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INDIA IN BIBLE PROPHECY
Chapter 3
Biblical Identity of Indian Peoples
The original people who migrated to India were among the rebels in the land of Shinar. When Semiramis was propagating her Babylonian Mystery religion from Babylon and committing fornication with the kings of the earth, the kings (actually patriarchs) of the tribes that eventually settled in India were among them. They propagated Semiramis’ religion among their descendants. The multitude of gods of the Indian pantheon, similar to the gods of the Egyptian, Greek and Roman pantheons are proof of that.
In addition, in the Babylonian Mystery religion Nimrod was worshipped as a bull. Since Semiramis was his mother, she would be worshipped as a cow. Indians are the only ones who worship the cow. This shows how strong Semiramis’ influence was on the kings of the Indians when they still lived near Babylon. She was after all their ancestor Cush’s illegal wife.
Major settlers in India are the descendants of Cush. There are many proofs of that. Their warriors were known as Kassites in history, which is simply a variation of the name Cushites or Kushites. They derive their name from their ancestor Cush or Kush. The name Kshatriya is also derived from the name Kushite.
Origins of India's Caste System
Only two people have maintained a caste system: Indians and to some extent Egyptians. Indians credit the creation of their caste system to Manu. Manu is thought to have survived the Flood, and is believed to be Noah. But Noah being a servant of God could not have created an evil system such as the caste system of India. There is no evidence from history anywhere of Noah having imposed such a system on his descendants.
Cush is listed as the first ruler in Egypt’s first Dynasty under the name Meni or Mena or Menes in Greek. The name means “The Establisher”. He is the real Manu of the Indian tradition, the establisher of man’s civilization in Shinar, credited with creating the caste system. He was the overall leader of the rebels. In order to manage various building projects, agricultural production and govern the people in an orderly manner he assigned duties to various peoples and required them to strictly stay within the bounds of their duties. His own descendants were the most dutiful in this regard. Requiring people to strictly stay within the bounds of the assigned duties calcified into India’s rigid caste system. A form of the caste system also exists in Egypt where he had initially led a branch of his descendants with frizzy hair like his own.
India’s caste system is proof that a second branch of Cush’s descendants finally settled in India. This branch was dark in color (not necessarily completely black) with wavy hair. Because Cush’s father Ham was white, Cush’s descendants could range in color from completely black to brown and shades in between.
While Cush took a branch of his descendants west to Egypt, the other branch migrated east to India. The reason they separated is that they received different languages at Babel in the confusion of language of mankind. While migrating east, they gave their name to the Hindu Kush Mountains. "A few other tell-tale signs of the movement eastwards of the sons of Cush include a land called Kushian, in modern Pakistan. Just to the north of India also lay the land Kashgana. And in the south of India ran a river called Kishna. All of these names are variously derivatives of 'Cush'" (Craig White, In Search of...The Origin of Nations, 2003, pp. 189-190, Quoted in United Church of God Bible Commentary at www.ucg.org).
Nineteenth-century author George Faber also wrote about the identity of the people of India: "Their military nobility is acknowledged to be of the same family as the Sacas or Chasas, who maintain that their great common ancestor was Cusha or Cush... But we read in a special manner of two lands of Cush, the Asiatic and the African. These were by the Greeks called the two Ethiopias...but by the Hindoos [Hindus], as by the sacred writers, they are denominated the land of Cush within and the land of Cush without" (The Origin of Pagan Idolatry, 1816, quoted. by Craig White, p. 99).
The Greek historian Herodotus wrote: “The Ethiopians from the sun-rise . . . were marshalled with the Indians, and did not at all differ from [them] in appearance but only in their language, and their hair. For the eastern Ethiopians are straight-haired; but those of (Africa) have hair more curly than that of any other people. These Ethiopians from Asia were accounted (almost the same as the Indians [of India]) (Polymnia, Section 20).
But in Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, author Martin Bernal wrote: "The tradition of two Ethiopias is much older than [the 5th-century-B.C. Greek historian] Herodotus. In the Odyssey [of the Greek writer Homer], the Ethiopians are described as dwelling 'sundered in twain, the farthermost of men, some where Hyperion [the sun] sets and some where he rises.' Thus, there were Black men, Aithiopes...from Western Libya (Africa) to Eastern Mesopotamia" (quoted. by Craig White, pp. 100-101).
Thus ancient historians note that there are two branches of Cushites, the western branch in Ethiopia with curly hair, and the eastern branch in India with wavy hair.
Biblical Identity of Krishna and Rama
Next consider various Indian gods or ‘avtars’, meaning reincarnation of previous gods. The warrior Kali Maa or Durga is none other than Naamah. She is the mother of all black people. Before the Flood she fought in battles with her family and is credited with having slain giants with spears and javelins in a war with them. She was a black Negro woman. Cush was her firstborn son.
The Bible lists the sons of Cush in Genesis 10:7-8: “And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush begat Nimrod.”
Did you notice that one of the sons of Cush is named Raamah. In all likelihood, this very Raamah was the one with the wavy hair who migrated to India. He was an older half-brother of Nimrod. The age difference between them was about 20 – 25 years.
The Raamah of Genesis 10:7 is most likely the Rama of Indian tradition. The Indian Rama could not have existed before the Flood. If he had, he would have been deified as a god with the other gods. Instead he is considered an ‘avtar’, or reincarnation of Vishnu. This means that according to biblical history and the history of myths he existed after the Flood, and in very early post-Flood history. Thus Rama of Indian tradition did not exist millions of years ago, but walked the earth only between 3,850 – 4,275 years ago (living a total of about 425 years). The Rama tradition in India thus is further proof that most Indians are descendants of Cush.
Now let us identify who Krishna was. Krishna was dark in color. So was Rama for that matter, being the son of Cush. Krishna is associated with cow and calf worship. Consider how Nimrod was worshipped in the Babylonian Mystery religion of his mother Semiramis. One of the symbols for worship of Nimrod was the calf. A pair of bulls was also a symbol for worship of Nimrod in Egypt. So what would the symbol for the worship of Nimrod's mother be? The cow, of course! So cow and calf worship of India is nothing else but the worship of Nimrod and his mother Semiramis, which is also the origin of the Mother and Child worship of the Babylonian Mysteries. Thus Krishna of Indian tradition is none other than Nimrod.
Krishna is also described as a seducer of girls, or womanizer. That too describes the activities of Nimrod immediately after the Flood. He was merely imitating the acts of his ancestors Lamech and Tubalcain before the Flood. He had assumed Tubalcain's other name, Dionysius. Thus Krishna again stands identified as Nimrod. He walked the earth between 4,130 – 4,250 years ago. He was slain prematurely at about 120 years of age. Though Nimrod did not migrate to India but to Egypt, the Krishna tradition in India indicates that he had a strong influence over the descendants of his half-brother Rama.
In real life, Krishna and Rama were half-brothers being the sons of Cush and grandsons of Naamah. Initially both were active among the rebels at Babel. Krishna or Nimrod was, of course, one of the chief leaders. Then because of receiving separate languages they had to part. All the stories written about them and their words and deeds by Vyasa (in the case of Krishna in the Mahabharata and the Bhagwad Gita) and Valmiki (in the case of Rama in the Ramayana) are encrusted with myths, removed from their actual time period, designed to teach lessons and values. It is not real history. But they can be identified in real history.
It is also likely that another son of Cush, Seba (Genesis 10:7), with wavy hair migrated to India and Sri Lanka. His descendants in South India are known as Dravidians. Ancient historians called them Sibae (Smith's Classical Dictionary).
The Rajputs
Just as Cush the black son of Ham and Naamah had two branches of his descendants, the western one with curly hair and the eastern one with wavy hair, historians believe that Phut (or Put), another son of Ham and Naamah had two branches of descendants, one with slightly curly hair and the other with wavy hair. The one with curly hair are well known to have settled in Libya. Lesser known is that the eastern branch with wavy hair settled in India.
Regarding the people of Put or Phut, historian George Rawlinson wrote: "This term is obscure...In most (scriptures) Phut is joined with tribes which are distinctively African; but in two of them (Ezek [27].10, and [38].5), the accompanying nations seem to be Asiatic. The explanation of this may possibly be that, as there were two Cushes, so there were two Phuts, one Asiatic, and the other African" (From United Church of God Bible Commentary, as quoted by Craig White, p. 97).
Large western parts of India were known as Rajputana (modern Rajasthan state). Rajputana was a group of princely states ruled over by a warrior group of people known as the Rajputs (meaning 'chief of Put' or 'chief, rulers or rajas over Put'; Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition. "Phut" or "Put" means a "warrior" in Hebrew. The Phutites over millennia would certainly have mixed with the Cushites. In northern India, near Bhutan, we find the town called Panta, later Patali-putra, the capital city of Maghada State. The Rajputs and others drove the Dravidian Cushites into Central and Southern India. Those Phutites which settled in Central India mixed with the Dravidians. In the east some mixed with the Mongoloids" (Craig White, pp. 97-98).
Another characteristic of the Phutites is that they have done very poorly in agricultural pursuits. In most places they have let their previously fertile lands turn into deserts. It is true of the western Phutite branch in Libya as well as of the eastern Phutite branch in Rajasthan.
The Cushites in India would be settled mainly in the Indian states of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, parts of Maharashtra state and mixed with the Phutites in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal (including Bangladesh) and Assam. The Phutites live mainly in Rajasthan, Gujarat, northwestern parts of Madhya Pradesh and northern Maharashtra.
The author being of Indian origin has traveled extensively in India by train. One can notice that people in rural areas in certain states are darker than people in urban areas. The likely reason is that in urban areas, people have racially mixed with those of lighter skin such as the Phutites, Brahmins and others whereas those in rural areas have not mixed so heavily. The author bases the above racial background of Indians in various states on this personal observation. Remember Cush means black. Hence the darker people are most likely of Cushite stock.
According to the Babylonian historian Berossus, Ham the father of Cush and Phut spent his last decades ruling in Bactria (located in present day Turkmenistan, northern Afghanistan, southern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan) and among the Persians. The Cushites lived in that area. They later migrated to India. He was thus ruling over the eastern branch of Cush and Phut. Since he was allowed to rule over them also means that most likely Elam, the ancestor of the Persians had married one of Ham’s daughters. This is also evidence that most of the Indians are descendants of Ham.
It seems Phut the son of Ham also spent some time in the same area. The likely explanation is that the eastern branch of his descendants lived there who later migrated to India.
The Brahmins
The racial origins of the Brahmins, the highest caste who are also priests have already been identified. They are descendants of Arphaxad the white son of Shem. They were lured by the rebels to join them with great financial incentives in the form of lands, freedom from tribute and taxes, and also received the generous offerings of the people for their priestly duties. But they also mixed with the dark descendants of Cush and Phut as one of the goals of Cush, Nimrod and Semiramis was mixing the races when all lived in the land of Shinar in and around Babylon. This racial mixing would have continued over the past 4000 years. They live in every state in India.
Israelite Origins of Punjabis
The eastern branches of Cush and Phut are not the only races living in India. Many Israelites, the descendants of the British, American, Jewish, and Northwestern European peoples have also mixed with the Cushites and Phutites and live in North and Northwestern India in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal Pradesh, western Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir, all of Pakistan [this means all Sindhis are of mixed Israelite descent also] and Afghanistan. This is how this came about.
After the Assyrian Empire conquered the northern ten tribes of Israel with Samaria their capital in 722 BCE, they were removed from their lands as captive slaves and placed in the Eurasian Steppes around the Black and Caspian Seas. For many centuries they ranged far and wide. In later migrations they headed west, finally settling in Northwestern Europe and the British Isles. However, over the centuries some mixed with the local peoples. That is how these descendants of the Israelites, mixed with north Indian peoples [mainly the Brahmins and Kshatriyas; so these Punjabi Brahmins and Kshatriyas of today are Israelites mixed with the local Brahmins and Kshatriyas] live in the Punjab states in both India and Pakistan and the other north Indian states of India, all of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
After the captivity of the northern 10 tribes of Israel at the hands of the Assyrians, the southern Kingdom of Judah, consisting mainly of the Jews of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin was defeated by the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar and removed from their lands. Many of them ended up in the northern Indian states. These Jews have the surnames of Saini, Sahni, Soni, Sawhney etc. The author belongs to this group of Jews in India. They too have racially mixed with the local peoples over the past 2,500 years.
Another branch of Jews came to northern India later as soldiers in Alexander’s Army which conquered all the way to northwest India. These Jews are known as Jats or Jutts, which words are derived from the word Jude, the short form of the name of their ancestor Judah. They too live in Punjab states in both India and Pakistan, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal states of India. Both branches of the Jews have mixed with local peoples in their states over the past nearly 2,500 years.
Then the Moghuls (Muslims) conquered India. Their descendants live in north India and Pakistan. They too are descendants of Israelite tribes after they mixed with the local peoples. Those that mixed with the local peoples stayed in the lands where they married whereas other Israelites who remained racially unmixed migrated to the British Isles and northwestern Europe. Just as other Israelites forgot their religion and became Hindus and Sikhs, those who were overcome by Islam became Muslims and later invaded India.
Besides these large migrations into India, there have been smaller migrations later. The Parsis of Mumbai in India and Sindh state of Pakistan are Persians who have settled in India. The Persians are the descendants of Elam the white son of Shem. However, in invasions and interactions of the Persians with the Kassites of India, some Elamites are slightly darker in color. Over the centuries the Parsis have to some degree also mixed with the local populations.
There has also been an ancient colony of Jews settled in what is today Kerala state in South India. The author had an opportunity to visit Ernakulum-Kochi in Kerala state and met a leader of the Jews who briefly related some of the history of Jewish settlements there. There appears to have been an ancient Jewish colony as well as a much later colony of Jews in Kerala.
Now that we have identified the racial origins of different people in India by their ancient biblical names which God uses to prophesy about various peoples, we can look at what is prophesied about people of India, and the Indian subcontinent.
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