Ten Tribes Studies (26 December, 2014, 4 Tevet, 5775)
Contents:
1. Sparta from Edom
2. Bruce McKerras: Dates for the Fall of Samaria and the Final Exile of the Ten Tribes
3. Books Received
(a) A Game-Changing Revelation (2-Volume Set): The Hidden Ancestry of America and Great Britain
by Stephen J. Spykerman (Author), Viscount Michael Allenby of Megiddo - House of Lords London (Foreword)
(b) Psalm 83: A New Discovery by Alexander Zephyr
(c) Hebrew-Language. Chazon Ha-Naviim [Vision of the Prophets] by Chaim Chanon.
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1. Sparta from Edom
John P. wrote:
http://www.britam.org/Edom/3EsauCharacteristics.html
"Esau was blessed that he should live by the sword (Genesis 27:40). Descendants of Edom scuh as the Spartans, Ancient Romans, and German Leaders were outstanding warriors and endowed with exceptional military talents."
You don't know your scripture.
1st Maccabees. 12:5:7, 20:21
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This is a copy of the letter that Jonathan wrote to the Spartans:
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'Jonathan the high priest, the senate of the nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people send greetings to their brothers the Spartans.
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Long ago a letter was sent* to the high priest Onias from Arius, who then reigned over you, stating that you are our brothers, as the attached copy shows.
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'Arius, king of the Spartans, sends greetings to Onias the high priest.
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A document has been found stating that the Spartans and the Jews are brothers and that they are of the family of Abraham."
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Brit-Am Reply:
Edom (Esau) was of the family of Abraham being the twin brother of Jacob.
The Romans were also believed to be of the same stock.
Concerning the Sparta/Israelite connection and a contrary opinion see:
'An Israeli Sparta' , from Finkelstein to Hecataeus Israel/Palestine
by Martin Hughes
http://mondoweiss.net/2014/01/a-spartan-israel-from-finkelstein-to-hecataeus#sthash.LwsVj4qU.dpuf
We hope to write more on this at a later date.
KJV
Genesis 27:
38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
The blessing of Esau is parallel to that of Jacob (Genesis 27:28). There are parallels between Esau and Jospeh.
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2. Bruce McKerras: Dates for the Fall of Samaria and the Final Exile of the Ten Tribes
From: "McKerras B & J" <bruce.jan.mckerras@gmail.com>
Re:
Brit-Am Now no. 2382. Lost Ten Tribes Studies
http://hebrewnations.com/features/9/2382.html
#3. When did Samaria (capital of the Ten Tribes) really Fall?
HI Yair,
In reply to Steve Mathe: The date of 722 BCE is the fall of Samaria, after a three year siege by King Shalmaneser. But that was not the complete conquest and exile of the House of Israel, the Northern ten tribes. That happened in 718 BCE, when King Sargon 2 came down and defeated the Philistines. He them mopped up all resistance, exiled the inhabitants and replaced them with other peoples. He established the satrapy [Assyrian province] of Samaria. Ref: The History of Israel, John Bright.
Bruce McKerras
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3. Books Received
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(a) A Game-Changing Revelation (2-Volume Set): The Hidden Ancestry of America and Great Britain
by Stephen J. Spykerman (Author), Viscount Michael Allenby of Megiddo - House of Lords London (Foreword)
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Changing-Revelation-2--Set-Ancestry/dp/1937735850
Well written, interesting, valuable information, using some of our own (Brit-Am) writings taken from our books and website articles.
Also uses other sources. There are points that we do not agree with but that is the way things go.
A new edition of volume 1 with some more input by Yair Davidiy is being negotiated and may (or may not) eventuate.
More details will follow, we hope.
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(b) Psalm 83: A New Discovery by Alexander Zephyr
http://bookstore.iuniverse.com/Products/SKU-000961894/Psalm-83-A-New-Discovery.aspx
Received this book yesterday and have read more than half of it. After you get past the first chapter it goes very smoothly.
Discusses the identity of nations that attack Israel in the End Times according to Psalm 83.
On the one hand we disagree with some of the identifications made. Apart from that the author does explain different views and the information is worth acquiring.
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(c) Hebrew-Language.
Chazon Ha-Naviim [Vision of the Prophets] by Chaim Chanon.
This work discusses prophecy straight from the Hebrew scriptures.
It is written by a Rabbinical scholar but concentrates on the literal meaning of the Biblical verses.
A good portion speaks of the Lost Ten Tribes.
On many points confirms Brit-Am findings along with additional insights.
The author is a resident of my own place of residence, Beitar Ilit, which is a center of Torah and scholarship.
This work does not make the same identifications that we did.
The author was probably not then aware of such possibilities.
More details will follow.