Grandson Of Moses And His Black Afri - 1720 Words

REHABIAH: As the grandson of Moses and his Black Afri-can wife Zipporah (see entry for â€Å"Zipporah†), Rehabiah was of Black African extraction, as were his descendants (1Ch 23:15, 17; 24:21; 26:25), among whom were Shelomoth and his brothers. (See entry for â€Å"Shelomoth† below.) REKEM: As a descendant of Manasseh, whose mother was the Black African Egyptian woman Asenath (see â€Å"Asenath†) Rekem was probably a caramel-colored man. (1Ch 7:14, 16) SHECHEM: As a son of Shemida of the blood African tribe of Manasseh, Shechem had Black blood coursing through his veins. (1Ch 7:19) SHECHEM(ITES): As a son of Gilead of the tribe of Manas-seh, whose mother Asenath was the Black African Egyptian wife of Joseph (see entry for â€Å"Asenath†), Shechem became†¦show more content†¦(1Ch 26:25, 26, 28) SHEMIDA: Being as he was of the tribe of Manasseh, Shemida and his four sons Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam, where all men of Black African descent . (1Ch 7:16-19) SHERESH: As one of the sons of Machir, who was of the tribe of Manasseh—with Manasseh being the son of the Black African Egyptian wife of Joseph (see â€Å"Asenath†)—Sheresh was of mixed race; maybe even caramel colored. (1Ch 7:14, 16) SOLOMON’S BLACK SHULAMMITE MAIDEN: The unnamed Shulammite female who is the principal character of the Bi-ble book of Canticles (Song of Solomon), as well as the center of Solomon’s affection, made this bold declaration: â€Å"I am black, because the sun has looked on me.† (Song of Solomon 1:6, American King James Version) She was most likely a young Black African female from Egyptian. Although from Shunem in Israel, she was probably a transplant or import from Egypt, which is why she fully un-derstood Solomon’s comparison when he sang: â€Å"You are as exciting, my darling, as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.† (Song of Solomon 1:9) The Shulammite maiden was not the only import from Egypt, for 1 Kings 10:29 states that during Solomon’s reign, â€Å"each chariot imported from Egypt cost 600 silver pieces, and a horse cost 150.† As a lowly shepherdess, it is unlikely that the Shu-lammite virgin would have run in social circles where she would encounter stately imported horses and chariots from Egypt. It is much more probable that she would have learned of them Egyptian