Ten Tribes Studies (2 December, 2014, 10 Kislev, 5775)
Contents:
1. New Article. DNA Breakthrough!
Y (male transmitted) Haplogroups according to environment
2. Posts that were not Posted and opinions that Have been ignored.
3. Addition to Article. Appendix. What About the Levites?
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1. New Article. DNA Breakthrough!
Y (male transmitted) Haplogroups according to environment
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/race/environment.html
Extract:
The Ancient Roman appreciation of the cause of human differentiation is still valid....
Note the expression in the last sentence, Native Britons living near the Gauls looked similar to them "either from the permanent influence of original descent, or because, in countries so similarly situated, climate has produced similar physical qualities."
That sums it up.
A similarity in physical type may reflect racial kinship or it may simply show a mutual exposure to the same environmental factors in the past.
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2. Posts that were not Posted and opinions that Have been ignored.
Recently a thread began concerning the possibility of the Chinese being Israelites.
At the beginning some interesting points were raised then it began to deteriorate.
Consequently we received the following message from someone whose own e-mail had not been posted.
Others may well have experienced a similar sense of frustration and disappointment when their own e-mail were not related to.
We therefore are publishing the complain together with our own reply explaining our policy in general.
Here is the e-mail followed by our own reply.
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        Hello Yair,
I wonder, what happened to my comments which were addressed to your
magazine a few days ago: you overlooked them or willfully dismissed?
                            Best regards.
A
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Brit-Am Reply:
First of all I admire and appreciate your scholarship and friendship.
We need INPUT.
Not enough people send in their comments and observations.
Comments such as you usually post are especially valued.
Nevertheless, we reserve the right not to post every e-mail we receive and not have to explain why.
In this case, we decided to stop the thread in question.
It was getting too far away from matters concerning the Ten Tribes.
There was also a problem with the remarks you sent in.
You quoted an authority... without giving us a reference or link for more information.
The views you gave were too assertive and lacking in evidence.
They diverged from our own beliefs, e.g. concerning Sinim and Australia (which you disagree with), and identifying Chinese as Hebrews (with which we do not agree).
We accept views different from our own and post them but they must be reasoned.
We need something to relate to if we reply.
This is not an open blog.
It exists to spread knowledge of Israelite Identity amongst Western Peoples.
There are, or should be, other forums in which views on matters such you as raised are discussed.
We struggle to get by and to present our findings. On every side we encounter prejudice and impediments.
There is not enough room left us to allow others to make assertions on our forum that are contrary to our beliefs, - unless they back them up with evidence.
God bless you
Yair
ps. If it is any comfort there is not a regular contributor to our postings who has not had their writings curtailed or ignored by us at some time or other.
That is the way it goes.
Nevertheless we want you and others like yourself to regular send your comments and criticisms to us.
Summary:
We need and welcome INPUT.
 We reserve the right NOT to post any e-mail we receive and not have to explain why.
 All subjects considered should have as much relevance as possible to the Ten Tribes.
Views and opinions that are not consistent with our own views may be posted BUT they should be backed up with reasoning and/or facts.
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3. Addition to Article.
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/secular/druids.html
Appendix. What About the Levites?
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/secular/druids.html#ap
After writing the above article showing the correspondence between the Sages as a social class and the Druids we received a copy of
"A Game-Changing Revelation. The Hidden History of America & Great Britain" by Stephen Spykerman, 2 vols, NY, 2014.
In chapter 2 of this work the author speaks at length about the Druids and shows how they parallel the Levites in ancient Israel.
His description of the Druids is similar to our own only he goes into more detail quoting from Classical, British Israelite, and related sources.
The Levites served in the Temple , comprised the choir, and also served as administrators in general society.
The Levites in effect, as a social class, overlapped and intermerged with the Sages. This situation had already been preadumbrated in Scripture:
Deuteronomy 17:
9 .. you shall consult with the levitical priests and the judge who is in office in those days; they shall announce to you the decision in the case.
Here we have the Levite, the Priest (Cohen), and the judge (i.e. the Sage) listed together.
The Levites, Cohens, and Sages all had to go through a stringent learning process and prove themselves worthy.
The difference between Levites and Cohens on the one hand and the Sages on the other was that becoming a Sage was not hereditary. Its standards were higher.
It could however be gained by effort and aptitude.Â