The Appeal., 1903-11-07
THE JEWS AND THE ETHIOPlANS.

Cat1On signed JACOB, IN WHICH the
writer, who says that he is a Jew and
proud Of it, disputes Senator 'BurtOn's
statement that the ancient Egyptians
and Ethiopians were the same peo-
pie and that Moses married an Ethio-
plan woman.
Senator Burton is justified in his
contention by the testimony of lne
inspired writer's of the Bible and by
the historians, Herodotus, Josephus,
Diodorus Sicu1us, Anthem, Rollin,
Heeren, Cave, Won MOshiem, Guericke,
Kitto and others.
1.-THE Ethiopians and Egyptians were
one and the same people" Kitto's Cy-
clopedia, Vol. I, p. 666. See also Rol-
Inns Ancient History, p. 555. I'm pro-
portion as we ascend into the primeval
ages the closer seems the connection
between Egypt and Ethiopia" Her,
ems Ancient Nations of Africa, Vol. l.,
p. 289. Herodotus states that the Egyp-
tians were "black and with frizzly
hair"
Sarah, Abraham's wife, was barren,
and she gave her hand maiden, Hagar,
to Abraham to wife and Ishmael was
born. Gen. XVIII. Ishmael was the
first mulatto and his descendants peo-
pied Arabia. Hagar was an Egyptian
woman.
The Queen of Sheba, granddaughter
of Abraham by Keturah, an Ethiopian
woman (Gen. XXV-2, 3; I Kings, X-2;
II Chronicles TX; Matt. XII-42; Acts
VIII-27, came from Ethiopia with a
great company to hear and see all the
wisdom of Solomon. She desired to
try him in allegories and parallels. The
annals of Abyssinia say she was a
pagan when she left 'Sheba but being
filled with admiration at the sight OF
SolOmon's works she became a prose-
lyte to Judaism. Incidentally, while
at Jerusalem, the queen became quite
friendly with Solomon who 'loved
many strange women, together with
the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the
Moabites, Ammonites, EdOmites, lid
onites and Hittites," Il Kings, XII,
and bore him son. This son she
called Menilek and carried with her
on her return to Sheba. After lapse
of few years Menilek was sent back
to Solomon for education, and unlike
he did not neglect his charge, but had
him thoroughly instructed in the Jew
ish religion. Menilek was crowned
rusalem.
The sons of Joseph were James,
Joses, Simon and Judas. Matt. Kill.
55; Mark VI-3, XV-40). These were
the descendants of Jacob or Israel who
was willing to give his daughters to
the sons of the Invites and all the
Ethiopian nations at their request and
to take to themselves their daughters
in exchange, providing every male
would be circumcised that they might
become one people under the covenant
of grace and works made by God unto
Israel. Gen. XXXIV-21, %.
Circumcision, the observance of the
seventh day and a number of other
Jewish rites are practiced by the Ethi-
opians to this day, and it is indisputa-
BILE that their kings descended in a d.
rect line from Solomon.
Reverting to Moses, who was found
in an ark of bulrushes floating in the
river, by Pharaohs> daughters, and
was brought up as the kings son, and
we have it on the testimony of the
great Jewish historian, Josephus, that
Moses married Tharbis daughter of
the Ethiopian king, because out Of
her affection for him she delivered up
the city to him." (Whiston's Josephus
p.67)
It seems, that marriage was not a
failure with Moses, for history tells
us that he was so we'll pleased Will
Ethiopian women that his second wife
was also of that nation. ...
We find in Numbers Kill, that Mir
lam and Aaron were greatly displeased
because Moses married an Ethiopian
woman, Zipporah, and "spake against
Moses but it lis evident that the Lord
was well pleased with his action in
taking a. wife who was "black but
comely," for He rebuked Miriam and
Aaron and "the anger Of the Lord was
kindled against them." Numbers XII-9.
"Frizzly hair is very common
the descendants of Moses and
Solomon and it seems to be the one
Ethiopian characteristic which has per-
sisted through many generations of
Jews. s. IS Il Z - ii %.ss
In view of the fact the Jews have
been despised and persecuted- through
all ages by the people of every nation,
led by Jew-baiters,- who, like Tillman,
Graves and Vardaman, have sought to
stir up race hatred, "Jacob" ought not
to be so bitter against his Afro -Ameri-
can brethren, for it is not impossible 4
that q strain of Afric's warm blood
flows through his own veins.