Ijaw History in Pictures

IJON, IJOH, IJAW, IZON

August 23, 2018 by izon Bibi Worldwide

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Ijons/Ijaw – The lost tribe of Israel found in Nigeria

Zephamah 3:10

From beyond the rivers of (Kush) Ethiopia my supplants, even the daughters of my dispersed shall bring my offering, Messiah Ben Yosef. The Ijon tribe in Nigeria is willing to unite with Beityaaqov International for the restoration of the Northern kingdom of Israel. According to the oral history of the Ijon people of Nigeria, they were migrated to the present home in Nigeria after the invasion of King Asa;

2nd Chronicles 16:4

And Ben-hadad hearkened unto King Asa and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel and smote Ijon and Dan of Abelmain and all the store cities of Naphthali. Footnote 1st Kings 15:20 according to oral history the Ijon tribe in Nigeria dispersed during the invasion. The Ijons in Nigeria are coastal dweller/fishermen. They dwell almost all the coastal areas of West African countries Ghana, Gambia, Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast, etc. They went to war like the Israelites in those days they are very powerful and minority tribe. They can never be defeated in war because their Elohim always protect them from their enemies. They are the only tribe in Nigeria AK47 cannot penetrate in their skin and body when they go out for war against their enemies. The population of the Ijon in Nigeria is Ten (10) Million people according to Nigeria National Population Census 2007. The Ijon people in Nigeria is always refers as Niger Delta people where as 90% of the Nigerian crude oil and gas was extracted, Nigeria main revenue is derived from the Niger Delta/ Ijon region. The Ijon people are grossly marginalized, balkanized and oppressed by successive government hence there was violence agitation of resources control of their God given resources of crude oil and gas, this agitation led to brutal repression against the Ijon by Nigeria Government. The agitation also led to the emergence of Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan- Ijon tribe man the only minority tribe man in the history of Nigeria – who became the president of the federal republic of Nigeria between 2010-2015. During Jonathan’s regime as president of Nigeria he knew the root of his tribe so he made it compulsory official visit to the holy land Jerusalem with more than 5,000 government delegates including religious leaders every year he visits the holy land during his six years in office. some major cities of the Ijon people in Nigeria Warri, Patani, Buguma, Abonema, Burutu, Forcados, Okrika, Yenagoa capital of Bayelsa state and partly Port Harcourt, etc.

Deut 30:1-10

And it shall come to pass when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and curse which I have set before thee thou shall call them to mind among all the nations wither the Lord thy God hath driven thee and return unto the Lord thy God and shall obey his voice according to all that I command thee. This day thou and thy children with all thin heart and all thou soul.

Please join us pray for Elohim to fulfill the promise in Jeremiah 23:3

And I will gather the remnant of my flocks out of all the countries to which I dispersed them.

Bible Concordance

Ijon (3 Occurrences)

1 Kings 15:20 Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon , and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon , and Abel Beth Maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.

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2 Chronicles 16:4 Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon , and Dan, and Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

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The name Ijon in the Bible

The town of Ijon appears to be a fortified city or else a storage city of note in or very near the territory of the tribe of Naphtali . It’s mentioned two or three times in the Bible.

When kings Asa of Judah and Baasha of Israel were at each other’s throats, Asa took whatever treasures were left in the house of YHWH and donated them to Ben-hadad , the king of Aram , in order to acquire his military services. Ben-hadad took the bait, and attacked Israel from the north, which means that he overran Naphtali first. Thus fell Ijon, Dan , Abel-beth-maacah , Chinneroth and all the land of Naphtali (2 Kings 15:20, 2 Chronicles 16:4).

Much later, namely in the days of king Pekah of Israel, king Tiglath-pileser the Third of Assyria also came from the north and waltzed into Israel, again hitting Naphtali first and sacking among other the city of Ijon (2 Kings 15:29). This time all inhabitants were deported to Assyria — this event became known as the first deportation; the second deportation happened under king Shalmaneser the Fifth