Kedar

08 Nov

The Tribes of Kedar were Dark-Skinned People

Truth Ministries0 CommentsHistorical References, The Shemites1800s, 1887, Abraham, Black, dark-skinned, Hamites, Kedar, Shem, UC Southern Regional Library Facility

Source: The Villages of the Bible: Descriptive, Traditional, and Memorable (UC Southern Regional Library Facility) 1887 A.D. Note: Page 182 of the source. This source reaffirms for us the blackness of the tents of Kedar and Kedar, one of the grandsons of Abraham, himself. This source yet again destroys the notion that some people believe all black people are Hamites because we clearly see that Abraham, who was of Shem, was having black/dark-skinned grandchildren. When someone is being compared to the tents of Kedar or to a Cedar tree, it is because they are an extremely black/dark-skinned person.

02 Feb

Kedar: The “Dark Skinned” Grandson of Abraham

Black History In The Bible10 CommentsUncategorizedAbraham, Hagar, Ishmael, Kedar, Old Testament

[table id=6 /] [table id=1 /] Kedar was Abraham's grandson, and the second son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13). He also founded a city that is mentioned quite a few times in scripture. Twelve times to be exact. It is not a major focal point of the Bible, but we do learn some pretty interesting things about the city. They lived in black tents (Psalms 120:5 and Song of Solomon 1:5). The were archers like Ishmael (Isaiah 21:17). They were ruled by princes (Ezekiel 27:21). Its alluded to above, but I feel like it's important to point out that the descendants…

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