Hebrewisms of West Africa -

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[@kwabenaasante1908]

Although I don’t entirely agree with your assertion and conception of Israel vs Judah, I do relatively agree with the fact that Judah and Ephraim/Israel were separate kingdoms at times. Especially at the inception of their history. However the historical foundation of this divide and separation is predicated on the historical upper and lower Egyptian unification and separation. Upper Egypt being associated with the southern kingdom (Nubia) and lower Egypt being associated with the northern kingdom who often was invaded and occupied by foreigners throughout their history. The biblical authors coopted this history and made it their own - now placed in Kanaan (Syria Palestine) which was just an extension (territory) of ancient Kam (Egypt) during the new kingdom period anyways. Yes, the alleged period Israel made their exodus into Syria-Palestine was also Ironically ancient Egyptian territory. With that being said, When you make the analogy with Nigeria being Yahudah and Ghana Ephraim/Israel It should be the other way around. The leadership always had more stability, organization, and less tribalism (less diversity). Nigeria is who have the majority ethnic groups associated with the northern kingdom. For example, Eri son of Gad, is among the Igbo, Yariba or Yariboam (Jeroboam) is biblical associated with ephraim/israel and is where the name Yoruba (Yariba-Yarib) derive or rather Yarib Yaraboam etc. is a corruption of Yoruba. The Beni or Edo is associated with Benjamin who was originally in the north. Three major ethnic groups in Nigeria associated with Ephraim. The same is true for the Ga-Dangbe who oral history derive from Nigeria has connection to Gad and Dan to this day. Including the Pel/Pul/Fula in Nigeria who biblical name is connected to Palu, Peleth, son of Reuben who’s another northern kingdom tribe. However the Pel/Pul (Fula) is also connected to the southern kingdom through the biblical name Pelet who’s connected to Judah. The Pel or Pula (singular Pulo) in the Fula/Pulaar language, is however connected to Judah historical through the Peleset (Philistines) and Phut (Libyans). Notice I made a distinction with actual history vs biblical theology/cosmology and eschatology. Indeed, Due to the typological nature of the Bible, the names and hence people groups have multiple genealogical connections and regions via migrations. Hence the conflict with the Fulani and the other tribes in Nigeria such as Yoruba Igbo etc. Nigeria is definitely the more diversified country today and best fits ephraim. I agree that israel is a cosmological and theologically concept however your assertions and correlations fits the term/name Ephraim not israel since israel is indeed a name/term heavily steeped in theology and cosmology. Not to mentioned it existed prior to the Bible as AsarRa in ancient Egypt who be came YasarEl in Hebrew. Lastly, Ghana is the region that best fits biblical Judah, Yahudah, cosmologically culturally spiritually and linguistically. Names such as Akan, Ashan, associated with Judah, the surname Asare among the Akan also connected to Asarel who’s listed as a man of Judah. Eve or Ewe shows connection to Levi and Benjamin through Rachel and by default are partially apart of Judah. Not to mention the Akan also found amongst edom which makes sense because biblically Edom was located in the south where the kingdom of Judah was. Modern day Ghana and Nigeria is definitely a reflection of this. However ancient Ghana was also connected to people in modern day Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast etc. these people all represent Judah today whereas Nigeria who gave rise to the Bantu expansion throughout subsahra Afraka represents the northern kingdom of ephraim generally speaking. Historically It was ancient Ghana Mali whom later gave rise to the forest Akan states with all the GOLD who still kept the title Ghana/Khana which means kingship or warrior king. Hence the leader. Ghana was the first country to gain its independence in subsaharan Afraka - this is reflecting leadership and is still called the gateway to Afraka. And is the country predominantly uniting the diaspora via descendants of the slave trade and all of Afraka. It tells you that ephraim and Judah were historical enemies or rivalries but one day they would unite again as one stick and once again become Yasarel. Check my KZbin channel I did an entire 15 hour series on the Afrakan origins of the Israelite myth.

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for your comment. I didn't read it thoroughly, but I can say that Israel and Judah were always separate kingdoms. They were only "united" when Judah was a vassal to Israel, which doesn't constitute a united monarchy.

[@Sci-Fi_Fan296]

This was a highly informative comment. Thank you for sharing. Shalom

[@lywill6832]

I am interested and this is very informative, kindly share the link to your page so I can check it out shalom and blessings

[@akweteyamaah]

@@lywill6832 Please check the description box for the links

[@kwabenaasante1908]

@@akweteyamaah Respectfully, why are you deleting my comments whenever I reference my facebook and KZbin channel for the individuals above? Instead you choose to insert your links? I respect your platform but no need to do that when you can clearly refer them to your links in your actual videos. I thought we were all sharing knowledge and information with one another so we could all grow and build?

[@Dominucastro47]

We deal with cults of people that have based thier life and eternal soul on falsehood and sworn to concepts that they we taught. They made blood oaths on misconceptions and they can't walk it back. Egregors where created based off of unified belief. Truth is paramountly necessary to heal from colonial and religious trauma

[@beatriceserwahansong8310]

What I know is that Yisrael and Yudah are all brothers but divided due to misunderstandings after the reign of Shalomo. So the northern comprises of ten tribes and the southern comprises of Yudah or Yehudah and Benyamin. The story is found in 2 Kings 12 and 2 Chronicles 10.

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for your comment. Your position aligns with the biblical author, who effectively promoted this perspective. However, the historical account presents a different narrative, as shown in this video.

[@munankendakwanzambi1553]

Sound like your jealous of Judah and the people that represent them in the 4 corners of the earth ​@akweteyamaah

[@akweteyamaah]

@@munankendakwanzambi1553 Jealous of Judah? The thistle of Lebanon? Hmm... I can't think of anything Judah did that would make me envious. Take on someone else's identity? No, thanks, I'm perfectly fine!

[@munankendakwanzambi1553]

@@akweteyamaah lol the kingdom of Yudah is in Sub-sahara Africa. And the chosen seed of SO NINI NA NINI are bout to return from the 4 corners of the earth and there's nothing you can do about it so please stop deceiving the people with your lies

[@TheDrkjg]

Shalom my brother. The nation was one under King David and Solomon and was split after King Solomon's death. The northern and southern kingdom didn't reconnect after the Assyrian captivity. Your description of Ancient and Biblical Israel does not match the Biblical record. There were always 2 separate kings even after the Assyrian captivity.... do you have some other reference that you are referring to? Are you considering the Prophetic books that describe Israel as one to include all 12 tribes?

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for your comments. While your perspective aligns with the biblical narrative, it does not reflect critical historical reality - which is the focus in this video. Remember, this inquiry is from a critical, not theological, perspective.

[@TheDrkjg]

@@akweteyamaah Yes. I understand the historical context which is why I was wondering about the sources you were using to describe the Biblical Israel? Thank you much for the response!🕊

[@e17media]

Where do you get ths information from ? You are attempting to rewrite history for the gulable ? But why ? At least give your source so that we can test your findings. You got so many things mixed up .

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for your comment. This is widely known in academic circles and may not be familiar to those outside these areas.

[@e17media]

@@akweteyamaahOK, if you make such big claims, then provide your sources. That's the academic standard. Otherwise anyone can make up anything and claim to be true.

[@akweteyamaah]

@@e17media hmmm! Now you're asking for sources? Shouldn't that have been your first step before accusing me of trying to rewrite history? Are you asking for sources to learn or to see if I have any? Check the description box and click on the last link-you'll find sources in that video. Let me know if you need more. Start with that one!

[@e17media]

@@akweteyamaah please don't get me wrong. If I didn't have the intention to learn, I wouldn't even commented and would have just skipped. Read again my first comment you will see that I asked for sources. If you teach, you should be prepared to face great scrutiny. It's standard procedure to provide sources for these sort of claims lest you be considered as one of the many people on KZbin misleading the masses. No offence.

[@smileylady485]

Why don't you do your research...if you are doubts??? ​@@e17media

[@margo1628]

30:13 I find the lack of lithe restraint disturbing. This is too definitive a statement to deal with the multifaceted Truth of the Hebrew lingo. I've read that section on Akkadian Dictionary Online [an appropriate place to find homophones that share meaning with Hebrew and can clarify mystery - be glad to chat about that]. And the variations are not neat, it does not mean only 'rule'. It means 'rich', 'a song', 'a palm frond'; it means 'breath', 'field-furrows', and it even means 'rule', but not exclusively. You oughta know that 'rich'-ness - which is likely a more essential beginning of the attribution of meaning to these particular sounds, given Asher's association with phat & phyne dining - that it does not always correlate:::::: wealth and power. No. They are not the same thing. And when anyone wants to begin dealing with 'EL' - the El*him - GD-as-Nature, be cognizant that this is the aspect of judgement. Nature can be harsh. Shrubs have needs. You will find them declared in the Holy Writ. Cleverly interwoven with the deeds needed to procure and mete the portion of Man, out of the Mercy of the containing-of-all-opposites YHWH [containing Fem & Masc, This & That; GD the greater than a sum of all parts] is here to soften that with the clues of the Torah. Do not eat of the fruit of a tree until after its fourth birthday. GD first spoke to Moshe from a shrub. Leviticus is the most merciful book there is, because it cancelled and means to forever uproot and rid us of the spirit of cannonbalism [u kno what it means; I won't even spell it correctly it was so vile for so much of human history. GD turnt our attention to what we could do to establish Civilization, and it involves something other than veganism. If you think the book is too harsh, you prolly haven't yet understood it. That's ok. It's going to take a lot more Comparative Linguistics to truly parse the Parshiot :)]. Get off this identity-politics pedestal and begin learning how to Live, please. This is what we have been doing for ages - we of the Followers of Torah who've actively struggled with the Word all these years, we who would see even the Tree be straightened out in it's thought by our attempts to apply agricultural Goodness from centuries of learning that are about to come to fruition. The title has so many meanings: Tree Will Be Kept Honest; Song Above Us; ..

[@lenwoodgay8856]

is there any documentation to validate that the tribe of Judah set up another kingdom of Judah on the "Slave Coast " as displayed on European maps of the West coast of Africa during the transatlantic slave trade?

[@akweteyamaah]

Thanks for raising this important question. I believe you're referring to Whydah, which is often mistakenly called Judah. However, Whydah is not Judah, even though some tribes in that area claim descent from the tribe of Judah. These claims are based on tradition, and to my knowledge, they haven't been historically substantiated.

[@Wordaround101]

Shalam at Barak, thank you for the history lesson Rabbi

[@akweteyamaah]

My pleasure

[@Mikemike-n1c]

This is very controversial but what are your thoughts on ywh being a man and Jesus being allah of the quran ?

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for your comment. I'm quite new to the Quran, and the idea of YAHWEH being a man is unfamiliar to me. However, I'm eager to listen....

[@kofidankwah]

The word (Be-reshit) is actually an Akan language (bre ahyease) which is the beginning of time/period. The story talks about the beginning of the Israel story or history.

[@jahmight6279]

Amazing!

[@smileylady485]

Here we go... everything is Akan.

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for your comment. It's an interesting analysis, but I question its accuracy.

[@akweteyamaah]

hmm... asem ooo

[@kofidankwah]

@@akweteyamaah the Hebrew being spoken now is called New Hebrew is different form the original language. The present Hebrew will say Ashem the word. The Akan original Hebrew will say Asem (the word)

[@nmoutan9184]

@Akwetey Amaah With due respect......what are you talking again.....why are you being so confused my brother! why are you talking east west north and south at the same time. You are confusing some of our people that do not not have the previlage to the true folkloric history of our land of Nzere-el. You are neither here nor there...I am sorry to say this but rightly speaking...i have observed that you have talked much from the both sides of your mouth for too long a time and for too much.... please always take/make a stand. Yes...take a stand please. No doubt you love these history topics and your heritage of course... but you seem confused as you lack the real historic perspective. You don't take any stand and you do not arrive at any conclusion in your teachings here at the end of all these your talk....WHY? In summary; know that West Afrika was the biblical Israel/Hebrew/Nok/Guinea and the centre of it all was called Hotep/Utah/Ota...or now called I'Gba or the Ika tribe of Afrika (between the modern Igbo and the modern Benin kingdoms). Please I have advised you to seek the truth from the custodian of the instruments of the Gods of the ancient land of Igodo/Edo/Ika......search around there. Bye

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for your comment. It's intriguing that you criticize my position while presenting the unfounded idea of West Africa being Israel. You don't think you should apply your advice to yourself? Word of wisdom: An effective teacher presents information objectively (not his position), allowing the audience to form their own opinions.

[@nmoutan9184]

@@akweteyamaah ...OK SIR....continue with your logic since you don't agree to choose my hint of where to find the realistic facts...However, rather than relying on mere logic and play of words that you don't know their real meaning/etymology, go seek the truth that will give you the true picture of that hidden history from the custodian of the instruments of the Gods (the shrines) at the headland of Garden of Eden also called variously as Al Ededenmoede/NOK/KA/Ca/Igodo/Hotep/Utah/Ota/Aluta/Unity/Liberty/Grand-Horoscope/I'Gba/I'gbo/......Zion..all names and all words refer to that same land....so, too many names for same phenomena Garden of Eden.

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you

[@llanceend2970]

You spent most of the time repeating stuff in your series and not actually dealing with the caption title of your vid

[@akweteyamaah]

I believe in reinforcing key points to ensure they resonate. That's my teaching style. Just like you need a solid foundation before constructing a house, staying tuned will reveal the final structure. In our fast-paced world, we often want instant results, but some things require time to develop fully.

[@anstaranstar]

This Akwetey guy is funny. He is From GHANA .HE IS FROM THE GA TRIBE. RECENTLY HE WAS HERE BASHING US ASHANTIS THAT WE HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH THE ISRAELITES. TODAY HE IS HERE FORCING HIMSELF TO EXPLAIN THR ASHANTI WORD ""NYAME "". HE DOES.NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL WORD IN ASHANTI IS """ONYAME"".

[@akweteyamaah]

Thanks for your comment. Who doesn't know I'm from Ghana and that I'm a Ga? Everyone here is aware of that. And now, a Siano man is telling us it's Onyame, not Nyame. That's hilarious!

[@seshiecarlos7064]

@anstaranstar .... Why are you lying... You don't even know the meaning of your language

[@christinabernier4860]

Very good presentation! However, you are mistaken about the meaning of “Israel.” Yaqob was given the name “Yasharel,” not “Israel.” Yashar means “upright;” Yaqob was seen as being of the upright God. Also, Yaqob put the name of Yasharel upon Ephraim and Manasseh, not Judah. In Genesis 49, our father Yaqob prophecies that Judah would hold the scepter temporarily, but when Shiloh (in the land of Ephraim) is discovered to hold the true kingship, then the kingdom of Yasharel (the upright ones of Joseph/Ephraim) will rise again.

[@akweteyamaah]

Thank you for the comment. The interpretation of "Israel" you mentioned reflects a rabbinical theological perspective, but historically, the name had a different meaning. You overlooked adding the deity's name to "Yashar," which would combine it with "El" to mean "Upright with El," emphasizing that El, not Yahweh, was the venerated deity.

[@christinabernier4860]

@@akweteyamaah Thank you, sir. I do believe that “El/el” may also be used as a generic title for one’s god. For example, the prophets Ezekiel and Daniel spoke in the Name of YHWH but this was not reflected in their names. I’ve not read of any other elohim/gods either in the Tanakh or other ancient texts that describe an upright el/god except for the El of Yasharel.

[@akweteyamaah]

@@christinabernier4860 Theophoric names remain unchanged even if the deity one worships changes. For example, Balaam spoke in the name of Yah, but that doesn't mean Yah was his deity. Similarly, Solomon was named after a Jebusite deity, despite his allegiance to Yahweh. The ancient deity El was revered across the Ancient Near East, including by the Israelites. You make a valid point about 'El' being used as a generic term for God, much like how 'Yahweh' can be referred to as 'Baal'.

[@Dominucastro47]

Biblical Israel is a concept, eye opening

[@mikelantern148]

Brother Akwetey, Ghana and Nigeria are not neighbors. We actually have two countries between Ghana and Nigeria. Also, it would be helpful to understand your narrative with perhaps curated video/ cartoons like some other biblical channels do. Blessings.

[@akweteyamaah]

Thanks for the comment. While Ghana and Nigeria aren't right next to each other, I refer to them as neighbors because they are the two powerhouses in the West, in the context I'm speaking from.

[@jahmight6279]

Ghana and south Carolina are not neighbors. However, Ghana and Nigeria are. They may not be next door neighbors but they are…..neighbors.

[@jahmight6279]

Believe it or not culturally as a whole west Africa is culturally connected in MANY ways than one. You all are culturally akin and genetically. Not only are you neighbors but your family cousins who stay down the street from each other…..my pov.

[@akweteyamaah]

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