6 The last section touches on what this fabricated ethnic hierarchy means for redemption and salvation (especially as it is taught in the New Testament). The first part of this article details the reasons 1West “Hebrew Israelites” give for two of the eighteen nations: Moabites (Chinese) and Edomites (whites). If a person’s “true nationality” is only on the 18 Nations Chart, it’s the former if a person’s “true nationality” is covered on the 12 Tribes Chart, it’s the latter.

5 In the mind of a 1Wester, knowing these designations informs them about who to condemn and who to evangelize. For example, “East Indians” (their term) should not be called or thought of as “Indians” but rather, Elamites, per Genesis 10:22 and 1 Chronicles 1:17. This breakdown is important to 1Westers for many reasons one being they believe every people group in the modern age can and must be viewed through the lens of their true, ancient, and biblical designation. This 18 Nations Chart of the 1West Camps is primarily, but not solely, derived from their esoteric view of Genesis 10. The 18 Nations Chart features a total of seventeen non-elect nations considered to be Gentile heathens who cannot be redeemed (one of the nations listed on the chart is Israel, so the 18 Nations Chart features only one “elect” people group). 3 1West “Hebrew Israelites” often carry a laminated poster of this “breakdown” (their word for an interpretation) with them as they proclaim their message in city centers across the United States and abroad.

Christian urban apologists have dubbed adherents to this vein of Hebrew Israelism as “1Westers.” 2 The 1West “camps” (roughly equivalent to denominations) have many theological distinctives, one of which is captured in their 12 Tribes of Israel Chart this chart is likely familiar to those who have encountered these street-preaching type of “Hebrew Israelites.” Another distinctive is codified in their 18 Nations Chart.

1 The school, launched in 1969, was at one time located at 1 West 125th Street in Harlem. “Hebrew Israelites” of the street proselytizing variety - the best known of the Black Hebrew Israelite Movement - usually trace their theological roots back to a small New York City-based school, initially called the Israelite School of Torah.

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