The Ethiopian Jewish Exodus

[@RareEarthSeries]

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[@Bill-zp2mt]

Why couldn't they build boats or rafts?

[@ThePolistiren]

Calling the Jewish God European. You're a funny man.

[@PedanticAntics]

Polistiren you *completely* misunderstood his application of the term "European God," which he uses to illustrate a distinction between the Middle Eastern/African and European cultures surrounding God. He isn't saying that God is _from_ Europe, he's saying that missionaries from Europe brought with them a distinct cultural impression or interpretation _of_ God.

[@Palios33]

True meaning

[@retnuhretnuh]

Bill First, they were starving to death on the walk up and didn’t have the time or skill to make boats. Second, no trees.

[@FOLIPE]

Walk. To Israel. Walking? From Ethiopia to Israel? By foot? Walking?

[@itaybron]

funny thing is that happened in the 1980's

[@Adiscretefirm]

@@aniksamiurrahman6365 he was only going from Egypt to Israel, that's nothing compared to this trip.

[@abdiganisugal825]

@@aniksamiurrahman6365 No. The story says Moses/Aaron led the children of Israel from Egypt to Israel, a significantly easier journey. If you have no faith, that's your right. It doesn't mean you can present distortions of their scriptures as truth. This comment contained an error. I've edited out the name Saul from people who led the children of Israel from Egypt to Israel.

[@justindie7543]

A few years ago a british ex-sodier walked the Nile from it's source to the Nile delta. It took him 9 months, granted he had to hop over part of Sudan because of the civil war, but he proved that it can be done.

[@garret1930]

@@justindie7543 I find it interesting how easy it is for me to forget how new of a country south Sudan is.

[@terratremuit4757]

Good video but I don't know why you keep talking about the "European God" as if the Falasha wouldn't have known about Christianity until Europeans came. Ethiopia had been oriental Christian for hundreds and hundreds of years! You even show Ethiopean Orthodox Christians in the video!

[@AngelSamael]

It must have been pretty insulting to Ethiopian Christians that European Christian missionaries were coming to their country to convert Jew like "you're not good enough to convert them so we're going to do it for you."

[@BrorealeK]

@@AngelSamael "Psst, it's cause we're white."

[@nedisahonkey]

@@AngelSamael I think it was more that they were protestant missionaries that said Ethiopian orthodoxy was heresy. I see no other reason why they'd send missionaries to an overwhelmingly Christian country.

[@callummason6589]

Yawah is NOT a European god, We have our own gods as any other ethnic group has.

[@sulphuric_glue4468]

@@callummason6589 Begone pagan

[@The_other_side-]

I'm an Ethiopian jew. My dad helped to transfer people from Ethiopia to hidden place in Sudan in their way to Israel he worked with the Mossad,they gave him money so he can print fake passports,he lost his mother she didn't make it to Sudan,to this day he regret he didn't came back to see her(she was with his brothers,they say she died with no pain,this is his only comfort about the situation)

[@donaldseigel4101]

G-d bless him for doing such a heroic mission. Many here in the West still have no idea how dangerous Sudan was at that time, and the same government later perpetuated a genocide on the Fur in Darfur, and attempted one on the Christians of South Sudan.

[@supermojo9672]

I want to see a movie about this story!! Call Jordan PEEL! (the guy from "get out")

[@deanaminchau3553]

This story has touched my heart more than anything,many years ago I saw the video against all odds and I cryed what they went through to make it to Israel took it's toll on the people and many didn't make it,I understand the feeling of wanting to go even against all odds, May HASHEM bless you.

[@liranpiade4499]

When I still lived in Israel, I would think "if I ever decide to go to a club and I catch a selector not letting someone in because they're Ethiopian, I'm stepping the fuck out of that club myself. I never ended up going to a club in Israel for complicated reasons (even though I lived there for 19 years)

[@ez45]

@@themerchant2579 Overcome your spite for those that believe different things.

[@Tsukiko.97]

I love that I am now able to share my heritage on YT with my family through Rare Earth. From my family and I, thanks Evan and the team.

[@Peridium]

Not sure if it was said yet, but the video quality isn’t nearly as bad as you’ve feared. There’s a difference, but not a bad one. If anything, it’s more comforting as it kinda reminds me of YT before the corporate overlords showed up. 😅

[@RareEarthSeries]

I'm glad you're ok with it. To me it's like nails on a chalkboard! :)

[@Tsukiko.97]

The differences that seem to stand out are the cinematics and color grading but as you already stated this season isn't going to be any less enjoyable, at least to me.

[@yttube4865]

The editing really makes up for the difference in footage.

[@Nick-lv6ii]

@@RareEarthSeries ah come on evan its not that bad, only the worst of the worst could be as bad as nails on a chalkboard

[@gabrielfraser2109]

@@RareEarthSeries Most people won't notice anything. I didn't. This comment was the first indication to me that there's some difference in quality.

[@omegagarry8192]

The title makes me think the Rare Earth crew did some bad things in Ethiopia...

[@ianvancoblijn8677]

Oh my lord

[@iamneophyte]

James Minor man i have not seen the symbol in your profile image for a long time.

[@xplosionslite6439]

Thank you space america

[@iamneophyte]

@@xplosionslite6439 protecting corporate interests under the cover of freedom for smed-bux since 2003.

[@jonreno4389]

Nice to see the NC logo there. Good times.

[@nedisahonkey]

You really oversold us on how bad the videos would be without Francisco. Of course he's missed but these are still well shot and visually engaging. And the topic selection and scripts are as great as ever.

[@wakingcharade]

That mossad operation you didn't get into was also called Operation Moses - a real missed tie in there. It's a fascinating story

[@_Egitor]

I really enjoyed your way of framing the story, great job especially concerning the difficulties you've had with the trip. Thank you for the continued hard work!

[@idansim1]

Thanks for making this, not many know about Ethiopian Jews. Most think of white Europeans but Jews come in all colors.

[@michaelcherry8952]

It's unfortunate that desperate people will often look for a "Moses" and end up following someone who is anyone but. It's hard to know if Abba Mahari actually believed he had the power, or just ran into the one thing he couldn't finesse in the form of a river, but the result is still the same. Unfortunately for the Falasha, by the time some made it to Israel, they found it wasn't the earthly paradise they had hoped for. Some of the more right wing in Israel were unwelcoming, to put it mildly. The problem, as always, is not because of people being fundamentally bad or even fundamentally good but being fundamentally people. As Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman wrote about the human race in the the novel "Good Omens" And just when you'd think they were more malignant than ever Hell could be, they could occasionally show more grace than Heaven ever dreamed of. Often the same individual was involved. It was this free-will thing, of course. It was a bugger."

[@MrPaulwilliamkoehn]

Appreciating the good omens reference.. have the series

[@liranpiade4499]

Many of the big rabbis in Israel are still unwelcoming. Kosher Wineries can't employ Ethiopian Jews because the racist rabbinate-approved kosher inspectors will not approve of that - to them, that's a non Jew being involved in the making of wine (which is racist to begin with regardless of who's included in the group or not)

[@Kurtlane]

Despite resistance of a few very ugly idiots, life in Israel for Ethiopian Jews is way better than life in Ethiopia. After a period of initial distrust with which all immigrants are met, overwhelming majority of Israelis have welcomed them. The problems they face are connected to low education and high unemployment.

[@rlfeitklein9692]

@@liranpiade4499 You failed to mention that there was a public outcry and this outrageous you cited was quickly reversed. Next time investigate anti-Israel propaganda before you post it. www.google.com/amp/s/www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/fl-jjps-ethiopians-0704-20180627-story.html%3foutputType=amp

[@maharidavis4820]

Amazing ... As a Rasta since 3, I enjoyed this story and learning more about my Ethiopian family. I will be sure to show this to my son Mahari Jr.

[@pkillboredom]

Absolutely loved this one Chris.

[@RareEarthSeries]

I'll let Chris know :)

[@epsilonborealis]

Wait, but weren't most of Ethiopians Coptic Christians since the Roman times? If so, what were Christian missionaries doing there?

[@acchaladka]

Fucking with us, as Christian missionaries have for over a thousand years. Are you honestly asking that?

[@power50001562]

Well there are different kinds of Christians. It could've been Protestant or Catholic missionaries.

[@DKL997]

Wherever there are Jews, there are Christian missionaries trying to convert them.

[@epsilonborealis]

@thegenie So if missionaries weren't interested in Ethiopian Jews, why would they ever be interested in Ethiopian Copts? I'm asking purely from curiosity, since you seem to be knowledgable in this matter.

[@DKL997]

@thegenie yeah I don't know how to even respond to that. It's like a guy from Ireland lecturing someone from Mexico on traditional Mexican cooking. I don't know what you're basing these views of Judaism on, but it's pretty clear that you haven't had much contact with Judaism.

[@childofivy]

Yay! Welcome back!

[@MichaelSteeves]

I'm a little confused: Christianity has been a big thing in Ethiopia since the first century, said to be brought by Jesus' disciple Phillip. While the Europeans did bring their form of religion to Africa in the 19th Century, Ethiopian christianity was already entrenched. p.s. I do know a Sudanese Canadian who left Sudan after being somewhat unknowingly involved in the Fulasha airlift of the early '80s. The stories he has!

[@eliran9231]

But ethiopia's form of christianity was coptic, while the missionaries were protestants. actually, there were tries to convert the Christian coptic ethiopians to Catholic Christianity by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries, but it ended in a failures and rebellions.

[@mikejohnson2817]

@JudahBenLevi there is no such thing of Christian, Muslim, Buddhism. We as humans take the simplest of things and complicate the shit out of them. But this is man.

[@pragmatistyouth1774]

Michael Steeves you are spot on!! This is why I we mustn't relay on this poorly researched program by Rare Earth!! They mislead / misinform people!

[@jusplay7309]

By Phillip or the Eunuch?

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

"Bye Fell Asha."

[@ecrusch]

Best channel and content...honest. Thanks dude. You and the rest of Rare Earth staff rock!

[@itaybron]

Abba Mahari: when you try your best but you don't succeed.

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

that awkward walk home is awkward

[@nolesrbin94]

"The story of a man, and a very, very awkward walk home" Comedy gold, right there

[@chrisbromage201]

Love the vids, great to have you back ❤️

[@swansonnnn]

Yalla Rare Earth! 😊

[@irajayrosen4792]

Wonderful video. Thank you.

[@BravoOneCharlie]

I see no issues with the video quality changes. Still the great content and tons of new things to learn. Keep it up!

[@eliakimbenishchayil]

The book of Isaiah said that they would return the Ethiopian Jews on the wings of Eagles and that is what happened. Only today we called them planes. It is said not every scripture is understood in its own time.

[@sandromexicano7670]

Amazing video, like always. Keep the good work coming.

[@SeraphimKnight]

So google maps tells me it'd take a solid 2 months of walking to do that trek... and I'm pretty sure it's lowballing me.

[@Rotem_S]

Actually there are a few people going to israel through tracks similar to that. For example many Sudanese refugees came to israel

[@niteshades_promise]

Seraph absolutely. i take a bicycle trip google says 1 hour 11 minutes. takes me 2 to 3 hours. well say 2 and half on adverage.🍻

[@talknight2]

Yeah well guess what, before cars people just walked everywhere, even if it took months. Only the rich had horses.

[@supermojo9672]

@@Rotem_S i bet they use buses And cars or donkey by now... That's créatine 😉😁

[@liranpiade4499]

You'd also definitely die several times at each border.

[@alext7667]

Out of curiosity, what happened to the drone and its gratuitous drone footage?

[@nedisahonkey]

I'd assume it either belonged to Francisco and wasn't replaced or the new guy didn't know how to operate it.

[@RareEarthSeries]

I've always been the drone pilot. There's some drone in this episode, but I only tweeted it would get gratuitous come Somaliland when it became quite complicated to film safely in the street. I only use drone when I have to due to footage breaks, essentially.

[@nedisahonkey]

@@RareEarthSeries Aw that makes sense. As always I appreciate you reading and replying to comments. Keep up the good work and I'll keep plugging Rare Earth every chance I get.

[@9786oof]

Your drone footage is so good

[@edenyanko9521]

As an Israeli, though I hear of many storys, this one was really surprizing.

[@yahshaunyahu]

Former President of Egypt Gamal Abdel said "The Hebrews will never be able to live in peace, because they LEFT BLACK BUT CAME BACK WHITE"

[@plsstopusingmyname]

Funny you say that Because when I left Ethiopia (for different reasons) I had to cross angry river almost lost my life. I told the people I was with, that I knew how to swim. So they paid attentions to other people who said didn't know how to swim. When I went in water it was different story. I was saved by fast acting person .so I can tell you this story. The thing is ,when the government of Ethiopia could not control you not to leave the country, its seems the country 's natural resources doesn't wont it's citizens to leave. There were uncounted people had died trying to leave for various reasons. Thanks . I now learned how to swim. Love your shows fallow Canadian. I too also feel don't belong. Even when I was in Ethiopia, which where I was born.

[@symmetrymilton4542]

Well...at least no one drowned.

[@DemonCoreEntertainment]

Symmetry Master But many died in the baking Ethiopian sun... which is worse?

[@symmetrymilton4542]

I'm just trying to look on the bright side. Can you really fault me for that?

[@curiousworld7912]

Bless their hearts. It's terribly, terribly sad that so many people around the world are outcasts in their own countries. I have no trouble with religious belief - just those who take advantage of it or believe theirs is the only one that matters.

[@iliatchaplinski]

4:04 - Actually, Moses' reward came only in the afterlife. He died on a mountain overlooking the Promised Land, never to set foot in it himself.

[@lingardinhold5409]

Profet of Allah

[@lingardinhold5409]

He was sent to children of Israel to save them from evil king His brother was profets of God too Arron, we believe all same God But we are different in action

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Jews in Africa...wow. Your content is so intriguing and fascinating

[@TheTororist]

its sad how israel treats them though, and they've been jews longer than the ancestors of those israelis

[@starman275]

There are also Jews in China

[@dragoncrackers7660]

They wouldnt have been welcomed once they got there anyways. They had no land to settle on or money to buy anything. They did have a skill but I dont think it was enough. What likely would have happened is they would have crossed the river, made it to Egypt and been either killed or turned around.

[@bobhope4288]

@MrNorthernSol Israel was founded in 1948. This story takes place in 1862. What the state of Israel does or does not do, would have had no effect on these people.

[@AZBigIr0n]

For those who would like to read about the transport of Ethiopian Jews to Israel as referenced towards the end of this video, I'd strongly recommend reading "Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service."

[@quietnumber2317]

I can't even walk from my home down to the gas station at 2AM for snacks let alone from Ethiopia to Israel.

[@stevedgrossman]

Very cool, thanks for posting this story!!!

[@motiavraham1496]

absolutely fascinating story, thank you for telling it! Despite my research and interest in this community and my conversations with Beta Israel friends, I’ve never heard of this failed exodus. Did you experience any Beta Israel or even Falash Mura still in Ethiopia, or just Jewish-themed sites aimed for tourists? Blessings from Jaffa

[@Tall_Order]

All throughout history desperate people are willing to believe any promise of prosperity.

[@ElfenThorne]

Best part of the video is always the little snippets at the end after the credits.

[@piro88]

5:30, first time I've seen you lose your composure on camera. I was laughing too

[@aileanjames233]

Love this video

[@milascave2]

While there is no historical evidence that the original Hebrews ever came from being slaves in Egypt, many Jews did later move there for one reason or another. From there, it seems likely that some just moved on to nearby Ethiopia, married with local people, and formed the original Falasha community. It is sad that later on, they could not figure out how to make that same trip in reverse. In any case, they mythologized themselves by coming to believe that they were the descendants of a sexual union between King Soloman and the Queen of Sheeba (Ethiopia) when they were much more probably the descendants of Egyptian Jews who moved on for the usual reasons, persecution and or trade.

[@jonyprepperisrael60]

And a 100 years later not only would they cross the sea,but also the air.

[@liranpiade4499]

"a land of milk and honey" And I'm watching this video on Shavout 😂 I moved 14000km away from Jerusalem when I used to live within 30 minutes of Jerusalem (by car). עבודה טובה על הסרטון 👍

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

I just love the Rare Earth stories! You guys are the coolest people on YT and I hope you will do this series for years to come!!!

[@jjc5475]

you could really make this about roasting "dumb" believers. but instead you made it into a positive story. thanks for that.

[@FrancisTha1st]

for anyone wondering and lazy enough to not look it up, you'll find comfort in the fact that 130,000 of the 150,000 now-alive Beta Israelites live in Israel.

[@janettaschuch3591]

Thanks for the data. Glad to hear.

[@nizarshawwa3704]

Hope they didn't come as settlers at the expense of the natives there.

[@darren92redrum67]

@@nizarshawwa3704 lol

[@nizarshawwa3704]

@@battoday953 to be honest, I'd rather see those Ethiopian Jews living in the holy land over those European ones who can't even trace their ancestral linage to any of the 12 Jewish tribes.

[@יהונתןסיום]

@@battoday953 nobody was tricked we wanted to come to israel stop spreading crazy talk

[@Zeyev]

Interesting that you're posting this on the last day of Passover. Did you know that? PS Yes, I'm amused at the timing not angry.

[@RareEarthSeries]

I didn't, actually! I never time anything. :)

[@EllaShartiel]

@@RareEarthSeries lol, that makes it even more amazing

[@nedisahonkey]

Haha what a cool coincidence

[@orangewire2026]

Excellent presentation

[@danielcuevas5899]

The Next actress who will play the new “Storm” for the MCU X-Men, will be an Israeli-Ethiopian Jew. Her name is “Yityish Titi Ayenew”. You heard it from me first folks. This comment was posted April/27/2019.

[@toolkit71]

I wish more people watched these, they open the mind

[@jbkjbk1999]

Really wondering about that new york mob boss accent at the end there. Is that what Canadians sound like when they're angry?

[@jussletitbe9240]

"European God" ??????? FYI Ethiopia is one of the oldest orthodox christian nation ! You even show Ethiopians Orthodox Christians in the video! pleas research more before making claims and assumptions

[@n-wordaficianado2990]

"European God," WTF are you talking about? Christianity came from the Levant.

[@RareEarthSeries]

Protestantism and Catholicism came from Europe.

[@n-wordaficianado2990]

@@RareEarthSeries Catholicism developed over a millennia throughout the whole Mediterranean, including the Levant and North Africa. Also to say "Protestantism came from Europe" therefor Protestantism is a Christian religion is silly, because it's still an Abrahamic religion from the Levant. At that rate any sects founded in America (e.g. Pentecostalism) follow an "American God," which is theological nonsense. Protestantism still has its origins Catholicism, and Catholicism in the Proto-Orthodoxy, and the Proto-Orthodoxy in the Levant. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (in all their forms) are all Semitic religions, like it or not.

[@RareEarthSeries]

You are intentionally misunderstanding what was said to question if it might mean something it didn't. The form of God introduced to the Ethiopians by Europeans would have been unrecognizable to people from the middle east at that time. They would have not considered it theirs, as would be the case with the local Coptics. Hence, a European God.

[@n-wordaficianado2990]

@@RareEarthSeries No, it wouldn't be completely unrecognizable to the Middle-East. First of all, Ethiopia isn't the Middle-East, second of all there are still a multitude of Christian sects in the Middle-East that are traditionally similar to Catholicism, with it even being the case that in several areas of the Middle-East Catholics were still common or even the majority (e.g. Maronites in Lebanon). However, I do see your point about the fact that the Christianity of Europe would seem alien to the Jewish Ethiopian Highlanders, but I think framing it as a "European God" is biased in intent to leave some strange taste in the mouth that's meant to be somewhere between disgust and anger specifically at the West for infringing upon local values (as though it's particularly egregious compared to the countless forms of imperialism through out history), even though that's easily more of a Abrahamic ideal than a simply "European" one. Also, though I might disagree with the semantics of your video here, I'm still a big fan of your content, and thanks for responding.

[@sssssss6361]

@@n-wordaficianado2990 Ethiopian Orthodox church is related to Egyptian Coptic and other Oriental Orthodox churches found in the middle east (Syrian Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox). They are the most ancient form of the christian religion. Ironically they are also considered heretic by European churches, both Catholic and Eastern Orthodox.

[@billiondollardan]

This is sad. How many of us believe falsehoods? We risk our lives over bad information and dogmatic persistence

[@sssssss6361]

Many still do. Remember the rapture dude from 2012? How many fools sold their properties and offered it to the scam artist.

[@aldenwilner3300]

Better question: How many of us do not believe at least one falsehood? Answer: Zero.

[@thebeautifulones5436]

"That European god" leaving out that Ethiopia became Christian before europe ever did. The Jews of Ethiopia never used the star of David. They are the original pre babylonian Jews like in exodus.

[@dyland5847]

ooo new Rare Earth - day made!

[@Joeyz088]

Your reporting really shows the undertone of resentment toward Christianity.

[@danidejaneiro8378]

_"The point of this story isn't _*_just_*_ to mock those who place their faith in powers beyond their own......"_ but it's mostly that.

[@thankfulblessed3043]

Yall are sad ive seen gods work...he just don't deal with filthy prideful bastards like you guys ...he is not to be played with..ull find out i know ill be seeing alot of u on the corner begging for a dollar

[@OsamaBinLaden321]

We'll warmly welcome these Jews in Israel

[@MarkBlease]

you know you're early when the video has the resolution of a finger painting

[@lila8593]

Now I want to know what the drama in the end was about hehe

[@nenume00]

me2

[@TheTororist]

that european god you're taking of was already in ethiopia centuries before europe. they were already mostly christian before the missionaries arrived

[@RareEarthSeries]

Not really. The concept was, but certainly not this specific practice. Ethiopians and the European missionaries did not believe they were sharing a religion. They stemmed from the same base root, but the millennia of changes altered them to be what are undeniably different beliefs.

[@TheTororist]

@@RareEarthSeries they were not christians?

[@RareEarthSeries]

​@@TheTororist Ethiopian Orthodox, yes. But hundreds of wars have been fought over smaller schisms.

[@Anthonyikani]

@@TheTororist Ethiopian Christianity and European Christianity is different in both practice and beliefs

[@TheTororist]

@@Anthonyikani i understand that but he made it sound like they introduced a brand new religion. both suck all the same, european or african. like he said, just causes wars and bloodshed (not to mention false hope). those jews finally made it to israel but israel did not want them and did some shady shit to their women

[@vvyenne9576]

what's the scene at the end? post credits.

[@RareEarthSeries]

Local gang trying to extort us

[@josiahh.3437]

The Christian God is not just a European god. I understand that the missionaries were European, but I think that a distinction should have been made. Especially at a time were paganism is having a rise in the West

[@bobhope4288]

The Christian God is not 'just' a european God, but it is a God that was formed by europeans. A God made in the image of Europeans. And by 1862 Christianity was far and away the dominant religion of the entire european subcontinent.

[@bobhope4288]

@@lukeward7540 Cool. Could you perhaps tell me where the christian power in the world was based in 1862? Just a continent would satisfy me for an answer, you don't have to be specific to a country. Thanks.

[@bobhope4288]

@@lukeward7540 Go with the top 3 most populous, what continents did the 3 most populous christian denominations come from?

[@bobhope4288]

@@lukeward7540 So, Europe, Europe and Europe, interesting.

[@Jejkobbb]

2:04 You sound like Arlo Guthrie in Alice's Restaurant there haha

[@yordanostafla4557]

What about if they don't want to learrn how to swim?

[@alexanderlashkevichhi-tech5452]

The Ethiopian Jewish - it is Amhara, that came in Judaism.

[@thefrieguy4328]

The comments section is about to be lit

[@8271652]

There was a girl in pakistan who had a dream that she lead her people to iraq, she told people about it and they Actually followed her in the arabian sea, many drowned.

[@alicer3271]

Felasha people are still getting discriminated at in Israel. Well, that didn't work out for them.

[@shainazion4073]

What are you talking about? There are over 150,000 in the Ethiopian community in Israel. They had nothing, they are a young community.

[@Name-xs3bd]

I love this channel because you may have your bias as we all have, but you always show two sides of the coin. If I was to stumble across this story by myself I’d find it simply something that makes fun of the church in a way, but then you go on to say how people put their faith in lunatics because they want to be who they are and they have nowhere else to turn. It really puts things into perspective when you sit down and think. Thank you.

[@lloydgush]

They are an interesting bunch... The term apparently comes from the fact that they abandoned the jewish faith, and then converted back. It's pretty much derision from the jews who didn't abandon their faith, yet they go by it, almost as a penance. A fun fact is that they are one of the earliest groups of displaced jews, and I don't even know why they left israel, it was certainly before roman times.

[@ivanilde5682]

Shalom, gostaria de que nos traduzisse em português, por favor. Shalom

[@Historical_Vagabond]

European God? Ethiopia has been Christian since 340AD and every Ethiopian/Eretrian I've met are excellent swimmers.

[@RareEarthSeries]

Your anecdotes aren't statistics, however, and the Christian God of Ethiopia is not the Christian God of Europe. That's why Europeans also tried to convert the Coptics.

[@salmathecopt7969]

@@RareEarthSeries shut the hell up jew. Stop trying to divide Christians even further

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@FireurchinProductionsByzantium I don't believe in your specific personal fantasy despite the obvious facts that deny it. I sure sound like an unintelligent Jew! You seem like a genius! Lol, KZbin.

[@luismachorro6181]

Whats the argue about at the end of the video¿

[@tomcrowell6697]

How could 'moses' take them to Israel? The Bible says God cursed him to never enter Israel for striking the rock for water instead of speaking to it. Not the the Bible is real but those people believed a character came back to life without even knowing his story. Down right foolish.

[@PSIponies]

I'm sorry, but this video has a very meme title, and I love it.

[@killercaos123]

A Jew would be stubborn enough to just walk to their Holy Land. “Screw You guys! I’m going to the Promise Land!”

[@spencerschnur9426]

You just made me think of Eric Cartman from southpark

[@quoth_raven]

"Tragedy+Time=Comedy" :D Brilliant!

[@Tricksterboom]

So early its only in 360p

[@RareEarthSeries]

Yeah I've been having a shitty morning trying to get this thing uploaded, so I only got it up 15 minutes ago. :/

[@hendrapfr]

Who is European God? Zeus and Odin? Did you mistaken Christian missionaries worship Zeus and Odin?..... Jesus was Jewish FYI And why should they swim? They can walk through Sudan, Egypt, crossing Sinai and reach Israel. Yes it's very far, but possible

[@Timic83tc]

The Asgardian Hero Who Should Have Gone For The Head

[@heathhall-muir2537]

Why does this channel not have more subscribers?¿!

[@noodlesthe1st]

Lesson learned. After prayer always attend swimming lessons.

[@jaguar5969]

Good. Finally the real Jewish people return to Holy Land.

[@mheermance]

I'm surprised they didn't build a raft.

[@robertguy9553]

I can’t name a truly European religion that’s still practiced at all. What are you talking aboot man?

[@godlaydying]

As to why there were Christian missionaries in Ethiopia, which had been Christian about as long as the Roman Empire had, they seem to have been members of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews. So they would have been trying to convert the Beta Israel in particular, not the whole of Ethiopia.

[@pawlosslovable3597]

When jesus was born 5 steeped follow the star when to see jesus those are ethiopian read bibile

[@borncreativity7268]

Alot of them must have drowned there. It's true most of us (black folks) don't know how to swim. My sister almost drowned when we were younger after my moms past boyfriend saved her, she signed all my siblings up for swim lessons.

[@RareEarthSeries]

Yes, although I treat the episode's content a bit flippantly at times it must have been horrific in practice.

[@borncreativity7268]

@@RareEarthSeries You bet! I know exactly what your talking about. You the Truth!

[@godlaydying]

'Abba Mahari', by the way, doesn't seem to be a birth name. 'Abba' is defined by Wikipedia as meaning "Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period." 'Mahari' seems to be a Hebrew acronym for 'Our teacher, the Rabbi', and so several prominent rabbis are referred to with this title, for example Israel Bruna as 'Mahari Bruna'.

[@CasualSteamGamer]

7:54 GOD FUCKING DAMMIT CAMERA MAN, YOU'RE FIRED.

[@Chriscaf24]

0:50 what do u mean the European God? isnt Ethiopia historically Christian before Europeans and dont Jews Muslims and Christians all worship the “same” God

[@Chriscaf24]

i said “same” cause God has different aspects to him depending on the religion

[@earthakitt3661]

Ethiopia is widely accepted to have been one of the first Christian countries even before the Roman Empire. It’s disputed between Armenia and Ethiopia. You’re very condescendingly saying “European God” and even said “newfangled European God” as if Christianity was introduced by European colonizers during the Scramble for Africa. Africa was a stronghold for Christianity long before colonization, such as Egypt before Islamic conquests. I hope you said that due to misinformation rather than being actually derogatory and malicious.

[@Seektheday]

European missionaries usually come around with pictures of White Jesus and to a group of Ethiopian Jews would be a new European God.

[@RareEarthSeries]

The European missionaries tried to convert them because they didn't feel their Christianity was European enough. The God of Ethiopia and the God of Europe may have both started in the same location, but neither party would have considered them the same.

[@AsiaMinor12]

Reading your comment makes me realize how dumb and willfully ignorant some people can be.

[@danzelimako]

SINCE WHEN IS AFRICA LOCATED IN GERMANY AND GERMANY LOCATED IN AFRICA ?