The Israelites are the true natives of South Africa?

[Bowiefan871]

Last week I saw a video on the Bushmen, who were the first people in South Africa. Apparently there is significant evidence claiming that the Bushmen are descendants of the ancient Israelites who migrated to southern Africa. Does anyone have any information on this?

[ches]

What? No no no no no. The Khoisan long predate man in Israel. A 12,000 year old skull was found in Fish Hoek, for instance, and the Khoisan are shown to trace back to the earliest humans.

[admin]

Well I suppose it depends on your view.

But if you take the Bible's account, we all orginate from Adam and Eve who were placed in the Garden of Eden, which was situated near the Euphrates River possibly around Lower Mesopotamia or the eastern part of modern Turkey.

However, the ancient Israelites only formed as a nation long after groups of people went their own ways at the Tower of Babel when the languages were confused. So I very much doubt the idea of bushmen originating from the Israelites.

[Bowiefan871]

Originally Posted by ches

What? No no no no no. The Khoisan long predate man in Israel. A 12,000 year old skull was found in Fish Hoek, for instance, and the Khoisan are shown to trace back to the earliest humans.

If the Khoisans are the earliest humans would that mean that we are all descendants of them?

[Bowiefan871]

Are the Khoisan considered black? I don't view them as the same race as Bantu blacks. They look a lot different. South Africa rarely reaches the 80s in Fahrenheit. If evolution is true, there is no way a black person can truly be indigenous to South Africa.