Tracing African Roots From Genesis Through Egypt

Send us Fan MailThe version of the Bible most of us grew up with had a quiet message baked into the pictures, the movies, and even the way history got taught: Black people were missing from the sacred story. That claim doesn’t hold up when you read with a map open and the text taken seriously, so we invited Dr. Antonio Black, pastor of Green Hill Baptist Church, to walk with us through what scripture actually says about Black presence in the Bible. We start with the foundation, Genesis and the family of Noah, then follow the lineage tied to African nations and the names that keep showing up across the Old Testament: Cush, Mizraim, Put, Canaan. From there we connect the dots through biblical geography, intermarriage, and the ancient world surrounding Egypt and North Africa. We also dig into major figures people think they already know: Moses and Zipporah, Joseph’s life in Egypt, Judah’s Canaanite marriage, and what those details imply about the look of the people at the center of biblical history. Then we bring it home. We talk honestly about why so many young Black minds feel pushed away from Christianity, especially when the Bible was weaponized to defend slavery and dehumanization. We explore what changes when representation is truthful, when teaching tools match history, and when we rebuild connection through study, research, and better visuals, including graphic novels and modern technology. If you care about Black history, biblical scholarship, Christian faith, and reclaiming identity through truth, press play, then share this with someone who’s ready to read deeper. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what passage you want us to unpack next.Support the show