[Shabait] The Red Sea of Eritrea was the gateway for the introduction of Christian and Islamic traditions into Africa apart from provid-ing corridors to interregional exchanges and trade networks. Evidence of this phenomenon is visible along the coast and elsewhere in the country with indications of early Christian churches and the bulk of remains dating from Islamic periods in the Dahlak islands. The first mil-lennium A.D. saw the emergence of two monotheistic religions, Christianity and Islam, which extended their