, followed by gold.
Mining Practices: The entire region of Southern Africa is highlighted for its ancient mining activities, particularly for gold and copper.
This is how the ancient Africans used to cast gold into necklaces.5:12You have seen them, Mr.
5:32The people who are called the Balu Bedu in the northern Transvaal, their name means "people of gold," the gold processors.5:40Look at this.
But not all of them; gold was poured there from a crucible.
17:11The blacksmiths of South Africa, the black men and women who mined gold, practiced all kinds of strange rituals.17:23They did not cook food in pots, Mr.
Mine workers, diggers of mine, were not allowed to use metal tools.19:04You were not allowed to use a metal object to dig for gold; you had to use a stone out of respect.19:20How does the respect come in with stone rather than metal?
Because metal-working people felt guilty about taking metal from the stone.19:41Out of superstitions, they used stone tools to dig for gold.19:53You were not allowed to use metal to rape metal from the earth mother.
Our people mined gold.
Women were miners.22:22Women mined gold and other metals in South Africa.
23:53So you would agree that the star people are the origin of mining for gold in this area?23:59Yes, yes.
The first metal that our people mined was not gold; it was copper.24:29And later gold.
Ovid's Four ages (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron)
“When Saturn was cast down to shadowy Tartarus, Jove’s rule began; the Silver Age arose, Inferior to gold, yet better than bronze.” (Translation adapted for clarity)
A sceptre is shaped like the national standard, four-armed and cruciform, but surmounted by an orb of solid gold signifying the Sun.
They worked with various metals, including tin, copper, bronze, silver, gold, and iron.
However, the use of gold and silver as money is less intuitive, given their limited practical utility.
Gold and silver held sacred significance across various ancient cultures, often associated with the sun and the moon.
Gold, with its brilliant luster, was associated with the sun, while silver, with its cooler, reflective surface, was linked to the moon.
Peru: Gold was revered as "the tears wept by the sun" and was used exclusively in religious contexts, adorning temples and sacred objects.
The Inca temple of the sun at Cuzco, known as the "Place of Gold," was an opulent display of gold and silver wealth.
Atlantis: Plato's description of Atlantis mirrors the situation in Peru, with vast accumulations of gold and silver used to adorn temples and sacred spaces, rather than for practical purposes.
Assyria: Gold and silver were dedicated to the sun and moon, respectively.
A pyramid in the palace of Nineveh featured stages covered in different colors representing celestial bodies, with gold at the top symbolizing the sun and silver representing the moon.
The sacred status of gold and silver contributed to their use as currency.
The reverence for gold and silver transcended their practical utility, embedding them deeply into the economic systems of various civilizations.
The historical and sacred value of gold and silver continues to influence modern economies.
The finite nature of gold and silver production poses challenges for a rapidly growing and advancing world, raising questions about the sustainability of a currency system rooted in ancient reverence.
The name of the first is Pison; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
They despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury; nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control; but they were sober, and saw clearly that all these goods were increased by virtuous friendship with one another, and that by excessive zeal for them, and honor of them, the good of them is lost, and friendship perishes with them."
Gold and silver were classed under the general name puvak, and distinguished as white and yellow; iron and copper were both known as hih, and distinguished also by their color.
The Atlanteans mined and worked metals like copper, tin, bronze, gold, silver, and probably iron.
The immense gold vessels and ornaments of the Peruvians, who paid a significant ransom to Pizarro, highlight their advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Then I, Ahura Mazda, brought two implements unto him: a golden seal and a poniard inlaid with gold.
Advanced metalworking in copper, gold, silver, bronze, and tumbaga.
The dress worn by the followers of the Sun was a beautifully delicate silken material, all interwoven with gold threads, so that it appeared a veritable cloth of gold.
But cloth of gold, as we know it now, is of a thick, unbending texture, whereas this fabric was so flexible that it could be folded like muslin.
The garments of the Moon were naturally of white material, but so interwoven with threads of silver that practically it might be called cloth of silver, as the Sun's was cloth of gold.
The outside of this huge dome was thinly plated with gold ; and it was noteworthy that a peculiar dappled effect was produced on the surface, evidently intended to represent what are called the * willow-leaves ' or * ricegrains' of the Sun.
Metals like gold, silver, and aurichalcum were used extensively, often produced alchemically rather than mined.
Metals were much used and admirably wrought, gold, silver and aurichalcum being those most employed in decoration, and in domestic utensils.
They were told falsehoods that there were Seven Cities of Gold in this area.
What Moses repeated was the sound he heard, and then he had to think, "What does that sound mean?"[41:45] Generations of theologians have had to ask, "What does that sound mean?" Yahweh sounds the way it does because we’ve inserted vowels into the Tetragrammaton to make it pronounceable, and when we do that, it makes the H’s almost silent.[41:39] In "Echoes of Eden," I point out that H’s in Proto-Semitic were not silent—they sounded like this: chhh.[41:49] Now, if I tell you that all around the world there are stories of our ancestors being governed by beings that were as violent and punitive and hungry for beef, gold, and virgin girls as Yahweh appears to be in the Bible, if you go to Mesoamerica, you will read about feathered serpents or what we might call dragons called Kukumatz or Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl.[42:24] Go to Georgia, it’s the Caucasus; Japan, you’ve got the Akuchi or Kuchi-dera; go to Spain and Portugal, Pacoca; go to Greece, it’s the Drakos.
You’ll notice there’s a phonetic similarity to all those names representing dragons who all love beef, gold, virgin girls.
They all have this chhh sound associated with them.[43:01] In the Bible, we’ve got a chhh who wants beef, gold, and virgin girls.
When you read Bel and the Dragon, we’ve got the Babylonians being mocked because they don’t have a real dragon in their tent.[43:01] The priests are eating the beef and enjoying the gold and use of the virgin girls—that’s what the Babylonians do.
Imagine the thriving Atlantean civilization: great pyramidal structures, paved streets, and temples painted red, white, black, and sometimes sheathed in gold and silver.
The phoenix is often described as a large, magnificent bird with vibrant plumage, typically in shades of red, gold, purple, and blue.
Yingzhou is described as a paradisiacal place, adorned with gold and silver towers and bridges, covered in jewels, and filled with magical plants and animals.
Constructed from acacia wood and gold, it featured complex sacred objects like the Ark of the Covenant—akin to a powerful reactor containing divine laws.
11 “Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.