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10 Nov

Phoenicia Meant “(Dark) red,” Which Could have Been Due to their Dark Skin

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsCommentaries, Historical References2000s, 2011, Dark, Dark Skin, Phoenicians, Red, Skin, Zondervan

Source: Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Zondervan) 2011 A.D. Note: Page 1129 of the source. Utilizing Occam's Razor and how appellatives were assigned in the ancient world, it makes most sense that Phoenicians were designated "(dark) red" due to their "dark skin".

08 Aug

Zondervan Bible Dictionary: Negroes Are Not From The Line of Ham

Black History In The Bible1 CommentHistorical References, The Evidence1900s, 1967, Africans, Canaanite, Canaanites, dark races, Egyptians, Ethiopians, Flood, Ham, Japheth, Libyans, Negro, Shem, Zondervan

Source: Zondervan Compact Bible Dictionary This is perhaps one of the best known references found within a major publication. The choice of words indicates that Negroes are from the line of Shem. "Ham: The youngest son of Noah, born probably about 96 years before the Flood; and one of eight persons to live through the Flood. He became the progenitor of the dark races; not the Negroes, but the Egyptians, Ethiopians, Libyans and Canaanites." - Zondervan Bible Dictionary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE0u1RYEYXE We know that Japheth is the origin of Europeans and Ham is the origin of Hamites in Africa and Arabia, which…

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