Africans and Africa in the Bible

Many people believe that Christianity or the Bible are Western, imported into Africa in the last couple centuries by European and North American missionaries. However, there are Africans and African places mentioned throughout the Bible, which this work identifies and explains thoroughly.

1. Introduction
2. Africans in the Old Testament

A. Descendants of Cush (Sudan or "Ethiopia")

B. Descendants of Mizraim (Egypt)

C. Descendants of Put/Punt (Somalia or Libya)

Putiel

D. Lubim and Ludim (Libya)

3. Africans in the New Testament

The day of Pentecost

People from Cyrene and Alexandria

Simon of Cyrene and Lucius of Cyrene

The Freedmen

The Ethiopian eunuch, a high dignitary

Candace, the Queen of "Ethiopia"

Men from Cyrene

Simeon called Niger

Apollos

4. African places in the Bible

Egypt

The wealth of Egypt

The Sinai Peninsula

The deserts

Goshen

The Nile

"Egypt my people"

Other promises about Egypt

Some African cities

Libya and Put

Pul

Promises concerning Libyans (Pul) and Lydians (Lud)

Cush/"Ethiopia"

Promises concerning Cush/"Ethiopia"

5. Conclusion

Article: The Colour of Christianity

Appendix 1 - Verses which refer to Africa (by order of appearance)

Appendix 2 - Bible references to Africans and people of probable African origin

Appendix 3 - Bible references to African places

Appendix 4 - Bible references to people and places of improbable or disputed African origin

Appendix 5 - Proper names of African people and places in the Bible