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Is Jerusalem In Africa?

Concerning Jerusalem being in Africa, that is not possible according to the Hebrew records. The Book of Jubilees chapters 8-10 details the land apportioned to Ham is indeed all of Africa (as it is called today) and the Sinai Peninsula from the west of the river in the Sinai Peninsula called "Wadi el Arish" which is the biblical river Sihor [Joshua 13:3] going straight down to the Red Sea. Then the Atlantic Ocean (Sea of Ma'uk and Sea of Atel in the scriptures) surrounding it to the west, along with the Mediterranean Sea as it's border to the north which is called "the Great Sea" in the Book of Jubilees.

Jubilees 8:22-24

And for Ham came forth the second portion, beyond the Gihon (Nile) towards the south to the right of the Garden, and it extends towards the south and it extends to all the mountains of fire, (East Africa Rift Zone) and it extends towards the west to the sea of 'Atel (South Atlantic) and it extends towards the west till it reaches the sea of Ma'uk (North Atlantic)-that (sea) into which everything which is not destroyed descends. [23] And it goes forth towards the north to the limits of Gadir, (strait of Cadiz/Agadir, Morrocco/Gades, Spain) and it goes forth to the coast of the waters of the sea to the waters of the great sea (Mediterranean) till it draws near to the river Gihon, (Nile) and goes along the river Gihon till it reaches the right of the Garden of Eden. [24] And this is the land which came forth for Ham as the portion which he was to occupy for ever for himself and his sons unto their generations for ever.

See image below for visual aid of Ham's Lot:

By Ham's portion given him, it would be against prophecy and scripture for Shem's lot to be in Ham's. Canaan was cursed for going into Shem's lot. It would have been a transgression of the law for Shem to take any land in Ham's (Africa).

Pro 22:28

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set

Deu 27:17

Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen

There was an oath sworn before Noah by his sons to abide in every man's lot according to the lot of their fathers Shem, Ham, and Japheth;

Jubilees 10:28-29

Instead of going to live in Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 'to the west (that is) to the sea' of the Atlantic Ocean, in Ham's lot, Canaan chose to stay in what would be known as the biblical land of Israel. At the time when Canaan made the choice to live in Shem's lot (Middle East) instead of Ham's (Africa), his father and brethren tried to persuade him not to transgress by doing so;

Jubilees 10:30-31

And Ham, his father, and Cush and Mizraim, his brothers, said unto him: "Thou hast settled in a land which is not thine, and which did not fall to us by lot: do not do so; for if thou dost do so, thou and thy sons will fall in the land and (be) accursed through sedition; for by sedition ye have settled, and by sedition will thy children fall, and thou shalt be rooted out forever. 31. Dwell not in the dwelling of Shem; for to Shem and to his sons did it come by their lot.

This confirms that where Canaan chose to dwell in the land of Shem where Jerusalem was, was not in Africa where Ham's lot was.

Jubilees 10:32

Cursed art thou, and cursed shalt thou be beyond all the sons of Noah, by the curse by which we bound ourselves by an oath in the presence of the holy judge, and in the presence of Noah our father." 33. But he did not hearken unto them, and dwelt in the land of Lebanon from Hamath to the entering of Egypt, he and his sons until this day. 34. And for this reason that land is named Canaan.

Canaan didn't uphold the oath sworn to abide in his own land within Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa to be exact) and chose to dwell in Shem's lot, Northeast of Africa in the land of Lebanon, (the original name for the land of Israel before it was settled by Canaan and called after his name). Shem's lot did not fall into Africa, but starts on the east of the River Sihor in the tongue of the Egyptian Sea, which is the Sinai Peninsula, according to Jubilees. So it would be contrary to the scriptures if Jerusalem was in Africa. Interestingly enough, Sub Saharan and South Africa was where Canaan was suppose to go but never went according to Jubilees 9:1.

Jubilees 9:1

And Ham divided amongst his sons, and the first portion came forth for Cush towards the east, and to

the west of him for Mizraim, and to the west of him for Put, and to the west of him [and to the west thereof] on

the sea for Canaan.

(Sub-Saharan and South Africa belongs to Canaan.)

Where is Jerusalem?

The land of Israel is in Shem's lot in what is called "the Middle East" today. Shem's lot, according to Jubilees, is the Middle of the earth. The divisions of the earth was Europe, Asia and Africa, so the middle does mostly include what is known as the Middle East today.

Jubilees 8:12-17

And there came forth on the writing as Shem's lot the middle of the earth which he should take as an inheritance for himself and for his sons for the generations of eternity, from the middle of the mountain range of Rafa, (Himalayas, Kunlun Shan, Tian Shan) from the mouth of the water from the river Tina, (Ganges river) and his portion goes towards the west through the midst of this river, and it extends till it reaches the water of the abysses, out of which this river goes forth and pours its waters into the sea Me'at, (Sea of Bengal, Indian Ocean) and this river flows into the great sea.(Mediterranean) And all that is towards the north is Japheth's, and all that is towards the south belongs to Shem. [13] And it extends till it reaches Karaso:(center of Sinai Peninsula) this is in the bosom of the tongue which looks towards the south. [14] And his portion extends along the great sea, (Mediterranean) and it extends in a straight line till it reaches the west of the tongue which looks towards the south:(The tongue is the Sinai Peninsula) for this sea is named the tongue of the Egyptian Sea. [15] And it turns from here towards the south towards the mouth of the great sea on the shore of (its) waters, and it extends to the west to 'Afra,(Pharos Island) and it extends till it reaches the waters of the river Gihon, (Nile) and to the south of the waters of Gihon, to the banks of this river. [16] And it extends towards the east, till it reaches the Garden of Eden, to the south thereof, [to the south] and from the east of the whole land of Eden and of the whole east, it turns to the east and proceeds till it reaches the east of the mountain named Rafa,(Mt. Everest) and it descends to the bank of the mouth of the river Tina.(Ganges River) [17] This portion came forth by lot for Shem and his sons, that they should possess it for ever unto his generations for evermore.

Furthermore, one can confirm that Jerusalem is not in the land of Ham because Mount Zion and the prominent places in the region of the state of Israel today like the land of Lebanon and Bashan are accounted to be in Shem's lot, not Africa where Ham's children were allotted.

Jubiles 8:18-21

And Noah rejoiced that this portion came forth for Shem and for his sons, and he remembered all that he had spoken with his mouth in prophecy; for he had said: Blessed be the Lord Alahayim of Shem, And may the Lord dwell in the dwelling of Shem." 19. And he knew that the Garden of Eden is the holy of holies, and the dwelling of the Lord, and Mount Sinai the centre of the desert, and Mount Zion--the centre of the navel of the earth: these three were created as holy places facing each other. 20. And he blessed the Alahayim of alahayims, who had put the word of the Lord into his mouth, and the Lord for evermore. 21. And he knew that a blessed portion and a blessing had come to Shem and his sons unto the generations for ever--the whole land of Eden and the whole land of the Red Sea, and the whole land of the east, and India, and on the Red Sea and the mountains thereof, and all the land of Bashan, and all the land of Lebanon and the islands of Kaftûr, and all the mountains of Sanîr and ’Amânâ, and the mountains of Asshur in the north, and all the land of Elam, Asshur, and Bâbêl, and Sûsân and Mâ‘ĕdâi and all the mountains of Ararat, and all the region beyond the sea, which is beyond the mountains of Asshur towards the north, a blessed and spacious land, and all that is in it is very good.

So we have the book of Jubilees which shows that Shem's lot does not go past the Nile river and the places mentioned in his land do not go into the borders of Ham's lot for our edification to know that Jerusalem is not in Africa.

Where is the Land of Israel?

"The land of Israel" is known as "the land of Canaan" because Canaan, the son of Ham, settled in that lot first against the oath that was sworn before Noah and the Holy Judge.

Jubilees 10:28-34

And Ham and his sons went into the land which he was to occupy, which he acquired as his portion in the land of the south. 29. And Canaan saw the land of Lebanon to the river of Egypt that it was very good, and he went not into the land of his inheritance to the west (that is to) the sea, and he dwelt in the land of Lebanon, eastward and westward from the border of Jordan and from the border of the sea. 30. And Ham, his father, and Cush and Mizraim, his brothers, said unto him: "Thou hast settled in a land which is not thine, and which did not fall to us by lot: do not do so; for if thou dost do so, thou and thy sons will fall in the land and (be) accursed through sedition; for by sedition ye have settled, and by sedition will thy children fall, and thou shalt be rooted out for ever...31. Dwell not in the dwelling of Shem; for to Shem and to his sons did it come by their lot." 33. But he did not hearken unto them, and dwelt in the land of Lebanon from Hamath (Hama, Syria) to the entering of Egypt, he and his sons until this day. 34. And for this reason that land is named Canaan.

By scripture, Canaan and his sons dwelt in Shem's lot that went up to the entering of Egypt, east of the River Sihor in the Sinai Peninsula in the south border of the land of Shem, but Canaan's dwelling did not go into the land of Egypt (Mitzraim) to the west of the River Sihor because the sons of Mitzraim dwelt in that area of the Sinai Peninsula to the west of the River Sihor or the brook of Egypt (known as Wadi El Arish today) while Canaan settled to the east of the river:

Jasher 10:21.

And the children of Mitzraim are the Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuchim, Pathrusim, Casluchim and Caphturim, seven families. 22. All these dwell by the river Sihor, (Wadi El Arish in the Sinai Peninsula) that is the brook of Egypt, and they built themselves cities and called them after their own names.

Others of the Sons of Ham went into Shem's lot as well according to precepts. namely, the inhabitants of Sodom, Gamorah, Admah, Zeboim and the land of the Philistines (sons of Mitzraim who intermingled) who inhabited the Mediterranean coast:

Jasher 10:23-25

And the children of Pathros and Casloch intermarried together, and from them went forth the Pelishtim, (Philistines) the Azathim, (Gaza) and the Gerarim, (Gerar) the Githim (Gath) and the Ekronim, (Ekron) in all five families; these also built themselves cities, and they called their cities after the names of their fathers unto this day. 24. And the children of Canaan also built themselves cities, and they called their cities after their names, eleven cities and others without number. 25. And four men from the family of Ham went to the land of the plain; these are the names of the four men, Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim. 26. And these men built themselves four cities in the land of the plain, and they called the names of their cities after their own names.

Gen 10:19

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

By precepts, some of the sons of Ham, sons of Mitzraim, and the Canaanites dwelt in the land of Shem against the oath that was made when the allotments were appointed. The wars of the Hebrews also help understand that the land of Israel where the Canaanites dwelt and Jerusalem is, is not in Ham's lot in Africa. Remember, instead of going to live in Sub-Saharan and South Africa, which is 'to the west (that is) to the sea' of the Atlantic Ocean, in Ham's lot, Canaan chose to stay in what would be known as the biblical land of Israel. For that reason, his seed was removed out of that land when it was the Hebrews time to inherit the land in the book of Deuteronomy, Joshua, and Judges. Canaan's children, the Jebusites to be exact, did inhabit Jerusalem after choosing to live in Shem's lot by evidence of his children living there when the Israelites had to drive them out;

Joshua 15:63
As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
Judges 1:8, 21
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

One can also confirm Shem's lot wasn't in Africa by the fact that the Israelites traveled northeast out of Egypt through the Red Sea and the land of Midian in Arabia, amongst other places, to get to the borders of their land in Shem's lot in the Middle East rather than going west (Put's lot in North Africa) or south (Cush's lot in Sudan/Ethiopia) further into Ham's lot in Africa.

Judith 5:10
But when a famine covered all the land of Chanaan, they went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, while they were nourished, and became there a great multitude, so that one could not number their nation.

Remember that Egypt is the northern eastern part of Africa, Ham’s lot, while Shem’s lot is north and east of it. In the scriptures, the Hebrews (Jacob and his sons) went down into Egypt because it was south of the land of Canaan (Israel), which confirms the land of the Hebrews isn’t in Africa as one has to go southward from the land of Canaan (Israel) to get to the northeastern portion of the land of Ham, which is Egypt. Continuing with the Hebrews' journeys;

Judith 5:11-14
Therefore the king of Egypt rose up against them, and dealt subtilly with them, and brought them low with labouring in brick, and made them slaves. 12 Then they cried unto their Alahayim, and he smote all the land of Egypt with incurable plagues: so the Egyptians cast them out of their sight. 13 And Alahayim dried the Red sea before them, 14 And brought them to mount Sina, and Cades-Barne, and cast forth all that dwelt in the wilderness.

Remember, Mount Sinai is in Shem's lot according to Jubilees 8:19, so the Hebrews left the land of Ham in Egypt to get there;

Jubiles 8:18-19

After leaving Egypt, the Hebrews returned in a north easterly direction to Shem’s lot, going through the Red Sea and Mount Sinai, which by precept is in Arabia, in the land of Midian where Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, lived;

Galatians 4:25
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia…

Exodus 3:1

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of Alahayim, even to Horeb.

As the Hebrews' journey continued, they came to the borders of their land in Shem’s lot, where the children of Canaan dwelt of old time, by their sedition wherein they possessed the land for themselves;

Judith 5:15-16
So they dwelt in the land of the Amorites, and they destroyed by their strength all them of Esebon, and passing over Jordan they possessed all the hill country. 16 And they cast forth before them the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, the Jebusite, and the Sychemite, and all the Gergesites, and they dwelt in that country many days.

The journey of the Hebrews shows that they went in a northeasterly direction out of the northeast portion of Ham's lot in Africa, Egypt to be specific, into the lot of Shem through Arabia (Sinai) to inherit the land of Canaan and the other children of Ham in Shem's lot who took the lands by sedition, for themselves as that land where mount Zion was, all Bashan, and all Lebanon to the entering of Egypt was truly the Hebrews' lot to possess.

Joshua 13:2-3

This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

The land of the Hebrews, Shem's children, does not go into Egypt (Africa) by lot, as that belongs to Ham's children. The Hebrews were to drive out the inhabitants and possess the lands of the children of Mitzraim, known as the Philistines, as they dwelt in the land by sedition, as the Canaanites did.

Joshua 13:4-6

From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

All the children of Canaan were to be driven out of the land as well.

Joshua 13:7-12

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Ahayah gave them; 9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; 11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; 12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.

Hopefully, the precepts of the allotments, the journeys of the Hebrews, and visual aids according to scripture help in understanding that some of the children of Ham did go to dwell in the lot of Shem, but the land of Shem, wherein is the holy mount Zion and Jerusalem, is not in Africa, the land of Ham.

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