The Lemba: A lost tribe of Israel in Southern Africa?
Keywords:
Lemba, South Africa, Biblical Studies, Ancient Studies, Venda, Sekhukuneland, Zimbabwe, Buba clan, Israelites, JewsSynopsis
The Lemba people regard themselves as Jews or Israelites who migrated southwards into Yemen and later as traders into Africa. Many of their rituals suggest a Semitic influence or resemblances, embedded in an African culture. In 2010, the book was also translated into Venda, an indigenous language within South Africa, and has been reprinted due to popular local demand. The Lemba people are concentrated largely in the former Venda, Sekhukhuneland and in the southern parts of Zimbabwe. Has the author 'discovered' a 'lost tribe of Israel' who might be able to illuminate concepts of pre-monarchic Israel right on our doorstep? DNA samples, taken from their Buba clan point to a very close relationship between them (the Buba) and those of the cohamin (priesthood) in Israel and all over the world.
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