# Wait.... Jesus was white?

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**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-jesus-was-white/979199 "2023-02-02T09:14:13Z")\
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> [@Was Jesus white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-white/324056):
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> This question has puzzled me for years. Every time I see a picture of Jesus, he’s a white guy brown hair with a neatly trimmed beard. But, being that he was born in Nazareth, wouldn’t he look more Middle Eastern?

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