The Yibir, also referred to as the Yibbir, the Yebir, or the Yibro, are a caste of Somali people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They have traditionally been endogamous. Their hereditary occupations have been magic making , leather work, the dispensing of traditional medicine and the making of amulets .

Though the Yibir are not a Lost Tribe in themselves — because there was no Yibir Tribe among the 10 Tribes of the Northern Kingdom of ancient Israel — they are a remote Jewish people group descended from one of the formally Lost Tribes of Israel.

2013年9月3日 · The Yibir in Somalia is one of the few known Muslim communities worldwide that maintains Jewish descent. The community is small and tightly knitted, numbering not more than thirty thousand. The...

The Yibir, also spelled as Yibbir or Yebir, is a marginalized clan found in Somalia. They are believed [by whom?] to have Jewish roots, specifically tracing their heritage to the Beta Israel, also known as Ethiopian Jews. The Yibir have faced discrimination and marginalization within Somali society due to their perceived Jewish heritage.

The Yibir are a tribe that lives in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and northern Kenya. Though they have been Muslim for centuries, some of them assert they are descendants of Hebrews who arrived in the Horn of Africa long before the arrival of Somali nomads.

2018年2月21日 · In a modern-day parallel, in the dry, northeastern areas of Ethiopia, along the border of the self-declared (but disputed) state of Somaliland, you’ll find a group of people known as the Yibir. These Yibir are a Somali people, but are related to the Beta Abraham Jewish people of northern Ethiopia.

2023年6月1日 · The Yibir (or Anaas) are Somalia’s lowest clan, are seen by many as sorcerers, and are considered untouchables. Learning From the Yibir, is a documentary project created by HASAN to give a voice and platform to the Yibir people. The film was made in partnership with the Yibir community so they could present their history, identity, and hopes ...

2015年3月27日 · In predominantly Muslim Somalia, the other tribes and clans have despised the Yibir because of their alleged Jewish origins. In Somali, “Yibir” means Hebrew. If the Yibir practiced Judaism in the past, they haven’t done so for at least 800 years.

The Yibir (also spelled Yibbir) are a small clan of Somalia, subsisting as itinerant soothsayers and magicians. They are said to predate the coming of Islam to the area and to be descendants of Mohammad Hanif of Hargeysa, who had a reputation as a pagan magician. [1]

2018年10月9日 · Yibir of Ethiopia. The Yibir (Hebrew people) are generally known to be located in Somaliland, an autonomous region in northwestern Somalia. However, Jewish Voice learned of a community of Yibir across the border in eastern Ethiopia, in a town called Jijiga.