During the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, millions of black people were taken from an area in Africa called Negroland.  These Black people that were taken and sold into slavery were called Negroes.  

 

Who were the Negroes?  Where did they come from?

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After the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD by Roman General Titus, millions of Israelites were not killed or captured, but fled into Africa, and migrated into Negroland over a period of several centuries.

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The Negroes that were sold during the TransAtlantic Slave Trade were not related to the original inhabitants of the land (descendents of Noah's son Ham). 

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In Zondervan's defining Ham, why was it critical for him to state "not the Negroes."  What did Zondervan know? Zondervan knew that the Negroes were Israelite exiles or refugees who moved and settled in Negroland.  These Israelite exiles were a deeply spiritual people that carried their sacred writings and practices with them.  

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If you look closely at the 2nd Map below to the left, you can see that the "Slave Coast" on the top map is in the the same place as the "Kingdom of Judah."

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The Slave Coast (Kingdom of Judah) was an area dedicated to the trafficking of slaves to the United States of America.

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The United States today is homeland to millions of descendants of the Tribe of Judah, as well as other tribes of Israel.

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