November 2020 – Black History In The Bible

29 Nov

Professor Jeffrey Jerome Cohen Provides Commentary On Why Jews Were Depicted As Being Black In Medieval Time Period (More of a Signifier of Race Than Class)-Jews and Saracens Were Black Physically and Spiritually-At Times, Both Saracens and Jews Were Depicted With “Hooked” Noses and Black Skin-Black People Were In Ancient Carthage

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References2000s, 2003, dark-skinned, Medieval, Swarthy, University of Minnesota

Source: Medieval Identity Machines (University of Minnesota) 2003 A.D - pg. 277 Note: Page 198 of the source. Note: Page 199 to 200 of the source. Note: Page 201 of the source. Note: Page 201 of the source. Note: Page 201 of the source. Note: Page 206 of the source. Note: Page 219 of the source. Note: Page 272 of the source. Note: Page 277 of the source. Note: Page 283 of the source. This source confirms that during the medieval age, Jews being depicted as "swarthy", "Ethiopian", or "black-skinned" was used to signify race more than class which once…

29 Nov

Dark Skinned Hebrews With Ruddy Complexion

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References1900s, 1939, dark-skinned, Ruddy

Source: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - 1939 A.D. From the Encyclopedia for the term ruddy, "The dark-skinned Hebrews found great beauty in a clear complexion." The complete 1939 A.D International Standard Bible Encyclopedia stated that dark-skinned Hebrews found great beauty in a clear complexion. This correlates to the biblical ruddiness being that of a black person having a ruddy complexion.

29 Nov

Jews Were Originally A Dark-Skinned And Woolly-Haired People

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References, The Shemites1800s, 1859, Smithsonian

Source: Illustrated Nature of The Animal Kingdom: Being a Systematic and Popular Description of the Habits, Structure, and Classification of Animals From The Highest to the Lowest Forms, With Their Relations To Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, and The Arts (Smithsonian Libraries) 1859 A.D. - pg. 42 "The Jews appear to have been originally a dark-skinned and woolly-haired race..."

29 Nov

Ashur Probably Came From “shachar; black”

One For All0 CommentsCommentaries, The Shemites2000s, 2020, Ashur, Black

Source: Ashur (Bible Hub) 2020 A.D "And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa." - 1 Chronicles 2:24 From the source: Ashur: Probably from shachar; black; Ashchur, an Israelite -- Ashur. Names in ancient times often represented physical features or unique characteristics that an individual displayed. This name could indicate this individual was an extremely dark-skinned individual.

29 Nov

The Black Jews of Timbuktu (Mali)

Black History In The Bible1 CommentHistorical References1400s, 1492, 1500s, 1526, 1700s, 1900s, 1996, 700s, Berber, Inquisition, Islam, Leo Africanus, Mali, Morocco, Muslim, Sahara, Shavei Israel, Songhai Empire, Timbuktu

Source: Shavei.org (Shavei Israel) There are approximately 1,000 people with alleged Jewish roots in Timbuktu, Mali. They arrived in the 14th century fleeing persecution in Spain, and migrated south to the Timbuktu area, at that time part of the Songhai Empire. Among them was the Kehath (Ka’ti) family, descended from Ismael Jan Kot Al-yahudi of Scheida, Morocco. Sons of this prominent family founded three villages that still exist near Timbuktu—Kirshamba, Haybomo, and Kongougara. In 1492, Askia Muhammed came to power in the previously tolerant region of Timbuktu and decreed that Jews must convert to Islam or leave; Judaism became illegal…

28 Nov

UNESCO Says Ancient Egypt Was Black

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References1900s, 1981, Egypt, Mediterranean, UNESCO, United Nations, University of California

Source: Ancient Civilizations of Africa (University of California) 1981 - pg. 38 In 1981, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization published General History of Africa II: Ancient Civilizations of Africa. From page 27 to page 43 of this book, UNESCO proves that the ancient Egyptians from their origins through the several thousand years they reigned to the sunset of the Roman Empire they were without a doubt a black, negroid race. Page 29 to the beginning of page 30 of this book also talks of the "brown" Mediterranean peoples, which includes Shemites, being negroes. This also ties to…

21 Nov

Judaism and Christianity Present In West Africa Before The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsHistorical References1800s, 1856, Africa, Ashanti, Cambridge University, Christianity, England, Gold Coast, Guinea, Judaism, London, Senegambia, Transatlantic Slave Trade, West Africa

Source: Blacks Jews : The Religious Challenge or Politics Versus Religion (Cambridge University) - Page 233 "J. Leighton Wilson was a missionary for eighteen years in Africa. In his work Western Africa: its history, condition and prospects (London 1856), he states that in Senegambia, religion was a mixture of paganism, Judaism and Islam and that it is difficult to define the areas of influence of each of the three religions. In northern Guinea paganism and Judaism were closely intertwined and in the south there were more traces of Christianity. He based his conclusions on the existence of some customs which…

20 Nov

The Origins of The Lemba “Black Jews” of Southern Africa: Evidence From P12F2 and Other Y-Chromosome Markers.

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsDNA Studies1900s, Africa, DNA, Lemba, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information The Lemba are a southern African Bantu-speaking population claiming Jewish ancestry. Allele frequencies at four different Y-specific polymorphic loci, as well as extended-haplotype frequencies that included data from several loci, were analyzed in an attempt to establish the genetic affinities and origins of the Lemba. The results suggest that > or = 50% of the Lemba Y chromosomes are Semitic in origin, approximately 40% are Negroid, and the ancestry of the remainder cannot be resolved. These Y-specific genetic findings are consistent with Lemba oral tradition, and analysis of the history of Jewish people and…

18 Nov

Jews Inhabited Both Sides of The Niger River

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsHistorical References1300s, 1342, 1350, 1400s, 1403, 1422, 1462, 1600s, Asian, Christianity, England, France, Jerusalem, Jew, John Ogilby, Judea, Niger River, Nigeria, Persians, Scatter, Spain, Titus, University of Michigan, West Africa

Source: Africa being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia and the Abyssines - John Ogilby 1600-1676 (University of Michigan) - Page 34 "Many Jews also are scatter'd over this Region; * some Natives, boasting themselves of Abrahams seed, inhabiting both sides the River Niger (Niger River): Others are Asian Strangers, who fled thither either from the desolation of Jerusalem by Vespa∣sian; or from Judea wasted and depopulated by the Romans, Persians, Saracens, and Christians: Or else such as came out of Europe, whence they were banish'd, viz. Out…

16 Nov

Judaism Was The Traditional Religion of Black Slaves

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsHistorical References1900s, Cambridge University, Transatlantic Slave Trade, West Africa

Source: Blacks Jews : The Religious Challenge or Politics Versus Religion (Cambridge University) 1987 - Page 235-236 "The study of customs and rites and the analysis of the semantics of these African tribes have led many of their observers to propose some hypotheses and even to draw some conclusions. Doctor Allen H. Godbey reached the following conclusion: 'These factors have a very specific significance if we consider the presence of Judaism among the American Negroes. Hundreds of thousands of slaves were transported to America from West Africa during the trade which started some 400 years ago. What traces of Judaism…

Month: November 2020

Dark Skinned Hebrews With Ruddy Complexion

Jews Were Originally A Dark-Skinned And Woolly-Haired People

Ashur Probably Came From “shachar; black”

The Black Jews of Timbuktu (Mali)

UNESCO Says Ancient Egypt Was Black

Judaism and Christianity Present In West Africa Before The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Origins of The Lemba “Black Jews” of Southern Africa: Evidence From P12F2 and Other Y-Chromosome Markers.

Jews Inhabited Both Sides of The Niger River

Judaism Was The Traditional Religion of Black Slaves

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