Jehovah-Nissi - The Life-Story of Hatashil-Masha-Kathish #245360

Have already referred to the patriarchal character of the Dinka Tribe. It is not for me to speculate or romance as to the origin of this. The question however has arisen — What relationship does this Tribe bear to the Lost Tribes of Israel? My Readers will see, as I proceed, that this is not an unreasonable query. It has also been surmised that, prior to the Exodus, some Israelites escaped from Egyptian bondage and migrated to the district now inhabited by the Dinkas; if so, they would have retained many Jewish ideas and usages which in course of time have lost their original force and exactitude. Most Heathen nations have gods after their own imagination — some of stone or wood — some 1n the form of a beast or bird of prey, or even of some loathsome creature such as a serpent, scorpion, or the like. The Dinkas have no idol-gods of any such character. Some have thought that the religion of the Dinkas was a remnant of the ancient Egyptian worship before it was influenced by the arts of civilization. In the earlier days of their history they worshipped the God of Nature. Like the Egyptians we had no preachers — no books — so that the well known lines express the character of our worship we found.