The Descendants of Abraham
Abraham, son of Terah and brother of Nachor and Haran, is the Hebrew patriarch, heir to the promises of ELOHIM. He is the 20th generation since Adam, and a figure revered by the three great monotheistic Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, which recognize Abraham as their first prophet.
Originally, his name was Abram, meaning "the Father is exalted". His unshakeable faith, his unconditional obedience, his superior logic over and above that of all his generation, his ability to reason and his constant search for his Creator, gave him the merit of being sought out by the Lord, and his name was later changed at God's command to Abraham, meaning "Father of a multitude".
It would be worthwhile clarifying the various Hebrew nations descended from Abraham.
Most people use the terms "Hebrew", "Israelite" and "Jew" as if they always referred to the same people. In fact, Eber, Abraham's ancestor, was the 4th generation after Shem; and all Eber's descendants are Hebrews. Abraham, Eber's descendant, is a Hebrew, and all his sons and their descendants are Hebrews; but Abraham was neither an Israelite nor a Jew. For to call Abraham "a Jew" would make him a descendant of Judah, Isaac's grandson..
To that effect, Rev. Canon Faucett M.A. says in his "Critical and Expository Bible Encyclopedia": "The idea that the House of Israel has been amalgamated and incorporated with the "Jews," is one of the most amazing errors in Biblical History."
The term Jew (whose Hebrew name means "thanksgiving" or "praise") can only be attributed to the descendants of Judah (Yehuda), fourth son of Jacob and his first wife Leah. Only Judah's descendants are Hebrew Israelites Jews.
Sadly, we commonly hear pastors and writers use phrases such as:
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"The Exodus of the Jews" instead of saying The Exodus of the Israelites.
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"The 12 Jewish tribes" instead of saying the 12 tribes of Israel.
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"Abraham the Jew" instead of Abraham the Hebrew.
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Isaac, too, is often called a Jew, however, if Isaac was a Jew, so is his son Esau. This is completely absurd.
Bishop J. H. 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 hath done this".
It should be understood that this kind of confusion has cast a veil over the true identity of the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Judah. And ethnic groups with no blood affiliation to Judah have also been able to legitimately claim Jewish status.
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Revelations 2:9 "I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan."
Abraham begat eight sons: Ishmael, Isaac, Zimram, Joksan, Medan, Midian, Jisba and Suah
Agar
Ishmael begat 12 sons who became the Arabs. They are Hebrews, but neither Israelites nor Jews. for Israelites are descendants of Jacob and Jews of Judah.
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Genesis 25:12-15 "This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah."
Note that native Arabs were once described as people with very dark black skin. All too often, we focus on contemporary modern populations without first taking the past into account, and we quickly forget that the primitive appearance of many indigenous populations and nations has been altered over time.
Baron Heinrich von Maltzan, a writer, passionate traveler, keen observer and skilled narrator; who had previously traveled in Central Arabia, made a pilgrimage to Mekka in 1860; on page 121 of his book "Geography of Southern Arabia", this is how he described the native Arabs:
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"Their skin is almost as black as that of the Abyssinians; their body is very well formed, with slender but strong limbs; their face is Semitic, with a generally aquiline nose, spirited eyes, small lips and a mouth of very reduced proportions. They are generally thin, and never fat; they have little or no beard, their hair is long, but curly, not frizzy."
But, we should not forget, for example, the Barbary slave trade between 1600 and 1900, during which 1,250,000 Caucasians were shipped to North Africa. Wealthy Arab merchants with a passion for concubinage would acquire white women and girls among these group to be used as sex slaves in their harems. This trade, which lasted for almost three centuries, produced a whole generation of mixed-race, paler-skinned Arabs who would otherwise have remained darker-skinned. If native Arabs were very dark-skinned, it implies that Abraham and Hagar were both of black descent.
It should be noted that the actual Arab population is a mixture of Hamites, Semites and Japhetites including:
► Cushites,
► Ishmaelites descendants of Ishmael (first son of Abraham and the Egyptian Hagar);
► Midianites descendants of Midian (son of Abraham and Keturah),
► Amalekites (Descendants of Amalek, grandson of Esau).
**Why, of all the 11 sons of Ishmael, does the Bible place so much emphasis on Kedar?
Briefly, Kedar, son of Ishmael, is the ancestor of an important tribe living in northwestern Arabia. Although the term "Kedar" is probably used for Arabs in general, some scholars have suggested that the term is most likely used in reference to the Prophet Muhammad, since he came from Bani Hāshim, a sub-clan of Bani 'Abd Manāf, one of the main clans of the Quraysh who are said to be descendants of Kedar.
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Ezekiel 27:21 "Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats."
Moshe ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides, a Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages, interpreted the following verse as a prophecy concerning the enslavement of the nation of Israel by the Arabs, due to the Israelites' sin of idolatry. Although this enslavement is temporary, it will last for several centuries, but will come to an end when Kedar's time reaches its term.
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Isaiah 21:16-17 "For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone. The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken"
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Jeremiah 49:28 "Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!"
The psalmist wrote about longing for peace, for he had long lived with Meshech and in the tents of Kedar, two nations that "hate peace". He was talking about Russia and Arabia.
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Psalm 120:5-6 "Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar! Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.""
Sarah
Isaac engendra Esaü et Jacob. Ils sont tous deux des Hébreux.
Esau
Esau and his descendants are Hebrews, but they are neither Israelites nor Jews.
The name Esau, is derived from the Hebrew word “Se'iyr or śāʿîr” meaning “hair”. Esau is described as hairy (like Seir) and red (like Edom). The Hebrew word Edom means “red, ruddy”, and the Hebrew Bible associates it with the name Esau, eldest son of the Hebrew patriarch Isaac, as he was born “all red”.
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Genesis 25:25 "The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.."
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Genesis 27:11 "Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned."
According to some scholars, the word “ red” used to describe Esau draws a parallel with the “red lentil soup” for which he sold his birthright. But opinions differ as to why Scriptures emphasized that he was very hairy.
Yet the Bible's insistence on Esau's hairiness and complexion points to a fundamental or absolute truth about his physical appearance.
💡According to an article by Stewart W. Hindley and Albert Damon in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, the world's hairiest populations are found in Northern Europe, the Mediterranean coast and the Middle East (where Esau and his sons originally settled). Whereas in regions such as Southeast Asia, the Amazon and sub-Saharan Africa, most people have very little body hair, despite the intense heat.
That being said, whenever Scripture insists on describing an individual's skin color, it implies that the complexion of that person was distinctly different from that of either the rest of his family or the people around him. We can then assume that the twins Jacob and Esau, were born with distinctive skin tones: Esau being pale, Jacob would inevitably be of a darker complexion, which points to the black ancestry of their parents.
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Genesis 25:23 "and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
Some may wonder how this is possible, but there are lots of well-documented cases around the world of parents of black descent giving birth to dark and pale twins. It's important to understand that, contrary to preconceived ideas, so-called "black" people are not limited by any spectrum of skintone, as they are both dark-skinned and light-skinned individuals in their genetic material..
While his father was still alive, Esau moved to Mount Seir, then inhabited by the Horites. Once in their land, Esau subdued the Horites and took possession of Mount Seir, renaming it the land of Edom or Idumea. Ancient Edom lies to the southwest of present-day Jordan, between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
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Genesis 36:1 "Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom."
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Genesis 36:8 “So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.”
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Genesis 36:43 "Esau was the father of the Edomites."
According to the Book of Jasher, after Esau's grandson Tsepho came to power, the territory of the Edomites stretched from Arabia to the Middle East, and on to Rome.
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Canaan = Seir = Esau = Edom = Kittim (Roman empire) = the Vatican
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Jeremiah 49:10-18 "But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more..... For by Myself I have sworn – declares the LORD"
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Isaiah 34:8-10 "For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. It will not be quenched—day or night."
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Isaiah 34:6-8 "For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment... For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion."
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Joel 3:19 "Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood."
According to Genesis 36, the Horites later cohabited and intermarried with Esau's family, and his descendants became the Edomites.
The Horites
Surprisingly, the Bible says little about the Horites, only seven verses using a variation of the term "Horite".
The Horites were a group of people who inhabited Mount Seir in the land of Canaan, the region later known as Edom. They are mentioned in Genesis as part of a Canaanite coalition. The Horites are often associated with the Hurrians, a group considered to be Canaanite and believed to have migrated to the land of Canaan from northeastern Mesopotamia, the Caucasus or beyond. The fact that the Horites originated from “Mount Seir”, or the future land of Edom, is explicitly stated in the book of Deuteronomy.
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Deuteronomy 2:12 "Seir was once inhabited by the Horites; the children of Esau drove them out and destroyed them before them, and settled in their place."
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Deuteronomy 2:22 "In the same way the LORD did to the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites before them; they drove them out and settled in their place until today 'today.
Seir the Horite (or Horrean) was the father of Horites and Mount Seir, also known as Edom, was named in his honor. The word Seir: Se'iyr or śāʿîr in ancient Hebrew means shaggy, demon-possessed goat, or demonic hairy goat |See Strong's H8163|. It is also said that Seir is a descendant of Hor, who would have lived at the time of Reu and would have been a descendant of Hivi, son of Canaan. This would make Seir the great-great-grandson of Canaan.
In Hebrew, the word "Hori", חרִי or chori, means "white" and "white bread". As the ISBE (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia), it possibly means "white nation". Now, if Seir the Horite and his descendants were a white nation, the implication is that Canaan, fourth son of Ham, and ancestor of Seir (father of the Horites), would have been the progenitor of a white nation.
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Another tradition holds that the name Horite comes from חוֹר or chor, meaning “hole” or “cave”, presumably because the Horites were considered “Troglodytes or cavemen”. The only time troglodytes are mentioned in the Bible is in Job 30:6, and they are described in the most pejorative sense of the term, namely troglodytes of the worst kind.
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Job 30:4-8 "Whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs. They will cry out among the rustling bushes. They are sons of fools and vile men, whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth. But now I am their music, and they have me for a by-word. And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face."
Esau married several wives, though Scripture is unclear as to the exact number:
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Adah, daughter of Elon, the Hittite.
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Basemath, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth. She is the mother of Eliphaz. She is associated with prostitution, her name being linked to jewels and perfumes.
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Judith, daughter of Beeri, the Hittite.
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Aholibama, daughter of Ana, daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite son of Seir. Her name is linked to idolatry and she is also described as an adulteress.
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Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael
The Sons of Esau
► Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son, fathered children with his Horite concubine named Timna, sister of Lotan, son of Seir. She bore Amalek to Eliphaz.
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Genesis 36:12 "Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife."
► Amalek, grandson of Esau, was born of Eliphaz by his concubine Timna. He was one of Edom's tribal chiefs. He grew up in Esau's household, where he too became imbued with their pathological hatred of Jacob's descendants. His descendants became the nation of Amalek and lived south of the land of Canaan. The Bible mentions that the Amalekites were a people who lived opposite Egypt in the southern part of the Middle East, namely the Arabian Peninsula.
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Numbers 13:28-29 "Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan."
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1 Samuel 15:7 "Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt."
While the Israelites were still in Rephidim, recovering from their escape from Egypt, Amalek viciously attacked them by surprise - although the Israelites had no plans against the Amalekites and weren't even heading into their territory. The Israelites defeated Amalek in battle, killing his most valiant warriors. Following the battle, the Lord commanded Moses to keep a record of Amalek's treacherous attack, and to instruct Moses' future successor, Joshua, to remember the attack as well.
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Exodus 17:14-16 "Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven... “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation."
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Ezekiel 35:10-11 "Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there, therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will treat you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them, and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you."
► Tsepho, grandson of Esau, was chief of the armies of Angeas king of Dinhaba. After Joseph's death, Tsepho tried to convince King Angeas to go and fight the Sons of Jacob in Egypt. But when Angeas declined, Tsepho turned against him. He went to Kittim (Rome) and joined forces with them to fight Angeas. Note that the Septuagint Bible uses Chittim/Kittim interchangeably with Rome..
Having defeated Angeas in battle, Tsepho went on to subjugate the sons of Tubal (descendants of Japheth) and the inhabitants of the surrounding islands. Winning the confidence of Kittim, Tsepho was proclaimed king and ruled over them for 50 years (Jasher 61:23-24). After the exodus of the Israelites, war broke out between Abianus, the new king of Kittim, and Hadad, king of Edom. Abianus killed Hadad and subdued Edom. Thus Edom and Kittim merged into one nation (Jasher 90:1-8). This means that Edom and Rome formed a united nation centuries before the empire achieved superpower status.
Canaan = Seir = Esau = Edom = Kittim (Roman empire) = the Vatican
Zepho and Amalek, grandsons of Esau, became enemies of ELOHIM as a result of their great hatred of Jacob's descendants.
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Ezekiel 35:15 “As you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, so will I do to you. You will become a desolation, O Mount Seir, and so will all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.“
Jacob - Israel
Jacob fathered 13 children with 4 wives, including a daughter Dinah and 12 sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphali, Gad, Asher, Joseph and Benjamin.
Jacob (Israel) is a Hebrew and his 12 sons form the 12 Tribes of Israel. They are Hebrew Israelites, but not all of them are Jews.
Judah
Judah is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Only Judah's descendants are Jews Hebrews Israelites. As such, the term "Jew" 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.
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.
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"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|
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"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|
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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.
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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 Hebrew
The 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.
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v.3 - "The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white ... he must pronounce him unclean.
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v.10 if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white... it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean"
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v. 19-20 "When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals, 19and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops ... if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean"
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v. 25 "If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn"
Scriptures also indicate that biblical leprosy is the mark of a divine curse.
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Numbers 12:10-11 "So the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed. As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous, and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. !"
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2 Kings 5:27 "Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow."
Oddly enough, the verse below seems to contradict the idea that biblical leprosy is a sign of impurity.
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Leviticus 13:12-13 "But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see, the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean".
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.
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Genesis 4:15 "Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him".
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 disease
However, 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 whiteness of the skin where the hairs lose their color and turn completely white. There are cases of black people with this disease who have become entirely white from head to toe.
Keturah
Following Sarah's death, Abraham took her as his wife (Genesis 25:1; I Chronicles 1:32). The Torah and the Bible give no context for Keturah and are silent on her origins. But some non-canonical books mention that she was either the daughter of a Canaanite Turkish king, or one of Abraham's servants. All Keturah's sons were Hebrews, but neither Israelites nor Jews.
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After the death of Sarah, Abraham took to wife Kentôrah (Keturah), the daughter of Yaktân, the king of the Turks. |The Book of the Bee, Chap 25|
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And it was at that time that Abraham again took a wife in his old age, and her name was Keturah, from the land of Canaan. |The Book of Jasher 25:1
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And Abraham took to himself a third wife, and her name was Keturah, from among the daughters of his household servants, for Hagar had died before Sarah. |The Book of Jubilees, Chap 19:11|
She gave birth to Zimram, Joksan, Medan, Midian, Jisba and Suah. Midian, father of the Midianites, was the 4th son of Keturah and Abraham. His descendants mixed with Ishmael's and became part of the Arab population*. Considering Ishmael and Midian were half-brothers, there had certainly been a fusion between the two nations through intermarriage and the merging of their traditions, behaviors and activities. Thus, the Bible and other non-canonical writings use the names "Ishmaelites" and "Midianites" interchangeably. In fact, Genesis 37:36 states that the "Midianites" sold Joseph to Potiphar in Egypt, while Genesis 39:1 indicates that Joseph was sold to Potiphar by the "Ishmaelites".
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Genesis 37:36 "Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard."
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Genesis 39:1 "Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.."
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"And Ishmael and his sons, and the sons of Keturah and their sons, went together and dwelt from Paran to the entering in of Babylon in all the land which is towards the East facing the desert. And these mingled with each other, and their name was called Arabs, and Ishmaelites." |The Book of Jubilees, Chap. 20:12-13|
Abraham sent the sons of Ketura to the East. The East can be interpreted as the Middle East, India, or East Asia (China, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan).
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Genesis 25.6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.."
The verse below also leads us to the hypothesis that the sons of Ishmael (Kedar) and the sons of Keturah are both destined for destruction because of their practices, which are in great opposition to the Lord.
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Jeremiah 49:28 "Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!"
Some scholars, such as Al-Edrisi, the greatest medieval geographer, believed that the Semites who migrated to Minor Asia mingled with the descendants of Magog and made up the Magogians: Inner and Central Mongolia, including much of North and South China, Korea, Japan, Aleuts and Inuit. |Géographie d'Édrisi 2, Dixième Section pg 349|
As with the Ishmaelites, the natives of India and East Asia were dark-skinned. Archaeological studies have revealed the presence of a large Black population in ancient China, and reports about mighty East Asian kingdoms ruled by Black peoples are frequent in "Chinese documents". Unfortunately, this fact about Asia is taboo.
Concerning the Promised Land
Firstly, we should remember that the Promised Land cannot simply be interpreted in a geographical context, as it also illustrates the faithfulness of the covenant. But if it's a physical location, it's also important to conduct a geographical analysis to set the record straight and give people a much more accurate perspective on their historical background. Here are a few verses that suggest that the Promised Land cannot be the present-day State of Israel, from a biblical standpoint.
Where did Abraham go after leaving Egypt?
Genesis 13:1 teaches that when Abraham departed from Egypt, he went to the south of Egypt.
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Genesis 13:1 "Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South."
Yet according to some Bibles, he went to the Negev, northeast of Arabia, and, in Genesis 13:12, it is written that Abraham, after leaving Egypt, settled in the land of Canaan, in the Middle East.
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Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom.."
If Abraham settled in the Promised Land south of Egypt, how could he also have settled in the land of Canaan northeast of Egypt? It's physically impossible. This is the kind of contradiction that points to the possibility of an alteration in the original text.
Joel 3:1-6
In Joel 3:1-6, the Lord rejects any proximity with the territory of Canaan and that of the Philistines, while rebuking them for scattering His people and selling His Land to the sons of Javan. How can a territory against which the Lord has clearly rejected any affinity nevertheless constitute the promised land?
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Joël 3:1-6 "For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you [a]retaliate against Me? But if you [b]retaliate against Me, Swiftly and speedily I will return your [c]retaliation upon your own head ... Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks, That you may remove them far from their borders."
In short, in biblical times, the territory of Canaan included Tyre and Sidon, while the territory of the Philistines included northern Egypt, Turkey, present-day Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the emirates, Iraq and Iran. Note that that in biblical times the Greeks included Romans, Bretons, Albans, Saxons, Germanic peoples, Italians, Portuguese, Spanish, Caucasian Iberians and Russians. This passage tells us that Tyre and Zidon, inveterate enemies of Israel, had been selling Israelites and Jews to the Sons of Javan since the time of the Judges, which began after the death of Joshua in the early 14th century BC. In other words, the trade in human slaves, particularly Jews and Israelites, goes back a very long way.
May the Holy Spirit guide you in understanding this message.