Ancient Africa in the Bible

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Ethiopia (Bible-period Africa) is mentioned so many times in the Bible that one would presume that its extensive political, cultural and economic significance in the Biblical period was common knowledge.

Below, find a few examples of the recognition given to Africa in the ancient times:

Jeremiah 13:23:

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Amos 9:7:

Are you not as children of Ethiopia unto me, O children of Israel. Have I not brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt?

Nahum 3:9:

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Punt and Lubim were thy helpers.

Zephania 3:10:

From beyond the borders of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed shall bring mine offering.

Genesis 2:13:

Ethiopia is one of the first countries mentioned in the Bible. It is associated with the garden of Eden.

Genesis 10:6-20:

Describes the kingdoms founded by the families of the founders of Ethiopia.

Numbers 12:1:

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

Later on in his career, Moses was sheltered and counseled by his Ethiopian father-in-law, Jethro (Exodus 3:1, 4:18,18:1-12)

2 Kings 19:9:

And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he (king of Babylon) sent messengers again unto Hezekiah…

2 Chronicles 14:9:

Ethiopian general, Zerah, led an army of thousands upon thousands with 300 chariots.

Esther 1:1, 8:9:

Ethiopia is used as a border to measure an empire.

Job 28:19:

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Psalms 68:31:

Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

Psalm 87:4:

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

Jeremiah 38:7,10,12:

Ethiopian royal official rescues prophet Jeremiah.

Nahum 3:9:

“Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite.”

Acts 8:27:

Ethiopian government official goes to Jerusalem to worship, accepts Christianity and brings it back to Ethiopia which was ruled by Ethiopian Queen Kandake (Candace).

Edited by:

Jide Uwechia


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  1. Afrika is the most beutiful that anyone can leav it has so much history that we could actually learn from people who study african you can not only study it but you should learn from it as part of who you are & be proud of being a black african

  2. In the case of being a rastafarian people like to mis use rastafarian i m one of the rastafarian community,people will immediately assume that i smoke wed i mean come on how can people be so arrogant i fail to undrstand that being a rastafarian its not about the weed its about explorin who u are stop this criticism about rastafarian I M PROUD TO BE RASTAFARIAN LADY

  3. it is a known fact whom the worlds first educators were,Ethiopia,Cush punt Egypt( reffered to in the bible as Ethiopia last daughter),’burnt faces’ all meant what is now called the Black person-has been scattered over all the earth. Anyway most of the bible was translated by caucasoids and Asiatics and as such would not do much favour to Negroids. Ethiopia,punt,Cush,Eden,would mostly have referred to what is now Somali,Kenya Ethiopia&Eritrea(before Italian divide) even Tanzania(you know lands of the mountains),as most of west& central Africa(where king Solomon got his temple building trees & log) was known as Ophir(lands of minerals & Thick forests).So there Whether Rasta or otherwise the truth is out there you only need to look at;Who are the most unpretentiously friendly people(s) on earth?(for those of you who’ve been to places)…..Need one say more?

  4. it is a known fact whom the worlds first educators were,Ethiopia,Cush punt Egypt( reffered to in the bible as Ethiopia last daughter),’burnt faces’ all meant what is now called the Black person-has been scattered over all the earth. Anyway most of the bible was translated by caucasoids and Asiatics and as such would not do much favour to Negroids. Ethiopia,punt,Cush,Eden,would mostly have referred to what is now Somali,Kenya Ethiopia&Eritrea(before Italian divide) even Tanzania(you know lands of the mountains& tall people),as most of west& central Africa(where king Solomon got his temple building trees & log) was known as Ophir(lands of minerals & Thick forests).So there Whether Rasta or otherwise the truth is out there you only need to look at;Who are the most unpretentiously friendly people(s) on earth?(for those of you who’ve been to places)…..Need one say more?

  5. No matter the color of our skin, God loves us. Although the current versions of the bible cannot give us all the answers be faithful to God’s promise that we are all his children. Another major fact is that black people exist and the climate and demographics of Africa produces humans with high concentrations of melanin. Use the current versions of the bible as references. Have faith in knowing that Jahweh has all the answers. The greatest truth is–what we see in color is actually the absence of all elements associated with the perceived color.
    May GOD – EL bless all of you.

  6. Could someone inform me of the region in africa where Noah built the ark?

  7. it is written in isaiah 7:6 that the king is born he will be our rulerhis king dom will always be at peace breathrensand sistrens emperor haile selassie is the king of kings,lord of lords ,conquaring lion of the tribe of juda. he is the one that prophet isaiah prophesised about
    born july 23 1892, iherited his bloodthrough his paternal grandmother,princestenagneworksahle selassie who was an aunt of emperor menelik 11 hence adirect descendant of makeda who was queen of sheba and king solomon of ancient israel
    there for emperor hail selassie wasthe only african president who was chosen by god who ruled under Gods laws he was Gods chosen king
    selassie 1

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