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   Martin Edwards to All   
   Re: Abraham, was "Ravens or Arabs"   
   10 Sep 18 07:29:30   
   
   From: buzzard554@fastmail.co.uk   
      
   On 9/9/2018 7:29 PM, Oh so rich & successful JTEM wrote:   
   >   Martin Edwards wrote:   
   >   
   >> Some Pharaohs took Nubian queens, so their children would have been   
   >> mixed black/North African.  There were people from all over in Egypt.   
   >   
   > Egypt's 25th dynasty was Nubian. The Nubians took   
   > advantage of the third intermediate period and   
   > invaded.   
   >   
   > But Egyptians typically depicted themselves as Red.   
      
   Yes, I do know that, the picture I mentioned is an anomaly, but it shows   
   that the Egyptians did not think colour was a big deal.   
      
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