Homo sapiens started in North Africa and that is where the majority of our ancestors came from apart from Neanderthal, Denisovans and the ghost human ancestors of subsaharan Africans. Majority of Nigerians had ancestors that lived in the Sahara desert when it was a rainforest. Ife of the Yoruba have been moving southwards for thousands of years. We know for sure it was in Wadai CAR etc etc. Like Germanic origin people changed the language of Britain to English, some Egyptians moved south and changed the language of the Yoruba to what they now speak which is over 50 percent Egyptians. They were not Jews since their leader was definitely an Egyptian aristocrat descended from Nimrod of Sumeria like Cleopatra was an Egyptian aristocrat descended from Greeks. Germanic people turned Celtic Britain into English speakers and because the British are thirty percent Germanic by DNA, it may be assumed that the Yoruba are up to thirty percent Egyptian as well. My first name Akin is shared with an Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. The only connection of Yoruba with ancient Israel is that the Yoruba speak a language today which Moses the founder of Judaism would be able to understand to a reasonable extent because he was an Egyptian. The original Jews were Egyptians. David is Dawodu and it is a modern Yoruba name brought by Egyptians just like my name Akin. All human groups are related one way or the other but there is no other relation between Israel and Yoruba that can be traceable or logically proved than what I have shown. Thank you.

You tried but you need more knowledge on this. I have followed this topic for years and even went to Brazil and Jordan twice. I met with historians too and people who have carried out substantial academic research on this. While the details might be too intriguing and cumbersome for the lay mind, I am assuring you that research backed evidences shows that the modern Yorubas are 40% Jews and less than 5% Egyptians. Even the modern Egyptians are up to 50% Jew! Modern English people are 45% Jews too.
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Like I said ..you never start, you need more studies on this...and don't dare try to pick sides for religious reasons. It will becloud your capability of drawing logical conclusions.

There is no proof that the yorubas are anywhere close to the Israelites , and from research , the only tribe in Nigeria that may probably have claims to this are the Cross Riverians and some eastern tribes that have similar cultural practices.

In fact, it has been recorded that the Efiks in particular , have over 3000 words that have the exact same meaning in Hebrew

Jashub:
There is no proof that the yorubas are anywhere close to the Israelites , and from research , the only tribe in Nigeria that may probably have claims to this are the Cross Riverians and some eastern tribes that have similar cultural practices.

In fact, it has been recorded that the Efiks in particular , have over 3000 words that have the exact same meaning in Hebrew

3000 words is basically the same language. Which of the Hebrew languages is Efik similar to?. We have ancient Egyptian, Phoenician, Aramaic which Jesus spoke, Yiddish etc.

lawani:


3000 words is basically the same language. Which of the Hebrew languages is Efik similar to?. We have ancient Egyptian, Phoenician, Aramaic which Jesus spoke, Yiddish etc.

Three thousand words is not basically the same language oga , because that is like saying German is English . And besides, Jesus spoke only aramic, because Israel at that time was in captivity . As for the words which are in Hebrew , look for the book called : The Efiks and her neighbors: a historical perspective. You will get the answers to your questions there .

Jashub:
Three thousand words is not basically the same language oga , because that is like saying German is English . And besides, Jesus spoke only aramic, because Israel at that time was in captivity . As for the words which are in Hebrew , look for the book called : The Efiks and her neighbors: a historical perspective. You will get the answers to your questions there .

English can be said to be a German dialect which has taken a lot of loan words from French and etc and yet German and English can not share up to that number of words because that is almost all the words in the dictionary

lawani:


English can be said to be a German dialect which has taken a lot of loan words from French and etc and yet German and English can not share up to that number of words because that is almost all the words in the dictionary

Read up on the history of the English language please .


Here is a link to proving that the Efiks are related to the Jews: https://www.efikusa.org/efik-history

Jashub:
There is no proof that the yorubas are anywhere close to the Israelites , and from research , the only tribe in Nigeria that may probably have claims to this are the Cross Riverians and some eastern tribes that have similar cultural practices.

In fact, it has been recorded that the Efiks in particular , have over 3000 words that have the exact same meaning in Hebrew

Finding your assertion interesting and willing to learn more from your type. Can you analyse how Efik is having 3000 words that are similar to Ancient Hebrew or modern Israelis you mean ?

Perhaps, how did these 3000 words became known as being part of ancient Hebrew ?

On Yoruba's account, it has been speculated by Arabic scholar, such as Al Ilory,who claims that Yorubas were Blacks-Nubians, Negros, Arabs,and Berbers in present Yoruba formation,while using Ilorin as case study.

Even Sultan Muhammad Bello of Sokoto who inferred that Yorubas are Ancient Hebrew offsprings is also a version which much that's expected evidence is not available

Another critical information on Yoruba ancestry was done in 2001,where Professor David Reich used Yorubas DNA of about 96 Yorubans people from Nigeria to link Yoruba ancestors in Northern European ancestors over 100, 000 years ago .

I expect your response

Olu317:


Finding your assertion interesting and willing to learn more from your type. Can you analyse how Efik is having 3000 words that are similar to Ancient Hebrew or modern Israelis you mean ?

Perhaps, how did these 3000 words became known as being part of ancient Hebrew ?

On Yoruba's account, it has been speculated by Arabic scholar, such as Al Ilory,who claims that Yorubas were Blacks-Nubians, Negros, Arabs,and Berbers in present Yoruba formation,while using Ilorin as case study.

Even Sultan Muhammad Bello of Sokoto who inferred that Yorubas are Ancient Hebrew offsprings is also a version which much that's expected evidence is not available

Another critical information on Yoruba ancestry was done in 2001,where Professor David Reich used Yorubas DNA of about 96 Yorubans people from Nigeria to link Yoruba ancestors in Northern European ancestors over 100, 000 years ago .

I expect your response

Someone ask me a similar question and I gave a response earlier . I even attached a book called " The Efik and her neighbors. Scroll through the thread and you will see it .


Here is a link that can summarize all what I am saying . :https://www.efikusa.org/efik-history

Jashub:
Someone ask me a similar question and I gave a response earlier . I even attached a book called " The Efik and her neighbors. Scroll through the thread and you will see it .


Here is a link that can summarize all what I am saying . :https://www.efikusa.org/efik-history

I will go through it and get back with my opinion and probable limited questions.

How could Efik have origin in Hebrew? The Hebrews revere twin births. Efiks were killing theirs until Mary Slessor intervened to stop it.

If there are links between races you will find it in culture, customs, spoken language, rituals.