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1890 AD: The Kingdom of Juda Believed To Be Lost Tribes of Israel

November 16, 2020November 18, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

More Info 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…

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1969 AD: The Igbo Are Wandering Jews of West Africa According To Henry Kissinger

June 25, 2019October 19, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: U.S. State Department Online Archives Date: January 28, 1969 AD Title: Memorandum for the president Author: Henry Kissenger “Biafra (3, 000 sq. miles, 4-6 million). Colonel Ojukwu — 35, British-trained, erstwhile playboy — presides over the popular support and military morale of a people convinced that defeat means extinction. The Ibos are the wandering…

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1710 AD: Map of The Kingdom of Juda In Africa

August 4, 2018August 31, 2025 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: Princeton University Creator: Herman Moll Date: 1710 AD Title: To the Right Honourable Charles, Earl of Peterborow and Monmouth, &c This Map of Africa . . . Is Most Humbly Dedicated. More Info The map shows the names Whiddah and Fida, which are alternate spellings for Whydah and Juda. Just above the kingdom of…

*The Omnidex*, Forgotten Migrations, The Shemites

880 AD: Eldad The Danite and The Lost Tribes In Africa

August 4, 2018October 27, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

More Info “While it was regarded as merely a myth for many years − appearing in several written and oral versions − something striking occurred in the year 880 C.E. that left an imprint on Jewish consciousness for centuries to come. One day, a small, very dark-skinned Jew named Eldad showed up in the Jewish…

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69 AD – 96 AD: Hebrews Looked Like Ethiopians and Egyptians According To Tacitus

July 23, 2018October 26, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: Perseus Digital Library Author: Tacitus Date: 69 AD – 96 AD Title: Histories 5.2-5 “A few authorities hold that in the reign of Isis the surplus population of Egypt was evacuated to neighboring lands under the leadership of Hierosolymus and Judas. Many assure us that the Jews are descended from those Ethiopians who were…

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1700s AD: Depiction of A Black Christ With Black Disciples

July 8, 2018November 17, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

This image is often presented as the earliest known depiction of Christ, but with the help of the Cairo Museum, the rumors as to the date have been clarified. It was created by an unknown artist and dates to the 1700s AD.

Artist: Unknown Date: 1700s AD

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Are There Black People Mentioned In The Bible - Jesus — 1700s AD Depiction of Jesus

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1747 AD: Map of The Kingdom of Juda In Africa

July 8, 2018October 20, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: Library of Congress Creator: Emanuel Bowen Date: 1747 AD Title: A new & accurate map of Negroland and the adjacent countries : also upper Guinea, showing the principle European settlements & distinguishing wch. belong to England, Denmark, Holland & c : the sea of the rivers being drawn from surveys & the best modern…

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Jochebed: The Mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam

February 2, 2018October 23, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Name: Jochebed Father: Levi Brother: Kohath Spouse: Amram (also Jochebed’s nephew) Children: Miriam, Aaron, and Moses More Info In the following verse we learn quite a bit about Jochebed and her family: “And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life…

Biblical People, The Shemites, Women In Scripture

Apollos: African Born Israelite and Apostle

May 4, 2017October 19, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Apollos is only mentioned ten times in the New Testament, and it is from one of those mentions that we learn that he was an African born Israelite. “And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.” – Acts 18:24 Apollos was just one…

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Paul: The Black Apostle To The Gentiles

January 11, 2017October 16, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Name: Paul Place of Origin: Rome More Info Paul was a free born Hebrew, born in Rome, and he had Roman citizenship. This is an important detail because not every Hebrew in Rome had citizenship status. Many were slaves and second class non citizens. After being arrested, it is during a conversation with the chief…

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