The Prerequisites
1. Before beginning the search for an ELS Map, specify the axis term (the first term sought) and other key terms to be sought that you believe to be geographically related to it. Generally, in this experiment, the related terms are either Jerusalem (with 6 or 7-letter Hebrew spellings) or Temple (but other related terms were also chosen). The list of ELS maps found as of November 28, 2014 is as follows:
ELS MAP (CLICK THE NUMBER TO SEE THE MAP) | AXIS TERM (1ST TERM SOUGHT) | AXIS TERM ELS (LETTER SKIP) | ELS RANK OF AXIS TERM (# 1 IS LOWEST, I.E., BEST SKIP) | COURSE ANGLE STARTS AT WORD: | COURSE ANGLE STOPS AT WORD: | COURSE INDICATED |
1 | ARK OF THE COVENANT | -306 | 1 | TEMPLE | ZUQBA | 251.565oT |
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| JERUSALEM | -30 | 3 | JERUSALEM | ZUQBA | 251.565oT |
3 | POSITION OF ARK | 2,628 | 2 | JERUSALEM | POSITION OF ARK | 251.565oT |
4 | POSITION OF THE ARK | 3,373 | 1 | FROM JERUSALEM | POSITION OF THE ARK | 251.565oT |
4 | POSITION OF THE ARK | 3,373 | 1 | FROM JERUSALEM | GOLD | 251.565oT |
5 | UGRET SELIMA (a salt marsh on Zuqba) | 37,187 | 1 | JERUSALEM | UGRET SELIMA | 251.565oT |
11 | ARK MAP | -523 | 1 | ARK MAP | RETURN TO EGYPT – COURSE LINE EXTENDS TO TOUCH ARK OF THE COVENANT | 251.565oT |
12 | ROFFMAN ARK | -2,041 | 1 | JERUSALEM | ZUQBA | 251.565oT |
13 | ARK 251(.)565 | 88,418 | 1 | ROFFMAN | ARK 251(.)565 | 251.565oT |
13 | ARK 251(.)565 | 88,418 | 1 | JERUSALEM | 31-9 (INITIAL SUSPECT LATITUDE) | 251.565oT |
14 | HOME OF THE ARK | 14,228 | 67 WITH ROW SPLIT FUNCTION ENABLED, BUT 1 IF CODEFINDER ROW SPLIT FUNCTION DISABLED | JERUSALEM | ARK OF THE COVENANT | 251.565oT |
16 | BARRY S ROFFMAN | 115,157 | 1 | ARK | BARRY S. ROFFMAN | 251.565oT |
Once
2. Once terms are found in approximately the correct relative position, a closer examination begins to see if they match ELS Map criteria. Initially, in 1999, I learned that the GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) course between Jerusalem and Zuqba, Egypt was 252o True, with a 1o degree margin of error. Therefore, when I found that the angle from Jerusalem to Zuqba on ELS Map 1 corresponded to a course of 252.35o True, I was delighted. But Jerusalem is a big city, so where should the course angle measurement begin? Since the Ark was last seen at Temple Mount, Temple Mount became ground zero. The coordinates there are 31 degrees 46 minutes 39.72 seconds North, 35 degrees 14 minutes, 4.38 seconds East.
3. On ELS Map 1 (http://arkcode.com/whats_new_1.html) for over two years I was aware that the word for Temple was there, but I ignored it because it is a high frequency word. However, when I finally did check the course angle from the end of Temple to the beginning of Ark of the Covenant, it also rounded off to 252o True, but it was actually 251.565o True. Now before continuing, there are many ways to place Jerusalem and Temple in a matrix in such a way that they round off with a course of 252o True to Zuqba or Ark of the Covenant. For a specific look at the multiple ways they can fit in such manner, see my web page at http://arkcode.com/catalog.html. However, in general, letters are only accepted for angular measurement if they fall into one of three categories: (1) Closest letters spatially between the two words; (2) First letter of the name; or (3) last letter of name. Thus, in a horizontal row, if the words Jerusalem and Zuqba appeared in sequence, letters of Jerusalem that would work would be J and M. For Zuqba it would be Z and A. Now, in such an English sequence (JERUSALEMZUQBA) the course from Jerusalem to Zuqba would be read as 090o True, while from Zuqba to Jerusalem the course would be 270 o True. Of course, as we know that the course is approximately 252o True from Jerusalem to Zuqba, with a reciprocal course of 072o True. So it is immediately apparent that the horizontal sequence JERUSALEMZUQBA is not an ELS Map.
4. All course angles are related to the 360 degrees in a circle. While I was in the Navy (before I joined the Coast Guard), I learned that there is right way to do something, a wrong way to do, and a Navy way to do it! Alas, what’s a poor naval aviator to do? With respect to course angles, and going north, it depends on whether the officer is commanding a ship, or flying a plane. Everybody agrees on courses 001 degrees through 359 degrees (True or Magnetic). East is 090o, South is 180o, West is 270o. The problem is what happens at north? For a mariner, the course is given as 000o. But for an aviator, it’s 360o. True courses, by the way, relate to the geographic north pole of the Earth. But Magnetic courses relate to the Magnetic North Pole of the Earth which moves constantly. In 2005 the North Magnetic Pole lay near Ellesmere Island in northern Canada at 82.7o N, 114.4o W. Before even going any further, let it be known that ELS Maps should never be based on Magnetic courses. This is because, as was mentioned above, the Magnetic north pole of the Earth drifts each year (by an amount generally cited in the center of a compass rose on a mariner’s chart). Further, on rare occasions (over hundreds of thousands of years), the magnetic poles of the Earth can actually reverse!.
5. Do measured course angles on an ELS Map relate in any way font sizes, letter, or line spacing? NO! They are based only on number of rows (Y) and columns (X) between terms. Once these quantities are established, it’s a matter of very elementary trigonometry and common sense. So, how, for example, is the often repeated course of 251.565o True established? Let us examine ELS Maps 2 (found by Dr. Robert Haralick at City University of New York):