Rastas believe that the black races are the lost Israelites
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| [[Rastafari movement|Rastas]] believe that the black races are the lost Israelites. They interpret the [[Bible]] as implying that [[Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia|Haile Selassie]] was the returned [[Jewish messiah|messiah]], who would lead the [[Afrocentrism|world's peoples of African descent]] into a promised land of full [[political emancipation|emancipation]] and [[divinity|divine]] [[justice]]. One Rastafari order named ''[[Twelve Tribes of Israel (Rastafari)|The Twelve Tribes of Israel]]'', imposes a [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] [[astrology]] whereby [[Aries (astrology)|Aries]] is Reuben, [[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]] is Joseph, etc. With his famous early [[reggae]] song ''The Israelites'' [[Desmond Dekker]] immortalised the Rastafari concept of themselves as the Lost Children of Israel. Though, the Black Rastafari claim to be descendents of Ham, the Old Testament of the Bible clearly states that Abraham is descended from Shem(Sem /Semitic)and therefore the Israelites would not be African descended(Ham). | [[Rastafari movement|Rastas]] believe that the black races are the lost Israelites. They interpret the [[Bible]] as implying that [[Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia|Haile Selassie]] was the returned [[Jewish messiah|messiah]], who would lead the [[Afrocentrism|world's peoples of African descent]] into a promised land of full [[political emancipation|emancipation]] and [[divinity|divine]] [[justice]]. One Rastafari order named ''[[Twelve Tribes of Israel (Rastafari)|The Twelve Tribes of Israel]]'', imposes a [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] [[astrology]] whereby [[Aries (astrology)|Aries]] is Reuben, [[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]] is Joseph, etc. With his famous early [[reggae]] song ''The Israelites'' [[Desmond Dekker]] immortalised the Rastafari concept of themselves as the Lost Children of Israel. Though, the Black Rastafari claim to be descendents of Ham, the Old Testament of the Bible clearly states that Abraham is descended from Shem(Sem /Semitic)and therefore the Israelites would not be African descended(Ham). | ||
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Rastas believe that the black races are the lost Israelites. They interpret the Bible as implying that Haile Selassie was the returned messiah, who would lead the world's peoples of African descent into a promised land of full emancipation and divine justice. One Rastafari order named The Twelve Tribes of Israel, imposes a metaphysical astrology whereby Aries is Reuben, Aquarius is Joseph, etc. With his famous early reggae song The Israelites Desmond Dekker immortalised the Rastafari concept of themselves as the Lost Children of Israel. Though, the Black Rastafari claim to be descendents of Ham, the Old Testament of the Bible clearly states that Abraham is descended from Shem(Sem /Semitic)and therefore the Israelites would not be African descended(Ham).
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