Tacitus, Ethiopians and Black St. Paul
Roman historian Tacitus wrote that many of his time believed that the Jews “were a race of Ethiopian origin.”
The Bible classifies the Ethiopians & Jews together, “Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord.” (Amos 9:7)
Black Paul is mistaken for an “Egyptian” and declares himself to be a “Jew.” (Acts 21:37-39, 22: 2,3)
Persia and Ashanti
It has also been speculated that the Jewish presence and influence was greatly helped by the ancient gold trade between Persia and Africa.
Jews were the main intermediaries of this trade in the medieval ages since most Muslims (due to Islamic laws prohibition on usury) were wary of its usurious dimensions.
These Jewish itinerant traders came to rely on contacts with the various Jewish communities of West African who proved no mean help in sourcing the scarce commodity. Thus, for instance, the silk of the Royal Kente cloths of the Ashanti reputedly came from China.
Various historical accounts claim that Jewish travelers from Persia had organized exchanges of Chinese silk for gold in the Kingdom of Ghana; the Ashanti needed the silk for weaving Kente cloth and the Jews need gold for their intrinsic and fiscal value. It is said that the Ashanti words for numbers relate to those in Parsi, the language of Persia. See Lichtblau.
Genetics
Haplogroup E3B
The E3b haplogroup has been observed in all Jewish groups world wide. It is considered to be the 2nd most prevelent haplogroup amoung the Jewish population.
All the major studies agree that E-M35 is the second highest in prevalence next to J, for “Founding Jewish Lineages.” http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/Behar_contrasting.pdf.
It is found in moderate amounts in all Jewish populations, from Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Kurdish, Yemen, Samaritan and even among Djerba Jewish groups.
The scientific consensus is that Haplogroup E3b (M35) appears to have originated in East Africa, but has been carried from there to the Near East and then on to North Africa and Europe. Today it is most common in East Africa, North Africa, the Near East and around the Mediterranean.
Haplogroup J
Haplogroup J (previously known as HG9 or Eu9/Eu10) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. t is subdivided into two subclades: haplogroup J2, defined by the M172 marker, and haplogroup J1, defined by the M267 marker.
Of special interest are maps that show the geographical spread of the J haplogroup. J1 and J2 are both common in southern Europe, central Europe, the Mediterranean region, and Africa. The J haplogroup is considered to be a signature gene of Jewish ancestry and the cohen modal gene happens to be a subgroup of J.
In fact, the highest frequencies of J1 (M267) are seen in the Middle East, north Africa, and Ethiopia. See (Thomas et al. 1999). J2 (M172) also exists in significant proportions across Africa especially among the semitic speaking peoples of Tigriniya, Amhara, and Oromiya.
The J1′s from the Middle East and North Africa seem to be distinguishable from the rest of J’s by having YCAII=22,22. Behar et al found that a significant proportion of the Jewish population of Europe (more than 20%) carry the J1 haplogroup. The other 20% carry the J2 haplogroup. See Behar et al Hum Genet (2004) 114 : 354–365
Cohen Modal Haplotype
The presence among the Lemba of a disproportionate number of men carrying a particular polymorphism on the Y chromosome known as the Cohen modal haplotype suggests an ancestral link to the Jewish population. One sub-clan within the Lemba, the Buba clan, is considered by the Lemba to be their priestly clan. Among a small sample of the Buba, fifty-two percent of males were found to carry the Cohen modal haplotype CMH, which is generally suggestive of Y-DNA haplogroup J, but notably prevalent among Jewish Kohanim, or priests.
Decline of the Black Jews of Africa
Many reasons have been sought for the decline and virtual disappearance of Africa’s once thriviing Jewish communities of black Jews. Many see the beginning of this decline as contemporaneous with the advent of the Islamic religion in Africa.
Some historical accounts highlight the fact that black Jews were die-hard nationalistic traditionalists and had led the black African resistance against the influx of the black muslim jihadists and their new interpretation of morality. The most notableof these black Jewish nationalists was Queen Kahina Dahiya Bint Thabitah ibn Tifan otherwise known as El-Kahina. A descendant of one of the priestly Black Jewish families of North Africa, Kahina led the nationalist resistance against the muslim invasion until her defeat at the hands of Hassan Ibn Numan. See Margolis, “History of Jewish people”, 1927 pages 278-279. See also Remy Ilona, “The Igbos : Jews in Africa?” volume 1, Research Findings Historical Links, Commentaries, Narratives,” 2004, Mega Press Limited, Abuja, Nigeria.
Amidst this tumult, the Jews of Northern and West Africa were given a choice of conversion or emigration. Many left for the deeper forest recesses of West Africa seeking the peace and tranquility that appeared to elude them in each generation. The late incursions by the colonialist christian elements of Europe did not make matters any better. There seems to have been a direct link between the incursion of relatively modern religions in Africa and the decline of the ancient practise of the Hebrews which had a pride of place in Africa, its mother land.
For instance the Jewish enclaves of Qamnurya or Naghira in the area of modern Senegal was destroyed completely in the wake of sectarian unrest. Similarly, Al-Maghili a prominent black Muslim noble not only destroyed the Jewish enclaves of Tuat in the old Mali empire, he convinced other potentates throughout the Western Sudan to banish Jews from the empire’s cities. See Remy Ilona, supra.
Lichtblau speculates that: although “…Jewish presence is also confirmed by numerous surviving accounts of Portuguese and other European visitors in the 14th and 15th centuries, as well as North African and Arab historical records… gradually most of these communities disappeared. Since they existed largely in isolation, there was a good deal of intermarriage which for a while reinforced their influence and expansion. As a result they were increasingly viewed as a threat by Muslim rulers, and most of the Jewish communities and nomad groups south of the Atlas mountains were either forced to convert to Islam or massacred; the remainder fled to North Africa, Egypt or the Sudan, and a few also to Cameroon and Southern Africa.”
Jide Uwechia
August 19, 2007
My brother, Al-Sulaimani,
Let me repeat, the language studied in colleges and universities around the world today is not Hebrew. It is at best a generic or Jewish language but not “HEBREW”. Jesus did not speak Hebrew and his name Yehoshua is appropriately Aramaic. This suggests that the Jews of his time did not speak Hebrew. And if this is the case, from where did the Jewish authorities learn the language they established as Hebrew in the collleges and universities around the world. I am sure that they did not learn this language in Europe where they majority of the Jews today come from. And another thing, the Hebrew alphabet that they have today is modified to allow for aryan phonetices and pronunciations. In the entire world today, the true Hebrew is spoken only in the Igboland of Nigeria today. My name is Eugene Akannam and I live in Saint Louis, Missouri – I will be ready to come anywhere to school anyone, Jew or Gentile, who says that the language they study in Colleges and Universities or the language spoken in Israel today is Hebrew. The Jews today do not know, speak, or understand the true Hebrew language, For if they did, they will not allow many scholars around the world to be telling people the meanings of Hebrew words that are completely wrong. They would know that all the renowned world religions like Judaism, Islam, Hindu, Shinto, and Hudha are all versions of the original spirituality of the Primordial Igbo way of life. They would know the true meaning of Kaballah or Kabbah. These words are decapitated Hebrew in written form. I bless the “Name” Chi-jire, the Holy one of Israel.
There are other Bene-Israel all over Nigeria who do not speak Igbo (Hebrew). Some speak Tiv, Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba (currupted Igbo) and other Nigeria languages based on where their forefathers found refuge. I speak Igbo, the true Hebrew language today only because my ancestor “Odu” a Kohen Gadol, left Idah (Judah) in Igala (Igal) Kogi State in Nigeria to Anambra State where our Levite priestly clan found refuge today. I did not know that Igbo language is the true Hebrew until I came to America where there are many Hebrew research materials. Believe me, I am not an expert or authority in anything, but I write only about what I know for sure. I thank you and have a good weekend, my dear.
As for skin color, the Children of Israel as well as their Arab brothers are what we know as colored people – I mean, colored people who also have children with white and fair skin color to this day. The Hebrew range from the very dark to the very pale albino. The only difference is that the Arab of today are heavily Caucasionalized to a greater extent. I thank you.
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Thank you Eugene.Am based in Chicago and we really need a sitting with you.
Ishaq Al sulaimani.Iam surprise that someone told me some of the hausa are jews.
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First of all, I will tell my brother – Wa Karanu that I will try to make myself available whenever you are ready, but define what you want to know, and I pray I will be able to make it clear to you, God’s willing.
My brother from Onitsha, I am hoping it is the same Modebe well known family, have just provided another evidence that the earlier Igbo (Hebrews) travelled to the known world. The name Mendebo ( ie Madu Ebo) could be one of those evidences. For example, the true Hebrew rendering of the name “Eber” of the Bible is” Ebo”. So, when we look at the word “Mendebo”, the word should first be broken as “Mend” “Ebo”, so in this way one may be able to get the true word because Hebrew words are difficult to pronounce by Non-Hebrews and those who do not speak the language; hence we have the massive confusion we have today in the structure of many Hebrew words. I myself have little difficulty rendering “Mendebo” as “Madu Ebo”. Very few people knows that Abraham’s maternal grandfather’s name is “Kanu Ebo”, a pure and unadulterated Igbo (Hebrew) name that may Igbo citizens of today are named after. This is truly, the end times, for the truth are coming out as never before. I just wanted to contibute here. Thanks.
please Akannam here is not talking about the religion so what is that.is blood only .
Baruch Ben Ahwaray,
NO! your Y-Chromosome is
strictly your direct paternal lineage and stands regardless
of admixture. For example if we take two Anglo-Saxon males
from England who carry the typical Western European R1B
Y-Chromosome. The first has a son from an Anglo-Saxon female
and the second has a son from an Igbo woman from Nigeria.
The two sons will test positive for the R1B Y-Chromosome and
there will be no distinction. There will be no percentage as the
Y-Chromosome is simply the male seedline and in the example
mentioned above the two males are both of the Anglo-Saxon
seedline regardless of their maternal lineage. However if both of
these males were to take an autosomal DNA test the results would
differ as the son born from the Anglo-Saxon father and mother would
read as 100% European (providing that there is no admixtures in previous
generations), while the son from the Anglo-Saxon father and the Igbo mother
would read 50% European and 50% Bantu(Negroid).
As you put it, the Y-Chromosome is definitely one or the other,while
Autosomal DNA Testing is a reading of the overall general genetic composition.
The results of the Autosomal Test will read according to the various racial components that are found within the individual being tested.
Is it possible to have different percentages in your Y chromosome? Example, can a person be 72% E1B1A and 28% G2A, or is it one or the other?
No doubt Africa was robbed of the land and human resources. There i ample proof that Israel was part of African Egypt that was conquered by Islam as well as other northren states. One can only look at Egyptian Holy places like pyramids that are denigrated and archeologists from both west and Islam are intensely digging up old african graves to study bones, sovenirs and embroideries of mumies. Surely if the origins of pyramids and mumies were muslim or west in origin they would not be dug up for studies, they do it in order to understand african culture hidden in graves of mumies to publicise under the guese of scientific research. To an african it is a great insult to defile the graves and distort the truth about the originality of Egyptian civilisation that was unmistakebly african as in the rest of southren africa. Africa’s history cannot be distorted any more and every single liar will be named and shamed for telling lies about african history to date. But those that tell African historical truth as they are will be greatly honoured and exalted. May their truth and revelations about african historical greatness live forever than the obsfuciation of the historical distorters and their sponsors.
Meekahaefele, I totally agree with what you typed. Most beliefs/religions would never allow the desecration of their ancestor’s resting places…and the fact that there exists this insensitivity to another belief/culture is proof that there is more than just scientific study involved. More like spin doctors.
Meekahaefele,
The desecration of tombs in Egypt in regards
to archaeology is inspired by the financial benefits offered
from Western European institutions of higher learning.This
is not motivated by a belief in Islam. Egypt was colonized by
a number of Non-Muslims such as the Greeks etc. long before
it became a Muslim Nation. Ancient Egyptian religion and culture
are not respected in the Judeo-Christian world as Egyptians are
viewed as the tyrants and oppressors who enslaved the Israelites.
In Africa there is not tribe which has good relationship with Hausa tribe we could say only Ethiopia tribe.I want to make you undersnd BAYAJIDDA OR to say ABUYAJID.They came to HAUSA land.they had done what they wanted to do .they have blood of BAYAJIDDA.There is not this blood in Africa only Ethiopia tribes .Also iam not saying Hausa tribe we are Jews.we are Musulim.Then in Nigeria there is good blood only Hausa tribe which has good relation with Bayajidda.there is not any evidence that Bayajidd came to their area only HAUSA bribe.
Thank “Goodness” people are beginning to point to facts which prove that the people in Egypt today are not the descendants of ancient Egyptions. They are Arabs and other mixed peoples. For, if those people living in Egypt today are descendants of ancient Egyptians, there is no way they will allow both the European and Arab scholars to continually desecrate the tombs of their Pharoahs and their other ancestors in the name of evil-intended archeology.
And people should not tell the world that the lineage and relations of the clan that produced Pharoahs of Egypt are extinct today because I am sure that they are not. I don’t know where they are but I believe that a thorough search within the Sub-Saharan Africa may produce stunning results. We already know that there are descendants of Egyptians in many Sub-Saharan nations.
Take for example, a House of David can be traced to the Kogi State in Nigeria today if the doubters can believe this – although many of them may have migrated to parts of Igboland today. Thank God that there is some evidence. First of all, the City of Idah (Judah) in Igala (Igal) in Kogi State is the only City of Judah established anywhere on earth outside of Cannaan by a descendant of King David whose name is Asadu (Asa still lives). Ida is the true rendering of Judah and Igala is the true rendering of Igal. If one types in “Igal in Judah” in the internet, the chapter and verse in the Bible, especially in the Book of the Chronocles will show up. Asa is also a descendant of David and king of Judah. So, what we have here is not a strange name but a name that can be found in the lineage of king David (Deweudo or Keep the peace). To belittle Africa, European perverts of the truth want the world to believe that the ancient people of the Asia Minor that flocked to Sub-Saharan Africa are extinct, but I can assure anyone, “none of these peoples are extinct”. Just look harder in Africa, they are there. Thanks.
Eugene is right, it is possible to find the Egyptian offsprings, well their kings were deposed and some masacred but that alone cannot exterminate the whole people, more so because Egypt was conquered over a long period of time, as Ishaq alludes, and its royalty and nubian citizenry amongst others mellowed into the surrounding nations to avoid enslavement and death. In southren africa, for example, it is a common knowledge that Africans migrated from the north sometimes stampeting but at times orderly. What was the push for the bantus particularly to surge south rather than pushing north? It was amongst others a genocidal pressure caused by many battles against african kingdoms north of sahara since 8000 years ago to date. To appreciate oneness of africans you only need to observe common languistic roots amongst africans from Euthopia, Mali, Congo to south africa and you will conclude that there is a common ancestory. For example take the Sesotho word ‘Metsi’ or ‘Amanzi’ in Nguni languages and ask any bantu or native from south africa to israel itself and you will be surprised of the same meaning, or similar sylables in their many dialects of that word and you will tell me the meaning of tha word.
The point is that Africans are the same people, the original people who used to inhabit Egypt,Algeria, libya any many other regions in africa and simply got assimilated in other african tribes when the war of colonisation devastated them. Therefore George must not worry because we all have egyptian gene as much as Zulu or any other african blood in us and it cannot rest until we claim our ancient holy places back to our children, and we must start now telling the truth. The african genocide must not be limited to slave ships of the years 1600 or so it goes back to the actual dismembering of of african cultures from Egypt Israel to Sudan since 6000 BC to date, today the colonisation on africans is secretive and silent in the form of foreign-religions trying to convert africans and foster their allagiance to their converters. The fact is that Africa, as an original birth place of humanity, became Godly, civilised, educated and religious before any other nations if you accept that many western philosophers and priests came to africa for training. Remember the words of a Greek leader “in Africa you always get something new”, this shows our civilisation was coveted and revered by othe nations. Even today Egyptian Pyramids are still a marvel if not a cause of jealoucy in the western and arab sections. So if you are African you are also an egyptian or a nubian, you are not extinct. Except subsahara you are an aboriginal in many parts of the world, you are a vanguished nation but you are still alive and God willing Africa will assume her previous super status and teach the world humaness, Ubuntu / Botho. With africa in the helm all earthly wars of destructions, racism and hatred will be redundant and irrelevant. Our cultural values offer humanity togetherness and peace but the truth be told, we claim our holy lands taken from us by a hook or a crook. Our African cultural values, religions and langauges are ignored at the alter of foreign values in our motherland and this has to stop if we are to realise one nationhood as africans and act as one to promote our interests as a nation and not as devided ethnic enclaves that leads us to nothingness.
My Brother Ishaq, Sulaimani,
Good Morning! I just ran into the shock of my life the other day. During my research, I stumbled into the name of the town and the actual village of Abraham’s mother in Igboland today, and this is confirmed in about two Jewish documents. This is not something that I can just write down casually because people may take this for granted. Besides, every evidence I have seen today shows that the majority of people known to the world as Jews today do not want to be associated with Africa because they are Aryans by race and not Hebrews. So, my problem now is how to secure a grant that will allow me to visit this town and village to question this people. This is big indeed and may later involve a documentary. Do you know any foundation that will be able to provide me with such grant money? I thank you.
Eugene Akanam
With the current economic recession grants
are not as fluid as in times past. However I
will pass on the information to Dr.Grier. Perhaps
your research and findings could be incorporated
into other projects on Igbo-Israelite identity. I am
hoping to meet with Dr.Ujah who will be coming to
the United States in August. I will also discuss the
issue with him as well. What part of AlaIgbo(Igboland)
are you originally from? I am currently researching some
of the Igbo descendants from the tribe of Ephraim. These
were Moorish Igbo who at one time lived in Morocco. Some
of them are found in the Imo State. They were originally ruled
by a King named Abraham Ha- Ephrati. Have you heard of
any Igbo person,town or village bearing the name Ephrati
or a variant thereof??? Keep up the Excellent work in tracking
down the Israelite origins of the Igbo!
Good Morning, Al-Sulaimani,
First of all, I thank you for the quke response. I am from Levite Priestly Clan of Uno-Odu in Ora-Ivite, Anambra State, Nigeria. Ora-Ivite in Ekwusigo Local government is the only town I presently know in the whole Igboland that contains the entire three major divisions of Israel – Priestly Clan, Other Levite Clan, and some tribes of Israel. No, I don’t know any Igbo with the family name, Ephrati. Maybe, it is spelled wrong, I don’t know. By the way, Igboland has more people and towns named after the towns and cities of ancient Israel, even more than the State of Israel today – I mean with the biblical verses to support the evidence. Regardless, the entire Southern Nigeria was the ancient origin of the Hebews and this can be stretch to way, way back in human history when there was no human beibg with white skin on earth. Hence, Igboland not only validates the Bible Scriptures, it also validates the prophecies of the dispersal of Israel and who are truly, the Children of Israel. Not only that, there are other Children of Israel scattered all over Nigeria and other sub-Saharan Afrcan nations. Thanks for the effort. .
I thank Ezeayana for opening my eyes. Have anyone of you read the book titled ” Anajah Everybody’s Roots “? Check it out ! You may learn something. G-d Bless.
AKKANAM,
There is an old reference from 1930 which reported an Israelite Community in the Ondo district of Southwest Nigeria(Yorubaland). It states that the Yoruba call them Emo Yo Qaim. They call themselves Bnai-Ephraim. They claimed to have originated in Morocco. What became of this group?? Chima Onyeolo of the Imo state petitioned the Israeli court under the very same history and claim of being of the tribe of Ephraim.I met Chima in Israel but have since lost contact with him. He seemed to be under some kind of GAG ORDER and was not revealing too much about his claim. I have discovered the history of the Ephraimite community in Morocco. Is there any connection between the
Ephraimites of Ondo and those of Imo??
Halo Doc
Just a note for you and other bros.
The article you wrote on Bayudaya. Ka-ku-ngulu i.e. ngulu means up, or north or to become concious in Luganda.
Some bantu groups in Southern Africa refer to God as Ngulu-Ngulu . Baganda refer to God as Gulu. (“same word for sky”) Another elder (Bambi Baba) with esoteric knowledge says that God’s true name is Sse-Gulu-Manda translated as “Most High Power”
Prince Kakungulu is Buganda Royalty and it said by some Baganda that he is supposed to be the Kabaka….. all though he is related to The Kabaka.
Semei Kakungulu also set out to be a Kabaka.The KaKangulu families are of high royal stature. Idi Amin was only able to come to power through the blessings of Prince Badru KaKangulu. GULU-MANDA (Most High Power) is interesting because in ancient Israel there was a Mandean sect. The word Mande means knowledge(Power). KAKUN-GULU could also mean HIGH PRIEST OF ISRAEL: KAKUN=KAHAN,KOHEN AND GULU MOST HIGH.
My Brother, Al Sulaimani,
Yes, I know of the remnant of the tribe of Ephraim in Ondo State. In fact, they are the first clue to me that there are other Israelites in Yoruba. When I read that there use the sacred words Om and Aum to refer to the mother and father respective, I knew then that they are Israelites for real because this is exactly how my children greet me (Aum) and my wife (Om) every morning. For these two sacred words, Aum and Om are the exact two sacred words that all the heavenly hosts greet Chukwunna (God Almighty Father) and Ibenne (Mother of all).
You yourself did a wonderful research that shows that Southern Nigeria was occupied by the Igbo before, Oduduwa, the Arabian Kushite, showed up to colonize them as Yoruba today. So, there were many migrations from Yoruba to the eastern Igbo land and that may include the Ephraimites of Ondo. But there are still many Israelite clans and Igbo enclaves in many parts of Yoruba to this day.
What do you expect from Chima? He wants to remain in Israel. So, he cannot tell you things that reveals that many among the people called Jews today and not blood descendants of Israel, but converts to Judiasm. Look, it just that many Africans find it hard to believe there fellow Africans. The fact remains that the Children of Israel who found refuge in the Igbo States of Eastern Nigeria, to include Delta Igbo have more evidence of their Israelite origin than the Jews living in Israel today. My Goodnees! The end-time is here. Both the core descendants, both maternal and paternal, of Abraham’s ancestors can be found in Igboland today. It is not maybe or could be, but a matter of pure certainty. They live side by side with the children of Israel in Igboland to this day. For the ancestors of Abraham was Igbo before some remnants among them migrated to Ur (Ore) of the Chaldeans where Abraham was eventually born, and they are still Igbo today. And what is shocking is that the State of Israel and the British know this to be true. Thanks.
Good day
It is said that prince Kakungulu’s title is Ka-mu-swaga”" i.e. High priest of the Kingdom of Buganda. Buganda could not go to war without his blessings. It is written that the early british colonisers and the Egyptians were scared of him. go figure why idi amin asked his father for blessings before he hood winked Uganda. But I will double check the meaning of Kamuswaga and his role.
Anway you say mande means Knowledge(power). Well see below
Amanyi means…….. knowledge……in Luganda Language.
Amaanyi means …..power ……..in Luganda
Do you see the similarity except for the double a in one.
Now the colonisers came to Africa and said “”knowledge is power”
I will post my reply to some guys re – the meaning of Amen.