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There was no such thing.
Just as today, Israelites came in differing skin-tones, heights, and body-types. Our tradition is that the twelve sons of Jacob (the 12 Tribes) were not completely similar to each other in appearance, though none of them was really dark-skinned (Rashi commentary on Genesis 12:11).
Abraham himself came from Western Asia, and since Jews have intermarried very little in the last 3800 years, he probably looked like Jews today.
DNA testing of Jewish communities worldwide has shown that they are all interrelated and of Middle Eastern genetics, comparable to the Sephardim today (not African or Egyptian).
The claim that Black Israelite churches make that the Israelites were an African people is without historical evidence. Most secular historians concur that the Jews of today are the descendants of the Ancient Israelites.
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Are black Jews similar to white Jews?
they are both jewish but black jews are black and white jews are white.
When was Alliance of Black Jews created?
Alliance of Black Jews was created in 1995.
Do Black Jews have a Black Sabbath?
Black Jews observe Shabbat no differently than any other Jew.
What happened as a result of tension between the Romans and the Jews?
The Jews revolted
What happened as a result of tensions between the roman the Jews?
The Jews revolted
Why does the Nazis capture Jews?
they caputure jews because they were black. no one likes black people.
What happened with hitler in his childhood that he hates the jews so much?
Nothing happened in Hitler's family tree to make him hate Jews.
What color were the original Hebrews before Christ?
------------------------ The original Hebrews were a West Semitic people, closely related to the Canaanites. They wee therefore brown skinned, with black hair, much like the Palestinians and Sephardic Jews of today.
What were Jews seen as?
Jews were seen as the scapegoats of society, whenever anything bad happened people blamed it on the Jews.
When did Battle of the Hill of the Jews happen?
Battle of the Hill of the Jews happened in 1542-08.
What happened to the foreign Jews?
They met Elmo. :)
What happened the Jews at auschwits?
most of them died.
