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The Canaanite settlers of Jerusalem were Black Africans

by Robert Randle
02/24/16
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It may come as quite a surprise to readers of the Bible that the land flowing with “milk and honey (Canaan),” was originally settled by Black people, or more specifically, people of African origin. Not only that, but the holy city of Jerusalem and the “Beautiful land” were also settled by one of the Black tribal clans (groups). The tenth chapter of the book of Genesis gives much of the information.

Genesis 10: 6, 15-16, 17b-19
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girhashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans (tribes) scattered [migrated] and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

Joshua 10: 1, 5
Adoni-Zedek, King of Jerusalem. The Amorites were in the land.

Joshua 11: 3
Jebusites were in the hill country

Joshua 15: 8, 63
The Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem) Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.

2 Samuel 5: 6a, 7
The king (David) and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites who lived there. Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the city of David.

NOTE: It does not say that David killed everyone with the sword, like Moses or especially Joshua did. However, it is quite possible that the remaining Jebusites accepted the God of Israel or were made slave laborers like some of the other defeated Canaanite clans.

So, one last and important detail in all of this which tends to prove my point is that Noah’s son Ham is almost universally regarded as synonymous with Black-skinned (burnt of skin); which makes sense in this way- Mizraim is another term for ‘Egypt’ and Cush is associated with Ethiopia. Even Put is believed to be the name of an African tribe designated as Punt [possibly pygmy or Twa people??]. The reason I think this is interesting stems from the fact that the land or territory of disputed claims by Palestinians or the Jewish settlers who came from Europe leading to the establishment of the State of Israel may in point of fact be invalid, after all.

Robert Randle
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Tacoma, WA 98402
February 24, 2016
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