Chapter 2: 12 contains a succinct but unequivocal message: “ You also, O Ethiopians, / Shall be killed by my sword .”

Some question whether the translation " You, also, O Ethiopians / Shall be killed by my sword " is a good translation, given the fact that Ethiopia is a long way away from Jerusalem.

They also used the Ethiopians as a proxy army against the Sudanese Mahdists.

These terms ( circumcised / uncircumcised ) are generally interpreted to mean Jews and Greeks, who were predominate, however it is an oversimplification as 1st century Iudaea Province also had some Jews who no longer circumcised ( see Hellenistic Judaism ), and some Greeks ( see Proselytes or Judaizers ) and others such as Egyptians, Ethiopians, and Arabs who did.

Now, just as these Ethiopians on our side of Oceanus, who face the south throughout the whole length of the inhabited land, are called the most remote of the one group of peoples, since they dwell on the shores of Oceanus, so too, Crates thinks, we must conceive that on the other side of Oceanus also there are certain Ethiopians, the most remote of the other group of peoples in the temperate zone, since they dwell on the shores of this same Oceanus ; and that they are in two groups and are " sundered in twain " by Oceanus.

The Anuak who live in the lowlands of Gambela are also distinguished by the color of their skin and considered to be black Africans as opposed to most other Ethiopians living in the highlands who are of lighter color.

His claim to the throne was also helped by his marriage to that king's daughter, even though Ethiopians commonly do not acknowledge claims from the distaff side.

The terms " circumcised " and " uncircumcised ", which occur frequently in the New Testament, are generally interpreted to mean Jews and Greeks respectively, who were predominant in the region at the time ; however this is an oversimplification as 1st century Iudaea Province also had some Jews who no longer circumcised ( usually Hellenized Jews living in the diaspora ), and some Greeks ( called Proselytes or Judaizers ) and others such as Egyptians, Ethiopians, and Arabs who did.

P ' ent ' ay ( from, also transliterated as Pentay or Pente ) is an Amharic language term for a Christian of Protestant denomination, widely used in modern Ethiopia and among Ethiopians living abroad.

These terms ( circumcised / uncircumcised ) are generally interpreted to mean Jews and Greeks, who were predominate, however it is an oversimplification as 1st century Iudaea Province also had some Jews who no longer circumcised, and some Greeks ( called Proselytes or Judaizers ) and others such as Egyptians, Ethiopians, and Arabs who did.

It was also reported recently prior to the Ethiopian Millennium that various pro-Ethiopian World Federation groups, consisting of indigenous Ethiopians and Rastafarians, have given support to one of many five year plans proposed for sustainable development of Shashamene, Ethiopia.

It also discusses the conversion of the Ethiopians from the worship of the sun, moon and stars to that of the " Lord God of Israel ".

The organisations were also to act as the political consciousness of Ethiopia at a more personal level by not only representing Ethiopians at congresses, but also in the workplace and in educational institutes.

He also turned his attention to the numerous Ethiopians who had crossed over to the Imam's side, either to further themselves or out of self-preservation.

This also allowed the Ottomans to block the Ethiopians from importing firearms.

Patriarch Abune Paulos and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church were also involved in the support of war-displaced and drought-hit Ethiopians, making the Church one of the major " relief organisations " in the country.

It is related to " to incinerate ", also intransitive " to burn, to shine " ( related is the name Aithiopes ( Ethiopians )), meaning " people with a burnt ( black ) visage ".

In July, Dylan performed at the benefit concert Live Aid, which also raised funds for starving Ethiopians.

Thus also we hear of individual proselytes who rose to positions of prominence in the Kingdom of Israel, as of Doeg the Edomite, Uriah the Hittite, Araunah the Jebusite, Zelek the Ammonite, Ithmah and Ebedmelech the Ethiopians.

He was also commissioned to produce sculptures of famous Ethiopians, although only the monumental statue of Ras Makonnen in Harrar was completed.

Two thousand years ago the Himyarites became the masters of South Arabia, remaining for several centuries until displaced by the armies of Axum which landed from nearby Ethiopia ; rule by the Ethiopians was followed by that of Persia under the Sassanids, who also arrived by sea.

Albertone's askari brigade was the first to encounter the onrush of Ethiopians at 6: 00, near Kidane Meret, where the Ethiopians had managed to set up their mountain artillery.

However, 800 captured askaris, regarded as traitors by the Ethiopians, had their right hands and left feet amputated.

The British and Americans preferred to cede Eritrea to the Ethiopians as a reward for their support during World War II.

In general, Ethiopians rely on forests for nearly all of their energy and construction needs ; the result has been deforestation of much of the highlands during the last three decades.

Ethiopians eat with their right hands, using pieces of injera to pick up bites of entrées and side dishes.

Heavily outnumbered, Baratieri refused to engage, knowing that due to their lack of infrastructure the Ethiopians could not keep large numbers of troops in the field much longer.

Italian prisoners were treated as well as possible under difficult circumstances, but 800 captured askaris, regarded as traitors by the Ethiopians, had their right hands and left feet amputated.

Principally the Ethiopians which dwell in the Orient, and the Egyptians which are excellent in all kind of ancient doctrine, and by their proper ceremonies accustomed to worship me, do call me Queen Isis .[...

Elsewhere he argues against the single pair origin, indicating his disbelief, noting for example, " how very different in their bodies are the Germans and Scythians from the Libyans and Ethiopians.

In several of his poems and speeches, Hassan emphasized that the British " have destroyed our religion and made our children their children " and that the Christian Ethiopians in league with the British were bent upon plundering the political and religious freedom of the Somali nation.

Afterwards, Italian soldiers destroyed native settlements in Addis Ababa, which resulted in 30, 000 Ethiopians being killed and their homes left burned to the ground.

The Ethiopians, though, had never called their emperor that.

Herodotus mentions a fountain containing a very special kind of water located in the land of the Ethiopians, which gives the Ethiopians their exceptional longevity.

But if cattle and horses and lions had handsor could paint with their hands and create works such as men do, horses like horses and cattle like cattlealso would depict the gods ' shapes and make their bodiesof such a sort as the form they themselves have .... Ethiopians say that their gods are snub – nosed and blackThracians that they are pale and red-haired.

Kenyans and Ethiopians are renowned for their skill and it is rare for a race's top finishers not to include competitors from these countries.

Because the overwhelming majority of highland Ethiopians are poor farming households that grow their own subsistence grain, wheat, barley, corn, and / or rice flour are sometimes used to replace some or all of the teff content.

He accidentally turned most of Africa into desert ; bringing the blood of the Ethiopians to the surface of their skin, turning it black.

Wingate's horse-mounted Sudanese troops reached Mount Belaya in five days, while the Ethiopians with their camel caravan took 2 weeks.

In 2002 more than 156, 000 tourists entered the country, many of them Ethiopians visiting from abroad, spending more than US $ 77 million.

After an unsuccessful attempt to kill him by two Eritreans on 19 February 1937 ( and after other murders of Italians in occupied Ethiopia ), Graziani ordered a bloody and indiscriminate reprisal upon the conquered country, later remembered by Ethiopians as Yekatit 12: up to thirty thousand civilians of Addis Ababa were killed indiscriminately ; another 1, 469 were summarily executed by the end of the next month, and over one thousand Ethiopian notables were imprisoned and then exiled from Ethiopia.

He is significant for being the only Ethiopian saint popular both amongst Ethiopians and outside that country.

After decades of underachievement, the Ethiopians finally seem to be on the brink of appearing on a major final and satisfying the football mad country.

The first arrived 7 February 1555 to determine the state of the country and whether the Ethiopians would properly receive a Patriarch anointed by the Catholic church.

Patriarch Abune Paulos and the Orthodox Church were extensively involved in the support of war-displaced and drought-hit Ethiopians, making the Church one of the major relief organizations in the country.

Tadesse said " Ethiopians have never been divided on the issue of the sovereignty of the country, and the stand of the CUD group led by Temesgen and some opposition parties has failed to prioritize national interest.