10 Passages Suggesting Jesus Christ May Have Been Black
1. Revelation 1:14-15
"His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire; and His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace."
This description of Jesus highlights wool-like hair texture and skin tone resembling burnished bronze, often interpreted as darker features.
2. Matthew 2:13-15
"When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. 'Get up,' he said, 'take the child and His mother and escape to Egypt.'”
Jesus and His family fled to Egypt, a region historically populated by darker-skinned people, where they likely blended in.
3. Exodus 2:19
"And they said, 'An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds.'”
Moses, a Hebrew like Jesus, was mistaken for an Egyptian, suggesting similar physical characteristics to darker-skinned Egyptians.
4. Song of Solomon 1:5
"I am black, but comely, O daughters of Jerusalem."
This verse is often cited to emphasize the presence of darker-skinned individuals in biblical texts.
5. Jeremiah 8:21
"For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold of me."
Although often metaphorical, this verse reflects the acknowledgement of darker tones in the Israelite community.
6. Lamentations 4:8
"Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets."
This description of physical suffering has been linked to the appearance of darker skin tones.
7. Acts 8:27
"And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure."
Ethiopia’s presence in the Bible highlights African connections within biblical narratives, aligning with theories of Jesus' African ties.
8. Amos 9:7
"Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel?"
This passage suggests a close relationship between Israelites and Africans, including shared physical characteristics.
9. Isaiah 53:2
"He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him."
This verse highlights Jesus’ ordinary appearance, contrasting later European artistic depictions.
10. John 7:41-42
"Others said, 'This is the Christ.' But some said, 'Shall Christ come out of Galilee?'"
Galilee, a region with diverse populations, was home to darker-skinned people, aligning with historical accounts of Jesus' heritage.
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