Identification (13 December 2016, 13 Kislev, 5777)
Contents:
1. Some Relevant Biblical Verses
2. The British as Ephraim? How to Prove it?
3. The English-speaking peoples as Descendants of Israelites especially of Joseph
(a) The British As Israelites
(b) The British As Joseph
(1) Most pertinent to Ephraim
(2) Numerous
(3) Named after the forefathers
(4) Commonwealth and Dominions.
(5) Defeat Edom.
4. Elimination of the Alternative. Not Manasseh therefore Ephraim?
5. Aegle and Angle and England. Ephraim as the Bull-Calf
6. Aristocracy.
7. One before the Other. Ephraim came first.
8. Rule over other peoples.
9. Concluding Words
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1. Some Relevant Biblical Verses
Genesis 48:
3 Then Jacob said to Joseph, 'God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and He said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.' 5 Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are. 6 But your offspring that have been born after them shall be yours; they shall be called by the names of their brothers in their inheritance. 7 Now as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died, to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). '
8 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, 'Who are these?' 9 Joseph said to his father, 'They are my sons, whom God has given me here.' So he said, 'Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.' 10 Now the eyes of Israel were so dim from age that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them close to him, and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 Israel said to Joseph, 'I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well.' 12 Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground. 13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing his hands, although Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said,
'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name live on in them,
And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on Ephraim's head, it displeased him; and he grasped his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. 18 Joseph said to his father, 'Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand on his head.' 19 But his father refused and said, 'I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.' 20 He blessed them that day, saying,
'By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying,
'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!''
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers. 22 I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.'
Genesis 49:
22 'Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a spring;
Its branches run over a wall.
23 'The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed him;
24 But his bow remained firm,
And his arms were agile,
From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
25 From the God of your father who helps you,
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 'The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
Deuteronomy 33:
13 Of Joseph he said,
'Blessed of the LORD be his land,
With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep lying beneath,
14 And with the choice yield of the sun,
And with the choice produce of the months.
15 'And with the best things of the ancient mountains,
And with the choice things of the everlasting hills,
16 And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let it come to the head of Joseph,
And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
17 'As the firstborn of his bull, majesty is his,
And his horns are the horns of the RAEM [unicorn];
With them he will push the peoples,
Together, to the ends of the earth.
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.'
Note: New evidence shows that the last of these verses in the Hebrew orginal is not speakong of "tens of thousands" but of hundreds of millions!"
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2. The British as Ephraim? How to Prove it?
Ephraim and Manasseh were the sons of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Israel. Israel was descended from Isaac and Abraham.
We affirm that the British and their offshoots are Israelites and more specifically descended from Joseph.
As descended from Joseph the British are therefore either from Ephraim or Manasseh or both together with one predominating.
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3. The English-speaking peoples as Descendants of Israelites especially of Joseph
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(a) The British As Israelites:
List of 122 (was 110) Brit-Am Biblical Proofs
http://www.britam.org/ListofProofs.html
About 70 of the proofs concern individual Tribal identifications pertinent mainly to one or other of the 12 Tribes as we identify them today. That leaves about 50 proofs applicable to all the other Israelites togather.
Nearly Every one of these 50 points applies to the British and American Peoples. The British and Americans are suited to a greater number of points than any other group. This is consistent with the prophecy of Jacob concerning the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh.
Genesis 49:
26 'The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
Genesis 48:
15 He blessed Joseph, and said,
'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name live on in them,
And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'
Deuteronomy 33:
16... the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let it come to the head of Joseph,
And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
For example, Britain and its offshoots directly or indirectly fulfills all of the points below:
E. BLESSINGS
30. Numerous: Genesis 15:5, 22:17, 24:60, 32:12, Numbers 23:10, Isaiah 10:22, 24:16, 26:15 Hos.1:10
31. Agricultural Plenty: Gen 27:28 49:25 Deut 33:13-16 Hoshea 2:8
32. Mineral Resources Genesis 49:25 Deuteronomy 33:13, 15
33. GATE(s) OF YOUR ENEMIES (International Strategic Points) Genesis 22:17 24:60
34, 35, 36. Cush (India), Egypt, Chains in Slaves from Africa to be taken overseas to homeland Isa. 44:28 also Isa 43:3 45:14
37. Ruled by Sons of David Jeremiah 33:22, 26
38. Headed by Kings Genesis 17:6, 16, 35:11,
See also Numbers 23:21 where too in the same chapter the Lion and Unicorn (symbols of Britain) are mentioned (Numbers 23:22,24). See Below:
Numbers 23:
21 He has not observed misfortune in Jacob;
Nor has He seen trouble in Israel;
The Lord his God is with him,
And the shout of a king is among them.
22 God brings them out of Egypt,
He is for them like the horns of the Raem [Unicorn].
23 For there is no omen against Jacob,
Nor is there any divination against Israel;
At the proper time it shall be said to Jacob
And to Israel, what God has done!
24 Behold, a people rises like a lion,
And as a lion it lifts itself;
It will not lie down until it devours the prey,
And drinks the blood of the slain.
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(b) The British As Joseph
(1) Most pertinent to Ephraim
Joseph was blessed (Genesis 48:3-21).
Ephraim and Manasseh received the same blessings as Joseph (Genesis 48:19) BUT Ephraim received a greater measure (Genesis 48:19).
What applies to Joseph therefore is pertinent to Ephraim.
Genesis 48:
19 But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations. 20 He blessed them that day, saying,
By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying,
May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
(2) Numerous
Joseph would be fruitful and numerous (Genesis 48:4).
Genesis 48:
4 and He said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a company of peoples..
(3) Named after the forefathers
The sons of Joseph were to be named after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Genesis 48:
16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name live on in them,
And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Abraham was also known as Abram the Hebrew (Genesis 14:13). The early so-called Celtic peoples who settled the British Isles were known as "Iberi" i.e. Hebrews.
The name for Saxon as in Anglo-Saxon derives from Isaac.
The names Yank (American), Jock (Scottish), and Union Jack (Britain) all derive from the name Jacob.
Joseph having the names of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob called upon Ephraim and Manaseh means not only that those name should literally be given to them but rather that they should receive the blessings promised to the forefathers.
Ephraim and Manasseh were blessed that they should receive the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Genesis 48:16 see also Genesis 49:26 "The blessings of your father Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors").
(4) Commonwealth and Dominions. Genesis 49: 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; Its branches run over a wall."
A company of peoples (Genesis 48:34 "and I will make you a company of peoples"), cf. The British Commonwealth especially Britain, Northern Ireland, the Dominions of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and to some degree South Africa.
(5) Defeat Edom. Joseph is destined to defeat Edom (Esau) [Obadiah 1:18 cf. Ezekiel 25:14].
Obadiah 1:
18 Then the house of Jacob will be a fire
And the house of Joseph a flame;
But the house of Esau will be as stubble.
And they will set them on fire and consume them,
So that there will be no survivor of the house of Esau,
For the LORD has spoken.
Britain was the first to encounter and bring about the defeat of Edom (Germany) in WW1 and WW2. This was an aspect of Joseph
On both occasions the USA entered the war at a later date though its contribution was decisive.
Britain was the first to liberate the Holy Land from Ottoman Turks who also included an Edomite element and had been allied to Germany. The British issued the balfour declaration and established the Mandate over Palestine enabling the Jews to return and begin to re-settle the Land. Later, after 1948 first France, then the USA became a major and vital supporter of Israel.
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4. Elimination of the Alternative. Not Manasseh therefore Ephraim?
Britain and its offshoots together with the USA are Joseph.
What Distinguishes Britain and company from the USA making Britain Ephraim whereas the USA is Manasseh?
Since BOTH the British and Americans are from Joseph but both separate and distinguishable from each other it stands to reason that one must be Ephraim and the other Manasseh.
In separate studies we have were shown why the USA is Manasseh, e.g.
See:
The USA as Israelite and as Manasseh. Help Page
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/tribes/usmns.html
The name "America" is derived from the Hebrew "Ha-Machiri" meaning descendants of Machir the first born son of Manasseh. The name Manasseh means responsible representation and striving after this principle is what brought the USA into existence. The USA became great after Britain as Manasseh was to do after Ephraim, etc.
This leaves Britain and company with the Ephraim identification.
In Rabbinical Commentary:
Ephraim usually equals Joseph.
Manasseh relates more to Jacob (Fishel Mael).
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5. Aegle and Angle and England. Ephraim as the Bull-Calf
Joseph was likened unto a bull (Deuteronomy 33:17).
Deuteronomy 33:
17 As the firstborn of his bull, majesty is his...
Jeremiah (31:18) called EPHRAIM in Hebrew an "Aegel" meaning "Young-Bull", in Hebrew.
Jeremiah 31:
18 I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull-calf ["Aegel"];
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the LORD my God.
In Hebrew the word for bull-calf is "Aegle." The Hebrew word "Aegle" in spoken Hebrew could be pronounced as "Angle"!
The names AEGEL and Angle in Nordic dialects are interchangeable: "Aegel" is the diminutive form for Angle.
The Angles and Saxons conquered what is now England.
England was named after the Angles. England equals Angle-Land. In effect England means "Land of the Bull-Calf" i.e. "Land of the Aegle." "John Bull" is a nickname for England!
So too, the Ten Tribes in the Last Days are likened to an enraged wild bull caught in a trap (Isaiah 51:20).
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6. Aristocracy
The first king of the Northern Israelites of the Ten Tribes was Jeroboam the son of Nabat.
1-Kings 11:
26 Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.
The word translated as "Ephraimite" in Hebrew is "Ephrathi." This word actually had three meanings in Hebrew: 9a) It could mean someone who dwelt in the area of Ephrath near Beth-lehem (Genesis 48:7); (b) someone belonging to the Tribe of Ephraim (1-Kings 11:26); (c) an aristocrat.
An Ephraimite was also known as Ephrati meaning aristocrat, cf. The House of Lords in Britain, Nobility with titles, hierarchical values, etc. the monarchy, etc. The Midrash says that all the Ephraimites had aristocratic characteristics.
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7. One before the Other. Ephraim came first.
Jacob (i.e. Israel) said:
Genesis 48:
19 ... I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.'
The expression "he also shall be great.." already suggests that Manasseh would emerge later AFTER Ephraim.
In addition we have Rabbinical Commentary (Malbim, and "Bnei Yissachar") concerning the placement of the hands. Jacob crossed his hands over instead of moving the boys around. This left the left hand on the head of Manasseh indicating that Manasseh would emerge later.
See:
Overlapped Hands. Ephraim and Manasseh
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/tribes/overlapped.html
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8. Rule over other peoples.
Joseph said:
"...his younger brother [i.e. Ephraim] shall be greater than he [i.e. than Manasseh], and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations (Genesis 48:19).
The words transalted as 'A MULTITUDE OF NATIONS' (48:19) in Hebrew is 'Malao ha-Goyim', literally 'fullness of the peoples' meaning (according to Rabbinical Commentators, e.g. Onkelos) rule over nations or determine the very existence of other nations. The British Empire did that. One-quarter of the world was once part of the British Empire!
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9. Concluding Words
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http://www.britam.org/Proof/Joseph/joSummary.html
The descendants of Joseph were destined to "rule the waves" and dominate the Oceans of the World. They were supposed to become the foremost military power in the world as well as the dominant entity in economic and other terms. They were to prove themselves capable of defeated the "Edomite" powers of Europe and the world. India, Egypt, and the Suez Canal were to be controlled by them and Africans transported overseas in chains to serve them. Ephraim exemplified "aristocratic" social-political arrangements whereas Manasseh emphasized responsible representation and the principle of Capitalism. They were to be known as "Aegel" or as "Angle" and as "John Bull" and to be represented by a lion and unicorn. All these and more are signs of identification mentioned in the Hebrew Bible that North America and Britain and the offshoots of Britain have fulfilled. These are proofs and they need to be taken into consideration as one whole together with the examples of Geographic evidence of the previous section and of Israelite attributes as explained in the following notes.
See Also:
Britishers as Ephraim! Tribal Cheat Sheet
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/tribes/britishers.html
Britain as Ephraim: Five Points
1. The British are Israelites; Joseph is Predominant in Britain; The British-Descended Peoples divided into Britain and its Commonwealth and the USA. The USA is Manasseh therefore the British Must be Ephraim.
2. One before the Other. Ephraim came first.
3. Rule over other peoples.
4. Aegle (England) and John Bull
5. Aristocracy