23/11/2020
ORIGIN OF IGBOS
Jacob was a father of ISEREAL who had 12 sons viz :
REUBEN, SIMEON, LEVI, JUDAH , DAN, NAPHTALI, GAD, ASHER, ISSACHER, ZEBULUN, JOSEPH & BENJAMIN . Chap. 29 v 30.
This 12 sons of Jacob later became the forebeares of ISEREAL. GAD in this state was the 7th son of Jacob who had seven sons viz;
ZIPHON. HAGGI, SHUNI, EZBON, ERI, ARODI AND ARELI . 46:16.
A certain time ago, Jacobs country was strucked With great famine so they moved to Egypt were there younger brother Joseph was Governor .
Years after Joseph's reign as Governor, the ISEREALITES started suffering in the land of Egypt. The Egyptians started treating them like slaves. gen. Chap 46 to the 50th chapter.
ERI the 5th son of Jacob could not take this so he left with his brothers ARELI & ARODI together with his half brother who begat the sons that people know today as the IJAW Nation. They made there journey through Ethiopia RAN Sudan & landed in AGULERI
Note: AGULERI is the first ancestral home of IGBOS / IBOS.
Evidences that AGULERI is the first ancestral home of the IGBOS/IBO
1. There is a house in AGULERI today known as OBI GAD. this house today is a temple used as tourist center for the ISEREALITES.
2. There is also a Trinity tree at burial place or ERI, these trees are three but strongly related by one taproot.
Note: you can still see these things in AGULERI today.
ERI
ERI was s religious strong and resourceful man. He lived together in peace with his brothers soo closely until they developed one culture and language for the generations to come.
This generations were later known today as NDI IGBO/ IBO.
Later his brothers ARODI & ARELI despassed to different settlements making up the various tongues of NDI IGBO /IBO today.
ERI and his companions were not dark in complextion, it is due to the the climate here that changed there color to the present dark color.
Death and Remembrance of ERI
ERI the first father of IGBOS/ IBOS died at the age of 140 years. He was buried at OBI GAD in AGULERI kingdom.
The native people of AGULERI remembers ERI so much that they perform a traditional feast annually in remembrance of ERI...... This is why IGBOS/IBOS when referring to long time ago they say "mgbe ERI or ERI mgbe" which means long time ago.
The descendants of ERI
1. AGULU: He was the ancestors of the people known today as AGULERI.
2. ATTA: his descendants could be seen today in the present ATTA kingdom.
The 3rd son was OBA while the fourth was HEBREW in remembrance of his origin. Then the 5th son MENRI who begat the present NRI kingdom.
The IGBOS came to be known from te word HEBREW. The name IGBO today came from the corruption of the world HEBREW. The 4th son of GAD was feary and very spiritual that he was the greatest in the love of roots and herbs which he used for spiritual purposes.
ERI's descendants today are IGBO ETITI, IGBO ADAGBE, IGBO EZE etc. They are commonly known today as the NSUKA people of Nigeria. They are under Anambara & Enugu state. Till date the people of NSUKA are highly feared for the knowledge of roots and herbs for religious and spiritual purposes.
Other descendants of ERI includes
NSUKA, ENUGU, AKWA, ONITSHA, NNEWI, ILAH, AGBOR, KWALE, OGWUASHI UKWU, IGBO UZO, ASABA, EZI AGU, ADAZI, OKO, ORA ERI, NRI, NKPO, OKIJA, NANDO, NNOKWA, ACHARA etc.
The descendants of ARODI
ARODI was the imidiate younger brother of ERI as recorded in gen. 46 vs 16.
His descendants are the AROCHUKWU kingdom.
ARODI was blessed with the wisdom
of arts and crafts. This can be shown today in some of his descendants, the ABA NGWA people of ABA. They are the first industrialized developed part of Nigeria known till date as the Japan of Nigeria. Descendants include NEMBE, NGWA, ABAKILIKI, OGONI, AFIKPO, ARO IKOT EPENE in AKWA IBOM STATE, ARO ACHIE in RIVERS STATE, ARONDIZUOGU in IMO ARELI.
Descendants of the last son ARELI
ARELI was the last son of GAD and one of the last son of HEBREW/IGBO as recorded in gen 46 vs 16.
He was known to be the wisest of all. A man of natural wisdom and preservation.
Descendants are viz
OWERRI, UMUAHIA, DIOBU popularly known as PORT HARCOURT, OKIGWE, ORLU, NKWERE, MBAANO, ELELE, MBAISE etc
Haaretz an ISEREALI magazine on 12th oct 2005 declared that IGBOS are ISRAELITES through GAD.
Former ISRAELI ambassador to Nigeria confirmed it on DAILY SUN NEWSPAPER.... on 28th march 2004... He said "I am sure IGBOS are descendants of JEWS"
Note: the name we answer today as ADA is a name in the Bible popularly known to be answed by the women of the ISEREALITES........ See this 4 vs 19 to 20. My dear brothers and sisters..... We are ISEREALITES....... Have you eva wondered why when our parents give birth to us we appear wit our real color but later we become dark in complexion?? Have we eva wondered why we can give birth to pure White kids????? Alot of people will ignore this....... Well the point is I KNOW WHO I AM.... what about you??? 😎
Biko a big shout to ISRAELIS 👍👍👍👍👍👍