This undermines Israel’s claim to match the “River of Mitsrayim” mentioned in Genesis 15:18, which describes a substantial, consistently flowing boundary. Wadi el-Arish is not a true river—it is a dry seasonal stream (wadi) with little resemblance to the Nile-like characteristics described in Torah. Identifying this minor, intermittent channel as a covenant-defining border diminishes the scale and power of YaHU’aH’s promise and contradicts both the physical geography and scriptural intent.

Scripture: Barashith 15:18 NKJV – "On the same day YaHU'aH made a B'rit with Abram, saying: 'To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Mitsrayim to the great river, the River Euphrates."

YashaYAHU (Isaiah) 11:11 NKJV – "It shall come to pass in that day That YaHU'aH shall set His hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Mitsrayim, From Pathros and Kush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea."

Oral traditions confirm that early Yahudyim migrated southward through Ethiopia, settling in regions now known as Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Mozambique—all places rich with water, copper hills, and vast agricultural fertility, unlike the Levant.

THE CONCLUSION:   

The ancient Kingdom of Sheba—also called Saba—was a wealthy South Arabian civilization centered in present-day Yemen, with influence stretching into Ethiopia and Eritrea across the Red Sea. Known for its advanced irrigation systems like the Ma’rib Dam and grand temples to the deity Almaqah, Sheba thrived through trade in gold, spices, and incense. Biblically, it’s remembered in 1 Kings 10 for the Queen of Sheba’s visit to Solomon, highlighting its distant yet prosperous reputation. Historical maps confirm its presence in the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa, marking it as a key link in ancient commerce and prophecy. 

THE CONCLUSION:  

Scripture: Bamidbar 34:6 NKJV – "As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border."

This comparison proves that the traditional identification of the Mediterranean Sea as the “Great Sea” in the covenant borders may be geographically insufficient when judged by the scale and majesty described in the Torah. If the Promised Land is to be vast, fertile, and unrivaled—as described in Deuteronomy 11:11–12 and Genesis 15:18—then anchoring it to a relatively small, semi-enclosed sea like the Mediterranean calls the traditional Levant model into question.

In contrast, Southern Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, each tens of millions of square miles, offers a more fitting, expansive boundary for a land “not like Mitsrayim” but one “which drinks water from the rain of the shamayim” and is always under YaHU’aH’s care.

This proves that the inclusion of the Dead Sea as a covenant boundary undermines the Torah’s promise of a fertile and abundant land. Deuteronomy 8:7–9 describes a land filled with water, life, and agricultural richness—not lifeless salt flats. The Dead Sea, with no aquatic life and no surrounding fertility, stands in contradiction to the land YaHU’aH described as one where "you will eat bread without scarcity" and "lack nothing." Its presence as a defining border in the traditional Levant model reveals a critical mismatch between geography and prophecy. 

Scripture: Bamidbar 34:3 NKJV – "Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea;"

Bamidbar 34:12 NKJV – "The border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries."

"For the land which you go to possess is not like the land of Mitsrayim from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot, as a vegetable garden; but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of shamayim, a land for which YaHU'aH your AL'uah cares; the eyes of YaHU'aH your AL'uah are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year." Dabarim 11:10–12 (Deuteronomy).

This evidence underscores the continuing vitality and divine alignment of Southern Africa's rivers versus the ecological decline of the Jordan River.

This proves that the Jordan River, once central to the inheritance promise, can no longer support the scriptural vision of a land “flowing with brooks, fountains, and springs” as described in Deuteronomy 8:7. A river reduced by 96%, polluted, and heavily diverted cannot fulfill the expectation of natural, life-giving abundance. Its present condition undermines the credibility of the Levant as the enduring Promised Land and raises the question: If the river no longer flows, is the covenant land truly there?

Scripture: Bamidbar 34:12 NKJV – "The border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries."

This proves that Israel's survival depends on manmade systems, not the natural fertility described in Torah. According to Deuteronomy 11:10–12, the land should “drink water from the rain of the shamayim,” not require desalination plants and drip irrigation to produce crops. If the land must be sustained by technology instead of rain-fed abundance, then it contradicts the divinely promised provision and fails the covenant test of being a self-sustaining inheritance. 

Israel's heavy reliance on desalination and irrigation technology, versus Southern Africa's natural agricultural fertility and sustainable water resources is a clear distinction.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:7–9 NKJV
“For YaHU'aH your AL'uah is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper.”

Israel's copper mines proves that the modern-day land fails to meet the Torah’s promise of enduring, abundant natural resources. While Deuteronomy 8:9 describes a land whose hills yield iron and copper, Israel’s once-productive Timna mines have collapsed and are no longer active. Today, the region lacks significant mineral wealth and relies instead on imports and technology, not the land itself. This stands in contrast to the ongoing, natural abundance found in Southern Africa, thereby disqualifying Israel as the land described in the covenant—if we go strictly by scripture and geography. 

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:9 NKJV
"A land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper."

This proves that modern Israel lacks verifiable, living continuity with the nations named in the covenant boundaries of Genesis 15:19–21. The presence of Canaanite or Amorite artifacts like pottery or stone structures does not confirm actual possession or displacement as required by Scripture. Without identifiable descendants or a clear record of these ten nations being overtaken and replaced by the seed of Abraham, the archaeological case remains circumstantial. This weakens Israel’s claim to being the land of covenant fulfillment, as true possession requires historical and prophetic alignment—not just ruins. 

Scripture: Barashith 15:19–21 NKJV – "The Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."

This highlights that modern Israel’s Hebron—where the patriarchs were buried—does not reflect the peace, ownership, or unhindered access promised in Ezekiel 36:28: "You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers…" Instead of peaceful inheritance, Hebron is surrounded by military checkpoints, political tension, and divided governance. This contradicts the prophetic vision of divine restoration and secure dominion over the land. If the very tombs of Abraham, Yitsḥaq, and Ya’aqob are in dispute, the promise of settled possession remains unfulfilled in the Levant.

Scripture: YahazqAL36:28 NKJV – "Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your AL'uah."

NOTE: This reveals a critical contradiction: the land of Israel was never truly "utterly desolate" as prophesied in Isaiah 6:11 and Jeremiah 9:11, where YaHU’aH declares the land would be “without inhabitant” and “utterly desolate” until restoration. From the Romans to the British, historical records confirm constant occupation in the Levant, undermining the prophetic requirement that the covenant land must first be emptied before regathering. Therefore, this continuous settlement disqualifies the modern Israeli territory from fulfilling the prophetic restoration described by the prophets.

CONCLUSION: 

THE LAND TESTIFIES The Levant fails to fulfill YaHU’aH’s promise geographically, agriculturally, or prophetically without colonial aid or reinterpretation. Southern Africa is:  

• Abundant in natural rain, crops, rivers, and copper  
• Untouched in core ancestral regions  
• Hosting a true spiritual awakening among the scattered tribes
  The only land consistent with both the Torah and the Earth. Yarushalayim is not in Europe’s claim—it lives where the rivers of Kush flow.

Scripture: YashaYAHU 6:11 NKJV – "Then I said, 'YaHU'aH, how long?' And He answered: 'Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate,'"

YarmiYAHU 9:11 NKJV – "I will make Yarushalayim a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. I will make the cities of Yahudah desolate, without an inhabitant."

Israel, as defined today, survives by machines, not miracles. It depends on man’s invention, not YaHU’aH’s rain. Its rivers are dry, its fruit is imported, its inheritance is claimed by those who forgot the covenant. Every boundary requires a justification. Every artifact needs interpretation. And every promise must be spiritualized or explained away.But Southern Africa doesn’t need redefinition. It is the definition — a land of rain-fed hills, rivers without pipes, crops without irrigation, and people awakening without rabbis or religious systems. It’s where the scattered are remembering themselves in the land of their captivity, as Baruch 2:30 foretold. It’s where the bones live again, not by politics — but by the Ruach.

The Levant demands your agreement. Southern Africa reveals itself.

One relies on man. The other on AL’uah. One is built on conquest. The other on covenant. One is inhabited through diplomacy. The other is being reclaimed through prophecy. So, who do you trust — the builders of a false return?

Or the One who is gathering His people where no one expected — just as He always has? The Promised Land is not a headline. It’s a harvest. And it’s waiting in the South. South Africa is not just geography — it is prophecy fulfilled.

Let the map bow to the Word. Let the ruins stay silent. Let the land testify.