25 Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. The 70 Clans of Israel are destined to rule over the 70 Peoples of the Earth. Cristobal Colon. Very good article. If all this isnt proof enough that nationality is important, the Most High makes it even clearer. Through the seed of Shem we get Abraham (Abram), Isaac and Jacob (whos name was changed to Israel). Principles: Abraham remarried after his loving marriage to Sarah. And Jokshan begat Sheba and Dedan." (vs 2-3). All these were the children of Keturah. Nevertheless, Claus Westermann, in his commentary on Genesis (ad loc. Gow and A.F. Let [s explore the descendants of Dedan and see if we can find Mohamed. First, whether the spelling is defective or plene should make no difference in meaning. And lastly doesnt Titus 3:9 speak to not being concerned with genealogy since all who are saved are saved by the mercy of the Most High? Jesus Christ called them dogs & devils and they crucified Him. "The first birds were almost identical . 8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Required fields are marked *, 2020 We Are Hebrew | Bible Facts & Bible Notes |, 29 comments on Nations Of The Bible Today: Shem, Ham & Japheth Races. This is especially important for Israel because their disobedience in keep the laws means they are in a state of perpetual punishment. The most common term is an olive complexion, denoting the lightest brown olive. To get a direction of where the Nations of Japtheth went after coming off the ark on Mount Ararat turkey we can turn to modern day understandings which are confirmed in scripture. with the yod). Isaac begat twins, Jacob and Esau. In Isaiah chapter 60, it says caravans of camels will cover the land bring gold, frankincense, and proclaiming the praises of the LORD ALMIGHTY. which causes mental illness and retardation), and Khazaria (a pagan hybrid race). Click on the image above or here, to open the image in full size. Just because an ADAMIC WHITE ISRAELITE knows the truth, and isnt afraid to tell it does NOT mean he is full of hate. In 2007 he joined Aish Hatorah NY as a Programs Director, managing their Yeshiva in Passaic and serving as a rabbi in their Executive Learning program. The second unit doesnt seem to know about a second wife and other sons, since it seems to understand all of Abrahams other sons as coming from concubines.[6]. [1] All translations of biblical verses are from NJPS (with adjustments). This picture of two sons who loved their father would become the progenitors of two of the largest faiths today in the world, Islam and Christianity.. In context, one might suggest that Abraham was simply lonely after Sarahs death. Yet after the death of Sarah, we read in Genesis 25 that "Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 5 Soon after his mother's passing, he traveled to Hagar and brought her back to Abraham's home. When the author describes Israel were are told that Israel descended from Ethiopia or Crete. The gold of Sheba will be given to the LORD to care for the poor and needy. TheTorah.com is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.We rely on the support of readers like you. 7And these are the days of the years of Abrahams life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. Black Africans come from Ham, i.e. 28 days ago. Since God's covenant to Abraham was . In fact, the ones that tell the truth, and that number is shockingly small, are filled with Jesus. A. Isaiah 60:6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. These Israelites became known as West Africans because of their loss of identity. Abraham, born in the Mesopotamian city of Ur, was the son of Terah, a descendant of Shem, a son of Noah. bbb, In many cases the bible has been relegated to positive thinking literature, but its much more than that. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. How the British and Americans Proved they Descend from Joseph and the Ten Tribes of Israel. The Canaanites were residents of the Levant (modern-day Syria, Jordan, Lebanon,. Dont miss the latest essays from TheTorah.com. Thank you for this history lesson. Wikimedia. As the editor decided where to place this account, he faced a narrative problem. A study review in 2021 showed improvements in self-regulation and attention control after a two-week digital detox. This means that every nation to some degree or other in the cultural and sociological sense tends to one or other of the attitudes represented by Edom or by Ishmael and also may have physical input from either one of them. The fourth son is Midian, which today is a geographical place mentioned in both the Torah and the Quran. The Descendants of Esau You are here: Home The Descendants of Esau Genesis 25:28 - And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of [his] venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. Amalek wants to rule himself and everyone else. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. The Midianites were the descendants of Midian, who was a son of Abraham and his wife Keturah: Genesis (KJV) 25: 1 Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. In Genesis 10 we find the table of nations, but here I will be using the book of Jasher 10 because it provides more detail. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. So if thats you, youre likely to be from one of these Gentile nations. 7 And these are the sons of Japheth according to their families, Gomer, Magog, Medai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras; these are the children of Japheth according to their generations. I also heard recently that there are many black Hebrews or Israelites that are not getting the chance to move to Israel. Israel is, quite simply, visual and undeniable proof that God rules the world. As abstract principle it had something to base itself upon. 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. The "ORIGIN" of several peoples in the west today is from Israel. Thank you for the very important historical accounts that we need to know to understand our present spiritual life as follower of Jesus. Required fields are marked *. This prophecy gives a direct indication who Israel is today because its so specific. Before Abraham died, he gave some gifts to his sons who were from his bondservant women. They are identifiable with certain peoples amongst the Western Nation. Chinese religions and philosophies parallel Buddhism. The punishment for not doing so was a second captivity, which would take place with ships. Later, Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah, and Hagar and Ishmael were driven away because of Ishmael's attitude toward Isaac ( Genesis 21:9-10, 14 ). As you can see from the image above this picture depicts Israel when they were in Egypt. The principal ones are shown here: 1)Ibn Yachya (Don Yechia), Charlap - "The Book of Destiny - Toledot Charlap" - 1996 Arthur F. Menton. A certain cultural homogeneity exists that justifies an over categorization under the name of Keturah. Rashi asserts that that Keturah is the same person as Hagar, and he quotes a midrash to explain the name change: Perhaps the Sages were bothered by Abrahams treatment of Hagar and hoped to make midrashic amends. This describes the plight of the Negroes who were part of the slave trade because they are seen as the lower tier of society by all nations. Therefore in the story of Joseph and his brothers, his brothers sold him to Ishmaelite/Midianite merchants, these were sons of Abraham. The Bible tells us who really is descended from the Lost Ten Tribes. When we read prophecy we are made aware that the Israelites would discontinue from their heritage forgetting who they are. Abraham and Keturah and their sons after Sarah and Isaac. So how are you connecting Israelites to Africa??? At their fathers death, Isaac and Ishmael buried him together in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron that he purchased. Esau was supposedly the ancestor of the Edomites, known to the Greeks as Idumeans. The text tells us that children of Abraham's other concubines are given gifts while he is alive and sent to the east. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim" (Gen 25:3). Get weekly Bible Lessons emailed to you in video, audio, and in text form. Eibal region in Samaria, near Shechem. Their Matriarch is Sarah, the first wife of Abraham. Her name may represent the land upon which these tribes once lived, or it may be related to the word for spice or incense (ketoret), suggesting that Abraham was related to the various tribes on the Arabian peninsula and elsewhere who grew and traded aromatic spices. Altogether this comes to a total of 70 parallel to the 70 sons of Noah. The Torah gives us no background whatsoever regarding Keturah. What The Bible Says About The Book Of Mormon: The Ten Lost Tribes, What Christ Looked Like: Finally The Truth, Japtheth, Caucasians & The Caucasus Mountains, Who went to Americas in Approx. They were known and thought by historian Josephus to have lived in the country Arabia Felix, which could be known by some in the Arabian town of Zabran, which is between Mecca and Medina. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. The third son mentioned is Medan, and not much is found of him in historic record aside from a city on an island of Sumatra in Indonesia. This coincides with the Modern day belief that Europeans (White people) come from the Caucasus Mountains.. Again when we look on a map the Caucasus Mountains are immediately north of mount Ararat (see below). We are here to help for the Kingdoms sake. Launched Shavuot 5773 / 2013 | Copyright Project TABS, All Rights Reserved, script type="text/javascript"> It is said to be in the northwest Arabian Peninsula; they are who the Midianites come from, sons of Abraham. This sign is the rainbow that we see today (Genesis 9:11-13). Both worked their way up the ranks, with the 17th-great grandson being killed in a Basque terrorist attack in 1986. The Old Testament teaching is as important as the new Testament teaching!! The older Ishmael and young Isaac had different interests as well as different mothers, Hagar and Sarah. So I have question. Their names are recorded in Genesis 25:2-4 and 1Chronicles 1:32-33. This was at a time that the Catholic (The originator of Christian denominations) (4th Century) and Islam faiths (6th Century) were both already formed. As well as having low social value Negroes are also stigmatised as being aggressive and criminals by the dominant the Gentile nations. In Genesis 10 we find a list of 70 descendants of Noah. Wow this is amazing! In the Temple at Jerusalem, at the Feast of Succoth 70 bulls were sacrificed (Numbers 29:13-39), one for each nation. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. We meet Abraham the first time in Genesis 12 in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley (Ur-Harran) because he is descended from Nimrod, son of Kush, who built his kingdom in Mesopotamia. He sent them to the East, away from Isaac. So lets look at the 3 signs that Identify Israel today. All these were descendants of Keturah. All Nations are Now Under the Influence of Esau, Ishmael, or the Children of Keturah [and sub-divided into either Esau or Ishmael]. This solution doesnt change the fact that the Torah calls her a wife, however, and it doesnt deal with the problem that Keturah is one person/concubine, not many. By that I mean, both Arabs and Jews are the fleshly descendants of Abraham. Thanks in advance. [6] Richard Elliot Friedman (The Bible with Sources Revealed [Harper Collins, 2003]) sees verses 14 as coming from E and verses 56 as redactional. 135. Chronicles, a late biblical book that knows and integrates traditions from the Torah and other earlier material now found in the Tanakh, resolves this problem by calling Keturah a concubine from the start: , The sons of Keturah, Abrahams concubine (1 Chr 1:32). This is fulfilled in the aforementioned book of Maccabees with the eventual rule by Alexander the Greek (Great) over the nation of Israel (started in 300BC completed 70AD) and becoming the most distinguished world power ruling. Our purpose here is to trace Esau's lineage through his son Eliphaz and then to his grandson Teman. Many tribes in West Africa, South west Nigeria, South west Ghana and many more west Africans in the south etc, not all. Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. In the scripture below we are told the Gods of the Nations are idols. 16 And the children of Chittim are the Romim who dwell in the valley of Canopia by the river Tibreu. The Israelite Identity of Celtic Races. These are not Keturah's children. We are not all seen as the nations, or gentiles. 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. Israel (meaning both Judah and the Ten Tribes) in a spiritual sense is at present dominated by Esau also known as Edom. Especially if Africa was Hams inheritance, not Shems. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. Modern Identities of the descendants of Elam and Lud . Thank you for your work/research. 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Today the greatest captivity that has taken place with slave ships is the transatlantic slave trade. Clearly all that power of being world ruler went to his head. 9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi. If so youre an Israelite. All of this can be summarised in the term Nigga, which is a term of derision and contempt towards those Israelites (Specific Negroes in West Africa today, not all black people in West Africa) taken into slavery. The book of Jasher is mentioned in the scriptures (Joshua 10:13, 2 Samuel 1:18). and R. Yosef Karo (Beit Yosef, YD 275). I always wondered how Noahs sons created the nations of the world. Mar 24, 2011. They are in an intermediate position. Cush is written as Ethiopia in the Septuagint, which is the oldest version of the scriptures passed down by the Israelites. "A major trait of Amalek is the rejection of any rule, in particular the rule of heaven. This can also be found in the book of Maccabees. Whatever the case they are recalled together and for our purposes the sons of Keturah and/or the concubines may be considered as one entity. Wowwy!!!! All these sons came from the marriage of Abraham and Keturah. The Meaning Of Maccabees, Is Purgatory A Dogma? The first captivity is recorded in the book of Genesis. During the Maccabean conquests, the Idumeans were forcibly converted to Judaism. Each Israelite clan is parallel to a specific non-Israelite nation: Deuteronomy 32: 8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, When He separated the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the sons of Israel. This explains the Most Highs first commandment for us i.e. It refers to history. From Sarah Abraham begat Isaac. Keturah did have sons named Sheba and Dedan though as posted in the scripture above. The faithful words, to death do us part, is true and Abraham parted after Sarah, keeping the commandments of being fruitful and multiplying. It should also be point out that many Historic European literature would often use the term Ethiopian to describe dark skinned curly haired nations. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. Knowing the Most High created the other gods we see today helps us understand that he has set up the world the way he wants it. It says that Abraham gave gifts to the Sons of the Concubines. The Blessings in the Bible given to the Children of Israel were epitomized most strongly in the Tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. The first is European Jews are from two of Gomers sons, Askenaz and Togarmah, or Second the reference to Togarmah is untrue. Revelations affirms this by counting the 12 tribes of Israel as 144,000 before the Gentiles. The other sons received gifts and were sent away to keep the covenant clear and the prophecy true that Abrahams seed will be spread out throughout the entire earth, blessed with riches. Ishmael was born circa 1900 BC so Hagar's racial characteristics would have been very similar to that of Asenath. A little-known character in the Bible reveals God's plan to include all races in His family, and He did this through the Father of our faith, Abraham. In a spiritual sense they became the life force of their own groupings. Its by the prophecies we know who Israel are generally. have no other god before him. Ancestor worship is also important in Asia, especially China and Japan. The appearance of another wife and children during the lifetime of Sarah would have been narratively impossible. Some time after Sarahs death (Gen 23:2) and Isaacs marriage to Rebekah (Gen 24:67), Abraham remarries, and Isaac gets a stepmother: This brief mention of the expansion of Abrahams family raises a number of questions. Kahlan whose most famous septs were: Hamdan, Anmar, Tai', Mudhhij, Kinda, Lakhm, Judham, Azd, Aws, Khazraj, and those who became the kings of old Syria, namely the descendants of Jafna. The Tabernacle of Ancient Israel - Brief Overview of the Tabernacle of Moses in the Wilderness and the Ark of the Covenant. Unfortunately this isnt the case today because of their sin. the weather climate, the chances are that the first Ishmaelites were of a dark brown complexion, because Hagar was Egyptian when Africans were black. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. The sons of the concubines of Abraham (Keturah and company) number 16. Thus, Keturah and her children were by far secondary to Isaac and played no direct role in the story of Israel. Is your name Igbo? Over time, they discovered, the face collapsed and the eyes, brain and beak grew. Her nationality is Ethiopian as she was the mother of Sheba and the Medians whose descendant, Jethro,or Ragu'el or Reu'el the Ethiopian priest of Median begot a . 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