Ashur – Black History In The Bible

08 Nov

Caleb May have Been the Father of Ashhur (Possibly “To Be Black”)

One For All0 CommentsCommentaries2015, Ashhur, Ashur, B&H Publishing Group, dark-skinned, Israelites

Source: Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (B&H Publishing Group) 2015 A.D. Note: Page 127 of the source. This source reaffirms the idea that Israelites named Asshur/Ashur may have been extremely dark-skinned individuals, darker than the typical Israelite.

The First People Were Black | Adam, Shem, Ham, and Japheth

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References1800s, 1844, Abyssinia, Adam, Aram, Aramites, Armenia, Arphaxad, Arphaxadites, Ashur, Assyrians, Bactrians, Black, Celosyria, Chaldeans, Curly Hair, Damascus, Eden, Elam, Elamites, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopians, Euphrates, Eve, Gether, Grecian, Greeks, Ham, Indian Ocean, Japhet, Japheth, Ladites, Laud, Library of Congress, Long Straight Hair, Lydians, Mesa, Nineveh, Noah, Palestine, Persians, Shem, Syrians, Trachonitis, Ul, Uz

Source: Light and Truth (Library of Congress - Boston, Pub. by a committee of colored gentlemen, B.F Roberts, printer) 1844 A.D. - pg. 10-19 Page 10, "The word Adam derived as follows: Adam, Adamah, Adami, Adamh - which means earthly. The earth is a rich, dark substance, and from it our first parents were taken. Now if we admit that Dr. Brown's and other Bible Dictionaries are correct in their explanations of the meaning of terms, then the deduction must be that Ethiopia (Gen. ii. 13,) was black, and the first people were Ethiopians, or blacks. Page 13, "To the…

Ashur Probably Came From “shachar; black”

One For All0 CommentsCommentaries, The Shemites2000s, 2020, Ashur, Black

Source: Ashur (Bible Hub) 2020 A.D "And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa." - 1 Chronicles 2:24 From the source: Ashur: Probably from shachar; black; Ashchur, an Israelite -- Ashur. Names in ancient times often represented physical features or unique characteristics that an individual displayed. This name could indicate this individual was an extremely dark-skinned individual.

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