Brit-Am Research Sources (12 December 2016, 12 Kislev, 5777)
Contents:
1. The English Words "will" and "shall" and their Hebrew Origin.
2. Hebrews in Ancient Greece? New Sources?
3. Machir (son of Manasseh) in Beth-Shean (Northern Israel)?
4. Why are most European royal families of German origin? by Jens Bottiger
5. What would have happened if France and Britain didn't have colonies in Africa? by Austin Fagbade
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1. The English Words "will" and "shall" and their Hebrew Origin.
(a) Will
Houil - Will
The Hebrew word HOUIL is used quite often but it is difficult to translate exactly. In general it connotes "since, consequently," as will as "wish, will, in agreement with, pleased." Fundamentally to may be said to mean simply "will, wish, in agreement with." It may have been pronounced as "Ho-Wil" which could easily have become simply "will".
There is a related word "Hoy-il" (with an ayin instead of an aleph) which may have pronounced similarly caused the two words to be have been conflated. In Hebrew this word connotes "improve, benefit, enable".
Let is see what the conventional etymology of the English word "will" is:
Online Etymological Dictionary: Will
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=will
Extracts:
will (n.)
Old English will, willa "mind, determination, purpose; desire, wish, request; joy, delight," ...related to *willan "to wish" (see will (v.1)). The meaning "written document expressing a person's wishes about disposition of property after death" is first recorded late 14c.
will (v.2)
Old English willian "to determine by act of choice"....
will (v.1)
Old English *willan, wyllan "to wish, desire; be willing; be used to; be about to" ...
Compare also Old English wel "well," literally "according to one's wish;" wela "well-being, riches." ... The implication of intention or volition distinguishes it from shall, which expresses or implies obligation or necessity.
(b) Shall
The English form "shall" may derive from the Hebrew "she" (short for "asher") connoting "which" and "Houil." The two words together "she-houill" are grammatically correct but phonetically clumsy and would have become pronounced as "shall".
There is another word "shaul" meaning "borrowed, owed to". Again the ywo words may have conflated to give us the English word "shall" with both its implications i.e. meaning both "will do" and "must do".
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=shall
shall (v.)
Old English sceal, Northumbrian scule "I owe/he owes, will have to, ought to, must" (infinitive sculan, past tense sceolde), a common Germanic preterite-present verb (along with can, may, will), from Proto-Germanic *skal- (source also of Old Saxon sculan, Old Frisian skil, Old Norse and Swedish skola, Middle Dutch sullen, Old High German solan, German sollen, Gothic skulan "to owe, be under obligation;" related via past tense form to Old English scyld"guilt," German Schuld "guilt, debt;" also Old Norse Skuld, name of one of the Norns), from PIE root *skel- (2) "to be under an obligation."
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2. Hebrews in Ancient Greece? New Sources?
From Ilan B:
Dear Yair,
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Sincerest regards
ilan B.
Hebraic Influences On Greek Civilization: Was Achilles A Jew? Paperback August 4, 2015
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1936778475/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
by Dr. Larry S. Milner (Author)
Contrary to the view of many historians and scholars, it is the position of Dr. Larry S. Milner, MD, JD, MLS, that the primary source for the Eastern influence in ancient Greece was from the early Jews, rather than the Phoenician or Egyptian cultures. The author presents cogent evidence in this book to substantiate his position that a breakaway group from the Hebrew Exodus migrated to Mycenae in the Mediterranean basin and became influential as they immersed in the Greek culture. ~~~ 'Pay attention to the citations I present to you in this book. I believe that you will see that there is no question that the Classical Greek civilization was incredibly influenced by a group of staunch Hebrew emigrants, who believed in the teachings of their ancestors, and transmitted that faith to their neighbors and descendants straight through into the Classical Greek Age.'
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3. Machir (son of Manasseh) in Beth-Shean (Northern Israel)?
RE
Who Was Machir?
Were there Israelites in Canaan Before Moses? (17 July, 2013, 10 Av 5773)
Do New Archaeological Findings Help Strengthen Brit-Am Research Suggestions!
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/bible/sphinx.html
An new entry has been added:
#6. Egyptian Inscription Mentioning Machir Found at Beth-Shean!
In addition, a similar find had previoulsy been known from Beth-Shean in northern Israel. It is that of an Egyptian stele (stone pillar) with an inscription bearing the name Machir. This is discussed in,
"On the Skirts of Canaan in the Iron Age: Historical and Topographical Researches"
By Edward Lipinski, Peeters Publishers, Belgium, 2006
https://books.google.co.il/books?id=837DDbYsxAoC&pg=PA268&lpg
p.274, M-k3-r3 [i.e. Makir i.e. Machir] "represented on the Beth-Shean stele from the time of the Egyptian Eighteeenth Dynasty, ca. the 14th century B.C. " is identified by Lipinski as Machir son of Manasseh of the Bible. Lipinski points out that Beth Shean is opposite, and close by, to the Machir area east of the Jordan between the Yarmuk and Jabbok Rivers in the area of Gilead.
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4. Why are most European royal families of German origin? by Jens Bottiger
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-most-European-royal-families-of-German-origin/answer/Jens-B%C3%B6ttiger
The vast majority appear to have some connection to Germany. I think Italy is the only country to not have a monarchy that stretched back to an origin in the German sphere.
Why is this?
Jens Bottiger
It's because people had to marry into their status. That is not reliant on the size or power of the kingdom, but on the level of sovereignty. With the many tiny kingdoms that made up Germany, the majority of the royal dating pool for Europe was from these German royal families from modest kingdoms.
You could only inbreed so much before you had to go with one of the German families.
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5. What would have happened if France and Britain didn't have colonies in Africa? by Austin Fagbade
https://www.quora.com/What-would-have-happened-if-France-and-Britain-didnt-have-colonies-in-Africa/answer/Austin-Fagbade
What would have been the possible visual aspects of those countries?
Austin Fagbade, Born and raised in sub Saharan Africa/ I'm Nigerian
Written Jan 19
Horror of horrors. I hate to admit it but we who were colonised by French and especially British got off easy, better an exploitative thieving maniac than a genocidal exploitative thieving maniac. Beating the Turks in their folly against Armenians were the Germans, perpetrating the Herero Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century, poisoning water holes, slaughtering women and children and ordering death on the spot to returnees. Next, the Belgians forcing labour on plantations and punishing underproductivity with fines consisting of no less than the hands of the forced labourer's children. If all Africa was overrun by these psychopaths I probably wouldn't be here calling the butchers butchers. In contrast if all Africa were colonised by the British, it wouldn't be First World but better. The French were exploitative and backstabbing, consider the Thiaroye Massacre, but better than Belgians and Germans. So we'd be worse off I feel.