Tags: Ethnic Group.
Beta Israel (Hebrew: בֵּיתֶא יִשְׂרָאֵל – Beyte (beyt) Yisrael Ge’ez: ቤተ እስራኤል—Bēta ‘Isrā’ēl modern Bēte ‘Isrā’ēl EAE: Betä Ǝsraʾel House of Israel or Community of Israel) also known as Ethiopian Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדֵי אֶתְיוֹפְּיָה: Yehudey Etyopyah Ge’ez: የኢትዮጵያ አይሁድዊ ye-Ityoppya Ayhudi) are the names of Jewish communities located in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires (Habesha or Abyssinia) currently divided between Amhara and Tigray regions.Beta Israel lived in North and North-Western Ethiopia in more than 500 small villages spread over a wide territory among populations that were Muslim and predominantly Christian.
