Brit-Am Research Sources (3 February, 2014, 3 Adar-1, 5774)
Contents:
1. New Hebrew-Language Source. Rabbi David Aharon Vishnetz, "Mitsiat Eseret HaShevetim", Warsaw, 5669
2. The Hebrew Origin of Serbs? by Stevan Tomovich Ph.D.
3. Archaeology-Important. Early Israelite or Philistine Links to Southeast Europe.
Cultural connections with Europe found in ancient Jordanian settlement
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1. New Hebrew-Language Source.
Rabbi David Aharon Vishnetz, "Mitsiat Eseret HaShevetim", Warsaw, 5669
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/3900
Quotes not so well-know pertinent Midrashim (Yalkut Shimeoni etc) of interest
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2. The Hebrew Origin of Serbs?
http://www.cps.org.rs/Knjige/the_hebrew_origin_of_serbs.pdf
Brit-Am Note: Below are extracts from the article.
WE DO NOT AGREE WITH MOST OF IT! Nevertheless we are posting some extracts for the sake of interest. Here and there a few informational leads may also be found.
Stevan Tomovich Ph.D.
CNS, 2013
Conventional view based De Administrando Imperio, by emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus says that Serbs came from Ukraine and Asia in early 600s CE.
[Author suggests this source is a Medieval forgery].
Also Conventionally accepted based on the same source that the names Slav and Serb derived from:Latin words meaning Slave.
Thracians and Illyrians the same people.
Thracians from Tiras son of Japhet.
Serbs were called Illyrians until the 19th century; in Austrian-Hungarian documents they were labeled as Illyro-Serben, while their language was called Illyrian for a long time (this term was misapplied in later times, having been usurped by Croats, and today by Albanians, too).
Ilyrians from Cadmus.
One Greek myth tells us that Illyrians got their name after a certain Illyrius (Serb. Ilirije). He was a son of Cadmus or Kadmos - the famous Greek mythical hero - and his wife Harmonia...Cadmus founded the city of Thebes
Diodorus Siculus, quoting Hecataeus of Abdera (Bibliot. Historica 40.3): At once, therefore, the aliens (Israelites) were driven from the country, and the most outstanding and active among them banded together and, as some say, were cast ashore to Greece and certain other regions; their leaders were notable men, chief among them being Danaus and Cadmus. But the greater number were driven into what is now called Judaea, which is not far distant from Egypt and was at that time utterly uninhabited. The colony was headed by a man called Moses (...) They built Jerusalem there and other cities, chose judges, divided in twelve tribes and raised a temple, in which there were no pictures of gods, because Moses would not let anyone picture their Divinity in any human form (...)
As a matter of fact, history tells us that Jews first went to Israel (called Phoenicia) - Promised land, and then to Greece, after the Assyrian exile in the 8th century.
Cadmus is Gad.
One of the old sagas tells us that the Serbs came from India
Serbs and Sarmatians are one and the same.19 The Sarmatians are related to Scythians, as said by Herodotus. A great number of Iranic tribes, which lived near the Black Sea, were called Scythians by the Old Greeks. Iranic is the same as Persian, and the Persians descended from Elam, son of Shem, and Madai, son of Japheth.20
Wends are Sarmatians are Serbs.
We saw that Serbs partly originated from Tiras, son of Japheth, son of Noah, but partly from Elam, son of Shem, son of Noah. We have also seen that they got their name after Shem and that in the beginning, the Jewish tribe of Gad also settled among Serbs. However, apart from the tribe of Gad being present among the Thraco-Elamite Serbs, there is plenty of evidence that among the Serbs lived another Israeli tribe, the tribe of Judah.
So, the ten tribes of Israel were taken into Assyrian captivity in the 721 BC. The locations to which they were taken are mentioned in the Scriptures - Mesopotamia and Media.
The historian Josephus Flavius wrote that the ten lost tribes of Israel were located, at that moment (1th century), in the area 'beyond the Euphrates' - Mesopotamia (Iraq), Media (Iran) and areas further north, perhaps around the Black Sea.... In this particular area around the Black Sea Pontus and Scythia, a lot of evidence has been found that shows that the tribes of Israel lived there. Certain monuments were found that depict the Jews' exile, places where they used to live, etc. The monuments are dated to first century. Black Sea Scythia is mentioned as a 'resting place' for Jewish tribes. ... Their main 'base', however, was the land that Greeks called Scythia or Sarmatia.73 So, the ten tribes' (hereafter: Israelites) homeland was Scythia/Sarmatia. Thence some Israelites went east, up to China and Japan, while others went west, toward Europe. Here begins their connection with Scythians and ancestors of the Serbs. These so-called 'Scythian Israelites' were not the real Scythians that lived in the area around Black Sea, all the way up to China, that Greeks called Scythians, but only a portion of them, regardless of the fact that Greeks used this name for both of them. Also, the Scythian Israelites were not described as other 'Scythian' tribes. The 'father of history', Herodotus, confirms that these Scythians are indeed the exiled Israelites. Let's see if his descriptions of Scythians fit the descriptions of Israelites:
73 A. E. Harkavy, Academia Scietiarium Imperialis Memoiries, Vol. 24, No. 1, St. Petersburg, 1863, p. 9 73
- They are referred to as 'the youngest nation in the world'. Perhaps this is more than an accident, if we know that Israelites settled into Scythia in the 8th century BC, where they were believed to be a separate nation for the first time; - ...
- It is more than interesting that he says that the Scythians (Israelites) do not tolerate alien customs, also pointing out they feel aversion towards them. This is the most prominent characteristics of the Hebrews. Herodotus wrote that when a Scythian philosopher called Anacharsis tried to introduce Greek customs and religion to these so-called Scythians, they immediately captured him and then condemned him to death. The same penalty was applied to a Scythian king who was seen wearing Greek clothes and 74 participating in their festivals bacchanalia. Scythians were known for hating Greeks, their customs and gods;
- One of the most famous Scythian kings was called Saulius,76 just as the name of the first Israelite king was. Also, one Scythian princess was called Tamaris,77 whose name once again resembles the well-known Jewish name Tamar; -....
76 Suffix -ius is of Greek origin, and can therefore be ignored. The name should be read the same as the Hebrew name Saul. 77 Suffix -is is of Greek origin, and can therefore be ignored. The name should be read the same as the Hebrew name Tamar. 78
Hosea 9:17
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed him; they will be wanderers among the nations.78
- Also, the very name Scythians means 'nomads' or 'refugees' - a very clear reference to Israelite tribes. Also, Herodotus says that the Scythians were mostly nomads, while the contemporary historiography uses this name as a synonym for 'steppe-nomadic nations'. It is no coincidence Herodotus distinguishes some 'Royal Scythians', while the Bible itself uses a term that resembles the name Scythians: Sukkoth. This word can be translated as 'hut', a temporary 75 residence, a nomadic characteristic. And we already know that these Herodotus' Scythians called themselves Scoloti, or, in some cases, Skuthes or Skuda. One author even says that the term Scythians is not an ethnonym, but rather, can be translated as 'nomads - as a general designation for all wandering and nomadic tribes.'79, 80 - They don't eat pork and don't use it in their religious rituals something perhaps only Hebrews
110 Trude and Moshe Dothan, People of the Sea: The Search for the Philistines, Scribner, New York, 1992 111 ...
But if Philistines lived in Balkan and Italy, then we are supposed to find there something connected with worship of god Dagon. Indeed, in Balkan we have fish-like statues of Vinca and in Italy was once worshipped god Oannes the fishgod. Even today there are some remains of this pagan worship of Dagon, because all Roman popes wear vestment which is the same as vestment of pagan Dagon 111
Philistine 'priests'. Pope's mitre is also identical to mitre which was worn by those pagan 'priests'. Though there is enough proof for Philistines' presence in Italy, beside Oannes cult, those idol statues only cannot link Philistines with Vinca culture. After all, they wouldn't mean anything if there was no written record about Serbs worshipping the supreme god of Philistines Dagon:
...and all the Serbs worshipped Dagon the idol.112
... Talking about link between Philistines and ancestors of Serbs, the same source informs us that Dacians got their name from Dagon, too.113 Dacians lived in Romania, which was called Dacia after them. Both Roman and Old Greek writers called them Dacae or Getae, and we have already seen the connection between Getae, Thracians (Serbs) and Sarmatians (Serbs again). In ancient Roman map Tabula Peutingeriana the people of Dacia is reffered to as Dagae. ...And especially if we know that Dacians thought of themselves to be 'descendants of wolf', because it was their totem; even their name may have meant 'wolf' in their language; and this same wolf was sacred to Etruscans we already discussed concerning ancestry of Serbs. Etruscans founded Rome, so no wonder wolf is the main element in 112 Rome foundation legend.114 It may be no coincidence that Serbs were called 'descendants of Da( )bog', which is very similar to Dagia, Dagones and Dacians.115 Interestingly, the name of this Slavic (Serbian) 'god' is similar to the name of Dagon. Other synonymous names for god Da bog are even more interesting: Dajbog, Dabog, Dabo, etc.116
Another proof for Hamitic presence in Serbian lands comes from already mentioned Procopius, who wrote that after the Flood, Egypt was ruled by Mestrom, son of Ham, and after him, Jeremiah, and then Feost, whom Egyptians called Svarog. This Mestrom is obviously Mizraim from the Bible, son of Ham and father of Casluhim founder of Philistine nation, while Svarog is also the name of Slavic (Serbian) 'god of sky, fire and sun'.117
At last, legendary founder of Serbian related Indians is already described Manu (biblical Noah).
Presence of these three nations, one of Japheth (Serbs), one of Shem (Jews) and one of Ham (Pelasgians) was prophesied in Bible:
Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan118 be his servant. May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.119, 120
Quotes John Salverda
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3. Archaeology-Important. Early Israelite or Philistine Links to Southeast Europe.
Cultural connections with Europe found in ancient Jordanian settlement
http://www.hum.gu.se/english/current/news/Nyhet_detalj/cultural-connections-with-europe-found-in-ancient-jordanian-settlement-.cid1200725
News: Jan 16, 2014
Extracts:
Swedish archaeologists in Jordan led by Professor Peter M. Fischer from the University of Gothenburg have excavated a nearly 60-metre long well-preserved building from 1100 B.C. in the ancient settlement Tell Abu al-Kharaz. The building is from an era characterised by major migration.
New finds support the theory that groups of the so-called Sea Peoples emigrated to Tell Abu al-Kharaz. They derive from Southern or Eastern Europe and settled in the Eastern Mediterranean region all the way to the Jordan Valley.
'We have evidence that culture from present Europe is represented in Tell Abu al-Kharaz. A group of the Sea Peoples of European descent, Philistines, settled down in the city,' says Peter Fischer. 'We have, for instance, found pottery resembling corresponding items from Greece and Cyprus in terms of form and decoration, and also cylindrical loom weights for textile production that could be found in central and south-east Europe around the same time.'
Tell Abu al-Kharaz is located in the Jordan Valley close to the border to Israel and the West Bank. It most likely corresponds to the biblical city of Jabesh Gilead. The Swedish Jordan Expedition has explored the city, which was founded 3200 B.C. and lasted for almost 5 000 years. The first excavation took place in 1989 and the most recent in autumn 2013. All in all, 16 excavations have been completed.
Peter M. Fischer and his team of archaeologists and students have surveyed an urban settlement that flourished three times over the 5 000 years: around 3100-2900 B.C. (Early Bronze Age), 1600-1300 B.C. (Late Bronze Age) and 1100-700 B.C. (Iron Age). These are the local periods; in Sweden, they occurred much later.
Remarkably well-preserved stone structures have been exposed during the excavations. The finds include defensive walls, buildings and thousands of complete objects produced locally or imported from south-east Europe.
'What surprises me the most is that we have found so many objects from far away. This shows that people were very mobile already thousands of years ago,' says Fischer.
The scientists have made several sensational finds in the last three years, especially during the excavation of the building from 1100 B.C. where containers still filled with various seeds were found. There are also finds from Middle Egypt that were exported to Tell Abu al-Kharaz as early as 3100 B.C.
The exploration of the 60-metre long building discovered in 2010 continued during the most recent excavation. It was originally built in two levels of which the bottom level is still standing with walls reaching 2.5 metres in height after more than 3 000 years.
The archaeologists found evidence indicating that the Philistines who lived in the building together with local people around 1100 B.C. utilised a defence structure from 3 000 B.C. in the form of an old city wall by constructing their building on top of it. In this way, they had both easy access to building material and a solid surface to build on.
'One of our conclusions after the excavation is that 'Jordanian culture' is clearly a Mediterranean culture even though the country does not border the Mediterranean Sea. There were well-organised societies in the area long before the Egyptian pyramids were built,' says Peter M. Fischer.
The excavations in Tell Abu al-Kharaz are funded mainly by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. Only about 20 per cent of the city has been exposed so far, and in some places just the top layers. The Swedish Jordan Expedition 2013 consisted of professional archaeologists and students from Sweden, Austria, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Switzerland and Jordan.