400 years of slavery
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"Then the LORD said to Abram, 'You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.'" --Genesis 15:13. |
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In Rasta parlance, the 400 years of Hebrew slavery in Egypt, is paralleled with 400 years the Atlantic slave trade endured by African people.
The Rastas say that Haile Selassie will call the Day of Judgment, when the righteous shall return home to Mount Zion, identified with Africa, to live forever in peace, love, and harmony. In the meantime the Rastas call to be repatriated to Africa. Repatriation, the desire to return to Africa after 400 years of slavery, is central to Rastafari doctrine.
The concept of the 400 years has been treated in the Bob Marley song "400 Years".
See also
- "400 Years", a reggae song written by Peter Tosh
- Atlantic slave trade
- Book of Genesis 15:13
