It’s said that before the arabic invasions, a lot of the Middle East had people that looked mostly Mediterranean. Ancient historians two thousand years ago note that many hebrews looked indistinguishable from Dorian Greeks, who tended to be lighter in skin color than other Greeks. 1700 year old mosaic showing Hebrew priests being met by Macedonian GreeksRT: https://poa.st/objects/42bd9c0f-b8cf-48d3-81b8-719ed26f097c