2013: Igbo Belief in Descent from the Tribes of Israel (jan 1, 2013 – jan 1, 2014)

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There is a widespread belief among the Igbo, the third largest ethnic group in Nigeria, that they are descendants of the tribes of Israel.


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Afsai, Shai, Hanging Haman with the Igbo Jews of Nigeria, Times of Israel, (April 30, 2013). https://www.timesofisrael.com/hanging-haman-with-the-igbo-jews-of-abuja/?utm_source=Newsletter+subscribers&utm_campaign=f5b12ae44d-JTA_Daily_Briefing_5_2_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2dce5bc6f8-f5b12ae44d-25378413

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