If King Solomon was black according to Song of Solomon 1 v 5-6 and Jesus descended from Solomon then was Jesus black?

Answer

That verse says:

�A black girl I am, but comely, O YOU daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Ke?dar, [yet] like the tent cloths of Sol?o�mon. �Do not YOU look at me because I am swarthy, because the sun has caught sight of me. The sons of my own mother grew angry with me; they appointed me the keeper of the vineyards, [although] my vineyard, one that was mine, I did not keep."

Notice the phrase," A black girl I am..."

These were the words of the young Shulamite maiden that Solomon was trying to swoon. She was describing herself as being "black" or "dark" or tanned and "swarthy."

The ladies of the court who wait on the king, the �daughters of Jerusalem,� look curiously at the Shulammite because of her swarthy complexion. She explains that she is sunburned or tanned from caring for her brothers� vineyards.

No mention is made of Solomon's appearance here.

On the race of Jesus

There has been much speculation about the race of Jesus. But reasoning on the matter will help us.

Jesus, and his ancestors were all from the same stock, which by Jesus day, was known as the Jewish nation. So Jesus was a Jew. Natural Jews are neither black nor white as far as their skin complexion is concerned. Those of middle eastern origion typically have their own unique skin tone.

Rather than attributing a particular race to Jesus, the more important thing is to consider that Jesus was sent to earth, not for the benefit of any particular race, but of all rightly disposed mankind, regardless of outward appearance.

Acts 10:34,35 says, "At this Peter opened his mouth and said: �For a certainty I perceive that God is not partial, �but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him."

God is not partial, neither is his son, Jesus. So neither should any who claim to follow in Jesus footsteps.

King solomon was Black

Songs of Solomon 1:5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 1:6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Another opinion

EVERY man who wrote a book in the Bible/Tanakh was black (negro) including the MessiYah. See Israelite Heritage web site.

Study the passage!

The Hebrew gender used in these verses is female, not male. Therefore, it cannot refer to Solomon.

I stand corrected

I posted the question and I stand corrected. Thanks, Itchie.C2

You are missing another very important detail - that King David, King Solomon's father may well have been a Black Negro too! On at least two occasions he is described as dark-skinned. It is therefore possible that Solomon too was dark-skinned like his father David.

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