Africans in the Bible
If one were to ask most people if Africans are found in the Bible, the common answer one would get would be that they are not. There are several reasons for such an answer such as people in the Bible are Caucasian and questions around the descendants of Ham. Below we begin to discuss the African presence in the Bible and the predominate African people who inhabited the land outside of Africa. And most importantly, the Bible is an account of the lives of those who obeyed God's commandments and precepts no matter what the color of their skin.
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