{"id":5458,"date":"2026-03-20T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/from-the-slave-coast-to-the-israelites-a-chosen-people-by-seyram\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:00:06","slug":"from-the-slave-coast-to-the-israelites-a-chosen-people-by-seyram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/from-the-slave-coast-to-the-israelites-a-chosen-people-by-seyram\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Slave Coast to the Israelites? &#8220;A Chosen People&#8221; by Seyram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cvqjl15w4pY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>E\u028be People, the Exodus &amp; African Diaspora Identity | Interview with Seyram Adzanku<\/p>\n<p>What if one of West Africa\u2019s most enduring cultures preserved living memories of the Biblical Exodus?<\/p>\n<p>In this powerful interview, Mamlekhet Kohanim sits down with author and researcher Seyram Adzanku to discuss her groundbreaking book A Chosen People: The E\u028be from Kana. This conversation explores the history, traditions, and identity of the E\u028be people, and how their story connects to broader discussions about the ancient Israelites and the African diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>The E\u028be people historically lived along what Europeans called the \u201cSlave Coast\u201d of West Africa, including regions associated with the Kingdom of Juda (Whydah)\u2014an area deeply impacted by the transatlantic slave trade. This makes their history especially important when considering the origins of many African Americans whose ancestors were taken from this very region.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from her research, Seyram Adzanku presents a compelling exploration of how E\u028be oral traditions, language, and ritual life may preserve ancient memories that parallel the Biblical Exodus. Her work challenges long-standing assumptions in African history, Biblical studies, and colonial narratives by placing African voices and cultural memory at the center.<\/p>\n<p>Based on A Chosen People: The E\u028be from Kana, this discussion explores:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 E\u028be oral traditions that parallel the Biblical Exodus<br \/>\n\u2022 Linguistic connections between E\u028begbe and Ancient Hebrew<br \/>\n\u2022 Cultural practices, naming systems, and sacred rituals<br \/>\n\u2022 The impact of European missionary and colonial interpretations<br \/>\n\u2022 How African knowledge systems were misunderstood or suppressed<br \/>\n\u2022 The connection between West Africa, the Slave Coast, and the African diaspora<\/p>\n<p>Blending linguistics, oral history, scripture, ethnography, and historical documentation, this work invites viewers to rethink African history beyond slavery\u2014and to consider Africa as a custodian of ancient spiritual and historical knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, this conversation speaks directly to African Americans and the broader African diaspora. If many of our ancestors came from regions like the Slave Coast and the Kingdom of Juda, what does that mean for identity, heritage, and biblical history today?<\/p>\n<p>This is more than history\u2014it\u2019s about memory, identity, and rediscovery.<\/p>\n<p>#EwePeople #AfricanDiaspora #AfricanAmericanHistory #SlaveCoast #KingdomOfJuda #BiblicalExodus #HebrewConnections #AfricanHistory #LostTribes #BiblicalIdentity #WestAfricaHistory #CulturalMemory #AfricanRoots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E\u028be People, the Exodus &amp; African Diaspora Identity | Interview with Seyram Adzanku What if one of West<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mamlekhet-kohanim"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-243.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}