They were descendants of the Hebrews, but were polytheistic and believed in nature gods, then in the 4th century C.E. they adopted a sect of Christianity called Coptic from the Egyptians. In later centuries there was a large expansion of Islam through the area, but they retained Christian beliefes
Kingdom of Axum existed between 100 and 960 ACE. About 324 Axum converted to Christianity as a first major kingdom in the world. Before Christianity Axum was polytheistic, they had a main god Astar and his son Mahrem, who was supposedly the first ancestor of Aksumite kings, etc.
Axum (or Aksum) is the traditional capitol of Aksumite Kingdom, which later became known as Abyssinia or Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church was the state religion (or established religion or "official religion") of Ethiopia before the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie in the Revolution of 1974. "Tewahedo" means "unified" in English.) One of the titles of the Patriarch (or head) of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is "Archbishop of Axum."
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, despite the inclusion of the word "Orthodox" in its name, is not related to the larger Orthodox Communion (including the Greek, Russian, Serbian, etc. Orthodox Churches). Rather, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox Church, which is in communion with the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Syrian Orthodox Church, and others.
Christianity
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Christianity
Ezana helped to bring a new religion to Africa when he converted to Christianity. In A.D. 334 he made it the official religion of Axum.
Ezana was the first monarch of Axum to embrace Christianity.
Christianity becomes official religion of Axum.
1.) Axum owed its strength to the red sea. 2.) In 334 A.D. king Ezana made Christianity the official religion. 3.) Axum fought neighboring Kush for control of trade routes to inland Africa.
Christianity becomes official religion of Axum.
No kingdom in Africa was fully Christian, but the kingdom thats official religion was declared Christain was Axum.
Jewish.
Axum -- It was located in Ethiopia, which is in eastern Africa.
The Axum Kingdom was located in present day Ethiopia.
South Africa is a secular democracy with freedom of religion. There is no official Religion. Christians account for 80% of the population, in percentage order - Zion Christian, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic and Methodist.
Axum, in Ethiopia.
King Ezana of Axum converted to Christianity.