Brit-Am Research Sources (16 November 2016, 15 Cheshvan, 5777)
Contents:
1. Israelites were Important in the Assyrian Army (as explained in our works, "The Tribes", and "Lost Israelite Identity"
2. English Word "Or" from Hebrew "U" or "oo"
3. Leading and Controversial Rabbinical Authority always spoke well of the British
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1. Israelites were Important in the Assyrian Army (as explained in our work, "The Tribes", and "Lost Israelite Identity"
http://www.britam.org/the-Tribes.html
From: Mark Williams
Subject: Piece on the Assyrians from the University College London Website
Shalom Yair
Pretty much confirms the Biblical account of Assyrian - Israelite
relations
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sargon/essentials/countries/israel/
Extract:
Israel, the 'House of Omri'
It was the standard practice of the time to incorporate enemy troops into the conquering forces but after decades of absorbing defeated armies, the Assyrians only extended this privilege to a chosen few. A hand-selected 200 (later versions: 50) chariot crews of the famous Samaritan chariot corps made the cut according to the inscriptions of Sargon II; the remainder of the troops were discharged. A number of administrative documents excavated in Kalhu demonstrate that the Samaritan chariot corps was subsequently stationed in that city. Very unusually, it was allowed to retain its group identity and organisational structure. This must be due to its specialised expertise which provide a valuable addition to the existing array of Assyrian battle techniques.
Already in the 9th century, the Israelites emerge from the Assyrian sources as master charioteers. They used heavily fortified, tank-like chariots which were drawn by a particularly large breed of horses originating from Kush (Nubia). The Samaritan chariot corps introduced these vehicles and horses to the Assyrian army and, over the following decades, their use and strategic importance increased markedly so that by the 7th century, it was no longer associated exclusively with the chariot crews of Samaria.
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2. English Word "Or" from Hebrew "U" or "oo"
In hebrew there is the conjugation "Ve" which may be pronounced (according to phonetic rulings and its placement) as "O" or as "oo". It usually means "and" BUT (according to the context) it may also mean "then", "because", or "or". It may be pronounced as sounding the same as the English word "or" and it may also have the same meaning as "or".
or (conj.)
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=or
c. 1200, from Old English conjunction oththe "either, or," related to Old Frisian ieftha, Middle Dutch ofte, Old Norse etha, Old High German odar, German oder, Gothic aiththau "or." This was extended in early Middle English (and Old High German) with an -r ending, perhaps by analogy with "choice between alternative" words that ended thus (such as either, whether), then reduced to oththr, at first in unstressed situations (commonly thus in Northern and Midlands English by 1300), and finally reduced to or, though other survived in this sense until 16c.
The contraction took place in the second term of an alternative, such as either ... or, a common construction in Old English, where both words originally were oththe (see nor).
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3. Leading and Controversial Rabbinical Authority always spoke well of the British
The author of this work was a very controversial figure but the greatest Rabbinical authority of his time, the Hazon Ish, when he visited Jerusalem would visit only him and the Brisker Rav.
Rebbe Aharon "Reb Areleh" Roth (d. 1946) - author of Shomer Emunim, Hakdamah, 4.
Translation:
# Behold we see our Rulers of Mercifulness [v6] [v6. His intention is to England who then ruled over the Land of Israel at the time these words were written], May the Almighty exalt their horn [power], who have done kindless unto us. May God reward their work. May they continue to do kindness unto us in the future. None of this emanates from us. God put this will [to do us good] in their heart... as it says,
Proverbs 21: 1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He will.
More will follow.
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