Global Warming & Blizzards
Nomadic Pastoralism in Africa Nicholas Brooks CSU Dr. Gebeyehu Mulugeta
Abstract
The origins’ of the Nomadic lifestyle has two theories that can be argued. One is that of an evolutionist point of view and that of the creationist view point. This paper will attempt to settle the matter with geological and historical facts. Discussed also will be the area in which today’s Nomads pastures’ their herds and the trends of these people.
The Geography of Nomadic Pastoralism and the Future of Nomadic Pastoralism in Africa
Cain, son of Adam and brother to Abel appears to be the first Nomad known to man. After murdering his brother God banished Cain from E’den (Genesis 4:8). Genesis 2-3 locates the garden with reference to four rivers and the regions they flow through: "A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates” (Genesis 2: 10-14).
“The Eden of Genesis has been variously located at the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates in northern Iraq, in Africa, and in the Persian Gulf. The Eden in Ezekiel appears to be located in Lebanon” (Stordalen). Geographically substantiated, the Garden of Eden was the place in Africa in which the Holy Scriptures places Man and the ousting of Cain who became known as a wander throughout the region. Understanding the Nomadic people of Sub Saharan Africa requires knowing the roots, beginning of its culture.
Abstract
The origins’ of the Nomadic lifestyle has two theories that can be argued. One is that of an evolutionist point of view and that of the creationist view point. This paper will attempt to settle the matter with geological and historical facts. Discussed also will be the area in which today’s Nomads pastures’ their herds and the trends of these people.
The Geography of Nomadic Pastoralism and the Future of Nomadic Pastoralism in Africa
Cain, son of Adam and brother to Abel appears to be the first Nomad known to man. After murdering his brother God banished Cain from E’den (Genesis 4:8). Genesis 2-3 locates the garden with reference to four rivers and the regions they flow through: "A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates” (Genesis 2: 10-14).
“The Eden of Genesis has been variously located at the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates in northern Iraq, in Africa, and in the Persian Gulf. The Eden in Ezekiel appears to be located in Lebanon” (Stordalen). Geographically substantiated, the Garden of Eden was the place in Africa in which the Holy Scriptures places Man and the ousting of Cain who became known as a wander throughout the region. Understanding the Nomadic people of Sub Saharan Africa requires knowing the roots, beginning of its culture.
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