Joseph, the Bull Calf

The Tribes of Joseph, especially Ephraim, was to be symbolized by the Bull Calf

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The Bull Calf
 
Biblical Locations of the Lost Ten Tribes

 Scriptural Proof  
The Joseph Aspect  
  by Yair Davidiy

Biblical Evidence: The Joseph Aspect

BULL-CALF AEGEL

The isles should be aware that God will gather in the scattered ones of Israel (Jeremiah 31:10). Rachel (the mother of Joseph) will no longer have to weep over the exile of her children for they will return (31:15-16). Ephraim (Jeremiah 31:18) is called a bullock or young bull:

In Hebrew the word translated as "bullock" is "aegel". Historically this very name "Aegel" was a diminutive (favorite nickname) for the ethnic term "Angle". The Angles gave England (i.e. Angle-land) its name. Together with the Saxons, Jutes, Vandals, and others the Angles conquered from the Celts the land that was later named "England".  The Angles were also called Aegels. The appellations Angle and Aegel were employed interchangeably. The Hebrew word for young bull is "Aegel".  Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yistchaki 1040-1105 CE) was the foremost Medieval Jewish Commentator. In commentating on this verse (Jeremiah 31:18) Rashi states that the Hebrew word "Aegel" (Young Bull) was a name applied to Ephraim. As we saw, this was also another name applied to the English. The English now nickname themselves "John Bull".  Since the early 1800s the figure of John Bull  has been used to portray Britain in political cartoons. John Bull  parallels Uncle Sam who represents the USA.

Political Cartoon depicting Britain as "John Bull"

The English (Angles) were also known as Aegels. The names Aegel and Angle appear to have been interchangeable. In Hebrew they could be two alternative ways of pronouncing the same word.  For example, in old Ashkenazic (European) Hebrew the "ayin"-letter could have an "an" sound instead of the usual "a", thus Yankel was a nickname for someone called Yakov, with the Ya- in Yacov being pronounced as "Yan". Similarly Aegel and Angel could originally have both been different forms of the Hebrew word "Aegel".

England (Angle-land) was named after the Angles. Angle is another form for Aegel and aegel was a nick-name for Ephraim. Aegel means young bull.

This is an important point: The verse (Jeremiah 31:18) is therefore strongly indicating that the English (Angles) are to be identified with Ephraim.

Concerning Joseph, Moses commented:

 Ephraim shall return.