The Bedouins of King Baldwin Part 1

(Note from Moe: This is a living post that will grow and expand over time. Please feel free to comment or let me know your thoughts.)

Famous Bedouin Saying “I against my brother, my brothers and I against my cousins, then my cousins and I against strangers”

Today I would like to write about a tribe from the East whom I believe may be my kin; the Bedouins. The Bedouins (Baudouin, Beduin, Bedawin, bed’oo-in, written also Bed- awee, Bedawi, and Ahl Bedoo) are a group of various desert dwelling families that originated in the Middle East or North Africa in approximately the years from 500BC – 700 AD and who are still active to this very day. These people can currently be found in countries such as Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and also at the Dead Sea of Jordan, where the infamous Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the year 1946.  Even though there are active communities of the Bedouins all over the world, the actual true origins of these people are a mystery. (more…)

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