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Where in the bible does it mention that Jesus was a 'man of color'?

Question #19009. Asked by will.
Last updated Jul 15 2021.

Roxanne33
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Roxanne33
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The brief and sparse physical of Jesus which is recorded in Revelation suggests that Jesus was physically a man of color. But not counting that, one has to wonder how 2,000 years ago, as is recorded in the second chapter of Matthew, a couple could hide in Egypt and not be discovered as not being from that land, since all descriptions of people of that time point to Egypt being a land largely made up of people of color.

link https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-did-jesus-look-like/
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_appearance_of_Jesus
link https://www.history.com/news/what-did-jesus-look-like


Response last updated by gtho4 on Jul 15 2021.
May 13 2002, 7:17 AM
Socrates
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Socrates

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'And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace...' (Rev. 15:1).

May 13 2002, 9:51 AM
Siskin
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Siskin

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Socrates - I hate to split hairs, but I think you might have meant the above passage as Revelations Chapter 1 verse 15.

Still can't find the 'man of colour' passage.

May 13 2002, 1:37 PM
Cheatah
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Cheatah

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I can find no Biblical reference to Jesus and colour but God appeared to the prophet Ezekiel as the 'colour of amber'. (Ezekiel 1 vs 1-4)

May 14 2002, 6:38 AM
Socrates
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Socrates

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The fact is that Christ was of Hebrew Decent who lived his life in Isreal (except a brief period in Egypt). Therefore he had olive colored skin...not black skin like an African...nor fair skin like an Anglo Saxen.

May 14 2002, 5:12 PM
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