What tribe of Israel do the Falashas who are a tribe of black Jews are they from?

Question

I heard they claim to be descendants of a tribe of Israel. which tribe is it?

Answer 1

Beta Israel (the polite term for Falasha) traditions claim that the Ethiopian Jews are descended from the lineage of Moses himself, some of whose children and relatives are said to have separated from the other Children of Israel after the Exodus and gone southwards, or, alternatively or together with this, that they are descended from the tribe of Dan, which fled southwards down the Arabian coastal lands from Judaea at the time of the breakup of the united Kingdom of Israel into two kingdoms in the 10th century BCE (precipitated by the oppressive demands of Rehoboam, King Solomon's heir), or at the time of the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 8th century BCE. (first link)

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The Falasha call themselves House of Israel (Beta Israel) and claim descent from Menilek I, traditionally the son of the Queen of Sheba (Makeda) and King Solomon. (second link)

Answer 2

After the expulsion from israel the 10 northern tribes excluding the Tribes of Lavi and Judah were sent throughout the world. The Falashas, who are from Ethiopia, may have been part of the 10 Lost Tribes. Because we dont know who they 10 lost tribes are, we dont know, but it is a common idea

Answer 3

The falashas claim to be from the tribe of Dan

Answer 4

Well it is my understanding that you can be Jewish by having a jewish maternal ancestor, such as mother or grandmother. Or conversion. Whether the Falashas are by dna or conversion, should not matter. There is also a theory about a lot of european Jews who converted long ago, because of political reasons. Whether it is true or not, then why can't the Falashas be Jews as they say they are.

Answer 5

Because much of the Beta Israel's history is passed orally from generation to generation, we may never truly know their origins. Four main theories exist concerning the beginnings of the Beta Israel community:

1) The Beta Israel may be the lost Israelite tribe of Dan.

2) They may be descendants of Menelik I, son of King Solomon and Queen Sheba.

3) They may be descendants of Ethiopian Christians and pagans who converted to Judaism centuries ago.

4) They may be descendants of Jews who fled Israel for Egypt after the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE and eventually settled in Ethiopia.

(Excerpted from “Reunify Ethiopian Jewry,” World Union of Jewish Students)

Without regard as to which theory may actually be correct (and each theory has its support), the authenticity of the “Jewishness” of the community became an issue.

As early as the 16th century, Egypt's Chief Rabbi David ben Solomon ibn Avi Zimra (Radbaz) declared that in Halachic (Jewish legal) issues, the Beta Israel were indeed Jews. In 1855, Daniel ben Hamdya, a member of the Beta Israel, was the first Ethiopian Jew to visit Israel, meeting with a council of rabbis in Jerusalem concerning the authenticity of the Beta Israel. By 1864, almost all leading Jewish authorities, most notably Rabbi Azriel Hildsheimer of Eisenstadt, Germany, accepted the Beta Israel as true Jews. In 1908 the chief rabbis of forty-five countries had heeded Rabbi Hildsheimer's call and officially recognized the Beta Israel as fellow Jews.

Answer 6

Falasha is a derogatory term for the Ethiopian Jews. We don't use it!!!
There are some theories - one of the theories - decedents of Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.
Historically - there is no evidence for that. Some historian says that they converted to Judaism by Jew merchants that visited the area during the early middle ages. The Ethiopian Jews don't like this theory - of course.

***** By the way - breath - I didn’t invented it - I studied it in the University. I also said that there are a lot of theories!!! And Falasha is a derogatory term - The Ethiopians don’t want to be called that way!!!

Answer 7

From the tribe of Dan

Answer 8

They claim the tribe of Dan

Answer 9

The Falasha's Jews like the Russian Jews most are not Jews but most moved to Israel for economic reasons.

Answer 10

wtf?dee-zee what thell is your post about?you just made up half of that shitt.
falasha is NOT deragatory.there IS evidence of their israelians ancestery in fact over 70% of ethiopians have israelian blood but alot dont claim it . and the tribe they come from for sure is the tribe of dan.They're not liars or anything its all true.

Queen sheba is NOT a black african she never called herself a black african so dont feel free to call her one look how shes portrayed for an example.