Historical Reasons for West Africa Being Labeled as Judah on Old Maps

Some of the oldest European maps label West Africa as the “Kingdom of Judah.”
17th-century cartographers marked the African coast with names like Judah, Benjamin, and Levi—the same region where millions were later taken during the trans-Atlantic sl*ve trade. Over time, those names vanished from maps, erased from history.

If those tribes were never in Africa, why did early explorers record them? Were they documenting nations of Israelites living in Africa before colonisation? Or were they preparing for something much darker—the capturing of God’s chosen people?

This video explores:

The 1600s maps linking Israelite tribes to West Africa.

The connection between the “Kingdom of Judah” and the slave trade.

Why those names disappeared from modern maps.

What this means for African and biblical history today.


History wasn’t lost—it was rewritten.

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