{"id":8731,"date":"2026-08-16T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/1-christian-vs-7-black-hebrew-israelite-women-jesus-was-not-black\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T04:00:54","slug":"1-christian-vs-7-black-hebrew-israelite-women-jesus-was-not-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/1-christian-vs-7-black-hebrew-israelite-women-jesus-was-not-black\/","title":{"rendered":"1 Christian vs 7 Black Hebrew Israelite Women &#8211;  Jesus Was Not Black!!??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P0FRB83rsgw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Color of Yahusha (Jesus) | What Scripture, History &amp; Ancient Art Reveal<\/p>\n<p>Was Yahusha (Jesus) a dark-skinned man? Before the stained glass and Renaissance paintings, the Scriptures and the earliest believers preserved a very different picture. In this video we follow three lines of evidence \u2014 the Word, the body, and the image \u2014 to recover the face history tried to forget.<\/p>\n<p>We open in the Book of Revelation, where the glorified Messiah is described with hair like wool and feet like burnished bronze glowing in a furnace. From there we walk through a chorus of witnesses \u2014 Daniel, Song of Solomon, Job, and Lamentations \u2014 and examine the Law of skin disease, where affliction turns the skin &quot;white as snow,&quot; a sign that only makes sense against a dark-skinned people.<\/p>\n<p>Then we turn to the visual record: the oldest surviving portrait of Yahusha at Dura-Europos, the unbroken memory kept alive in Coptic Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia, the Byzantine &quot;makeover&quot; that recast a humble Judean teacher as an imperial European king, the forged Letter of Lentulus, and the Black Madonnas that Europe never quite erased. The direction of travel is one-way \u2014 away from the original, toward the face of the ruling powers.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcd6 Chapters<br \/>\n00:00 \u2014 Introduction: A familiar face, but not the original one<br \/>\nThe Word \u2014 Revelation 1, Daniel, Song of Solomon, Job &amp; Lamentations<br \/>\nThe Body \u2014 Leprosy and the &quot;white as snow&quot; evidence<br \/>\n&quot;Art not thou that Egyptian?&quot; \u2014 Acts 21:38<br \/>\nThe Image \u2014 Dura-Europos: the earliest portrait<br \/>\nAfrica Remembers \u2014 Coptic, Nubian &amp; Ethiopian tradition<br \/>\nThe Byzantine Makeover \u2014 From teacher to emperor<br \/>\nThe Whitening \u2014 The Letter of Lentulus &amp; the Black Madonnas<br \/>\nWhy It Matters \u2014 The psychology of a whitewashed messiah<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd14 Like, subscribe, and share if this opened your eyes \u2014 and drop your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Support the Work<br \/>\n\u2615 Buy Me a Coffee \u2192 https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/benayah4israel<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd1d Patreon \u2192 https:\/\/patreon.com\/benayah4israel<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcb3 Donate \u2192 https:\/\/benayah4israel.org\/donations<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcb0 Cash App \u2192 $benayah4israel<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcd6 Get the Book on Amazon \u2192 https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-History-Case-Files-Heritage\/dp\/B0FKBFNK6R<br \/>\n\ud83d\udecd Official Store \u2192 https:\/\/black-history-case-files.myshopify.com\/<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb5 FEATURED MUSIC<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6 Look Up \u2014 Available on iTunes and all major streaming platforms<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/look-up-single\/1889026037<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6 Tree of Life Testify \u2014 Available on iTunes and all major streaming platforms<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/music.apple.com\/gb\/song\/tree-of-life-testify\/1865407094<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6 This Is Victory \u2014 Available on iTunes and all major streaming platforms<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/this-is-victory\/1881390507?i=1881390508<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfb6 Children of Judah \u2014 Available on iTunes and all major streaming platforms<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/song\/children-of-judah\/1866441030<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Guest &amp; Speaker Disclaimer<br \/>\nThe statements, opinions, and views expressed by any guests, speakers, or third parties featured in this video are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, beliefs, or positions of this channel or its creators. 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