Source: A New System, Or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable; and to Reduce the Truth to Its Original Purity … (T. Payne …, P. Elmsly … B. White … and J. Walter) 1776 A.D.
Genesis 10:6-10, “
The Hamites
6 The sons of Ham:
7 The sons of Cush:
Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah:
8 Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in[b] Shinar.[c]“
This source provides intense detail on the ancient Ethiopians, their various places of habitation, and their different titles. This source confirms that there were ancient black peoples on both sides of the Red Sea.
This source aligns with Genesis 10:6-10. Cush descended from Ham, Cush bore Nimrod, and Nimrod founded Babylon and Accadians (both of which are in the ancient near east). This is important because Abraham came from Chaldea which was located in Babylonia, so technically Abraham fell under a national, Cushitic construct before God set him on the epic journey the Book of Genesis details. There were Hamitic civilizations in the ancient near east and Africa.
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