Judah - Jews Hebrews Israelites
Judah is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Only Judah's descendants are Jews Hebrews Israelites. As such, the term "Jews" cannot be attributed to any descendants other than Judah. He grew up with his brothers, working in the family business as a cattle and sheep herder. In time, he and his brothers grew jealous and envious of their younger brother Joseph. Hatred intensified to the point where his brothers wanted to kill Joseph, but Reuben, the eldest, stepped in to stop them. Joseph was placed in a pit and, while Reuben was away, it was Judah's idea to sell Joseph to Midianite/Ishmaelite merchants for 20 shekels of silver.
Sadly, we commonly hear pastors and writers use phrases such as:
"The Exodus of the Jews" instead of saying The Exodus of the Israelites.
"The 12 Jewish tribes" instead of saying the 12 tribes of Israel.
"Abraham the Jew" instead of Abraham the Hebrew.
Isaac, too, is often called a Jew, however, if Isaac was a Jew, so is his son Esau. This is completely absurd.
Bishop JA Allen of California, speaking of this modern confusion wrote:
"For ecclesiastical writers to ignore the national and racial representative Israelitish names of Joseph, Ephraim, and Samaria (The name of Israel's former capital city, as used in history and prophecy, and to substitute "The Jews" either as a name or as a people, calling them the sole representatives of Israel's race, is not only the height of ignorance, but the great ecclesiastical crime of the ages. Truly an enemy has done this.”
It should be noted that this type of confusion has cast a veil over the true identity of the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Judah. Thus, ethnic groups with no blood ties to Judah have also been able to legitimately claim the status of “Jew.”
Revelation 2:9 “I know [thy works], thy tribulation and thy poverty—yet you are rich—and the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.”
Mount Zion is representative of the tribe of Judah:
"Psalms 78:68 "But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved."
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The writings of renowned historians and ancient archives, such as those in the catacombs of Rome, highlight the fact that the early Jews were of black origin, referring to the black ancestry of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. However, towards the end of the 16th century, they began to obliterate their true identity.
"The Jews, however slightly their features may have assimilated to those of other nations amongst whom they are scattered, from the causes already stated, certainly form a very striking example as regards the uncertainty of perpetuity in colour. Descended from one stock, and prohibited by the most sacred institutions from intermarrying with the people of other nations, and yet dispersed, according to the divine prediction, into every country on the globe, this one people is marked with the colours of all: fair in Britain and Germany; brown in France and in Turkey; swarthy in Portugal and in Spain; olive in Syria and in Chaldea; tawny or copper-coloured in Arabia and in Egypt;* whilst they are "black at Congo in Africa." |Wilson Armistead 1848, A Tribute for the Negro, pg 64|
"Others assert that in the reign of Isis the overflowing population of Egypt, led by Hierosolymus and Judas, discharged itself into the neighboring countries. Many, again, say that they were a race of Ethiopian origin, who in the time of king Cepheus were driven by fear and hatred of their neighbors to seek a new dwelling-place." |The Histories: The Jews - Book 5 Chap. 2" de Cornelius Tacitus|
At the end of eight days, we found a mountain that seemed to be ten or twelve miles in circumference, in which dwell four or five thousand Jews, who go naked, ...and are more black than any other color. |The Travels of Ludovico de Varthema, in Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Persia, India and Ethiopia in 1503-1508, pg 22|
The Bible also allude to the fact that Moses was dark skin. In the Berean Bible, Exodus 4:7 is translated as follows.
Exodus 4:9-7 "Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.b” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow. Put your hand back inside your cloak,” said the LORD. So Moses put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his skin.""
Note that the term "skin" does not appear in all Bibles, and many use the words "flesh", "the rest of his body" or "his other flesh". Hence, many scholars and theologians claim that this verse in no way implies Moses' skin color, but rather alludes to modern leprosy. The problem with this assertion is that by definition modern leprosy is not biblical leprosy, which does not refer to the same disease.
Biblical Leprosy - Tsaraath in HebrewThe Hebrew Tanakh and Talmud insist that the biblical leprosy mentioned in Scripture is comparable to snow, limestone, the membrane of an egg and the wool of a lamb, and in Leviticus 13:1-59, leprosy refers in high degree to a change to a white color and impurity.
Scriptures also indicate that biblical leprosy is the mark of a divine curse.
Oddly enough, the verse below seems to contradict the idea that biblical leprosy is a sign of impurity.
Several experts have also speculated that the curse placed on Cain as a sign could have been a total loss of melanin in his skin.
This hypothesis is based on the biblical verses mentioned above, in particular the leprosy of Naaman and Mary (Aaron's sister), who were struck with leprosy as a sign of a curse. Moreover, if you read Cain's curse carefully, you will discern that the mark that was placed on Cain was a visible sign in his appearance that would protect him, so that no one would be inclined to want to harm him. This mark bestowed considerable value on the lives of Cain and his posterity, for anyone who dared to attack or kill them would face grave consequences, sevenfold vengeance on earth. Modern leprosy - Hansen's diseaseHowever, Hansen's disease or modern leprosy is a chronic disease, caused by a specific germ, and primarily affecting the skin and nervous system. The disease is characterized by the appearance of dark-brown nodules on the skin, particularly on the face. These nodules may persist, disappear spontaneously or disintegrate and peel off. White patches on the skin are so rare in modern leprosy that most current books on the subject don't even mention them. |
Clearly, biblical leprosy is not Hansen's disease. If the Scriptures are not referring to Hansen's disease, what then are they referring to? There is a disease known as “vitiligo”, whose prevalence rates are highest in Africa and India. This disease, which is more visible in dark-skinned people, is characterized by white patches on the skin, or total loss of melanin accompanied by discoloration of the hair, which turns completely white. There are cases of black people with this disease who have become entirely white from head to toe.
We encourage you to do your own research, and may the Holy Spirit guide you in understanding this message.