2007-03-16 00:11:47 · 7 answers · asked by KALI 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Howdy! I'm Ethiopian so it's an honor to answer your question. And.. erm.. the answer is.. NO. Ethiopia, a greek word for "a face burnt with the sun", used to rule as far as the borders of Sudan and Yemen at the time of the bible. Which is why Queen of Sheba (Makeda, we call her) is considered to be both Yemenese and Ethiopian. The name that was first used for all those lands that are now called "Ethiopia", I heard, was "Kush". I think it means black. For more information, go to my website at: http://www.geocities.com/abesheet/ and click on "My Country".
2007-03-16 00:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by Biqo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is. The birth place of the Queen of Sheba and descendants of Solomon. It is also the keeper of the ark apparently - at Axiom and has a deep rooted fervent Christian culture with links to the knights templar evident in the churches around Lalibela. Rastafarian ism also finds its roots in Ethiopia.
2007-03-16 00:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by Tsotsi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bigo is correct Ethiopia was known as the land of Kush in the Bible.
2007-03-16 00:53:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and until the 12th Century was a very wealthy empire. But then the gases given off by the cart bearing donkeys caused catastrophic atmospheric changes and it became a wasteland with hardly any water or soil to grow food. Still a great people though.
2007-03-16 00:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by Maria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no Alot of the country names changed
2007-03-16 00:28:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The borders have changed somewhat, but other than that, yes, it is the same.
2007-03-16 00:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-03-16 00:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Wassef 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋