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This text is from a French publication that mentions the Kingdom of Juda / Whydah in West Africa was known to be inhabited by a lost tribe of Israel.
Link: Bibliothèque nationale de France
Author: Société languedocienne de géographie. Auteur du texte
Date: 1890 AD
Title: Bulletin / Société languedocienne de géographie
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French (original)
“Whydah (Fida, Hwedah, Ouida, Juda ou Ajuda) est une ville ancienne, fréquentée depuis le xvi” siècle par les négriers portugais, qui lui donnèrent son nom. Ses habitants étaient dits les ‘Judalques’, et on les considérait en effet comme un reste de tribus dispersées d’Israël; au Nord, la rivière d’Allala, dont le vrai nom est Efra, était devenue l’Euphrate pour les érudits.”
English (Translation)
“Whydah (Fida, Hwedah, Ouida, Juda or Ajuda) is a city old, frequented since the sixteenth century by Portuguese slavers who gave it its name. Its inhabitants were said to be the “Judalques”, and they were indeed considered to be a remnant of scattered tribes of Israel; to the north, the Allala river, whose real name is Efra, had become Euphrates for scholars.”