Ten Tribes Studies (13 November 2015, 1 Kislev, 5776)
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Contents:
1. Answers to Criticisms of our clip "Joseph the Hebrew"Â
2. Edom and Demons
3. Weekly Portion, "Toldot", Genesis chs.25 to 28
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1. Answers to Criticisms of our clip "Joseph the Hebrew"Â
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notthistimenet said:
If, as you say, and we know, the 10 tribes "lost their Hebrew identity", why are you so sure "Hebrides", "Iberia" and "Hybernia" come from the word "Hebrew"? Why isn't it from Germanic "uber" ? Or since they have Latin origins, why not from the Latin "opero" or "per"? Why not from Greek "hyper"? Why are you so sure they all come from the same Hebrew etymology? Why aren't they all from different sources? Since you give it a Hebrew origin, why don't these names come from "Abraham"?
It is well documented that "Yankees", comes from American Indian pronunciation of "English". The French called colonists "Yankees" as a result, and after the Revolutionary split from England, the Brits began using it to describe Americans. There is no documented Yiddish connection.
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Brit-Am Replies:
(a) Concerning the name "Hiberi" i.e. Hebrew.
The names in question are known of prior to the Latin and Germanic influences. They all occur int he same cultural milieu and relatively close to each other. This points to a common origin. Not only that but an analysis of the names in question indicate that they derive from a word root having the same meaning as the Hebrew word-root that gave rise to the Hebrew name for "Hebrew" see:
Hebrews or Yew Trees?? What Did the Celts Call Themselves?
http://www.britam.org/HebrewCelt.html
(b) Concerning the name "Yank"
+notthistimenet
It may (or may not) be as you say. Even so, "Yank" is the name that emerged no matter how it originated. "Yank" is an accepted shortened form for Jacob.
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2. Edom and Demons
One Midrash (Breishtit Rabah) associates Esau with demons, another with rich people.
We find Demon Worshippers and people who believe they are possessed by demons amongst leading anti-Semites.
In Britain in the 1920s and 1930s there was a group of devil-worshippers amongst the upper classes and intellectuals. They were small in numbers but received much publicity. Most of them were pro-Fascist and pro-Nazi.
A leading anti-Jewish historical theoretician, Houston Stewart Chamberlain (born in Britain but lived in Germany)Â believed he was possessed or often visited by the devil. So apparently did Hitler. Most of the early Nazis were adherents of the occult.
We sometimes find among Rich People they who support anti-social and anti-Biblical attitudes.
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3. Weekly Portion, "Toldot", Genesis chs.25 to 28
http://britam.org/Genesis/Gen25to28Toldot.html
Extracts:
Many numerous populations, all the lands, and a source of good to others. It is interesting that stars are one of the themes commonly found in Israelite insignia, e.g. stars on the flag of the USA, of Australia, and New Zealand. Later in the dream of Joseph the ancestors of the Israelite Tribes were represented by stars (Genesis 37:9).
<< IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED>> This continues the theme of the blessing to Abraham:
" THOU SHALT BE A BLESSING" (Genesis 12:2)
"IN THEE SHALL ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED"(Genesis 12:3)
"SEEING THAT ABRAHAM SHALL SURELY BECOME A GREAT AND MIGHTY NATION, AND ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED IN HIM?" (Genesis 18:18).
"AND IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED" (Genesis 22:18).
Cf.
"AND THEIR SEED SHALL BE KNOWN AMONG THE GENTILES, AND THEIR OFFSPRING AMONG THE PEOPLE: ALL THAT SEE THEM SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE THEM, THAT THEY ARE THE SEED WHICH THE LORD HATH BLESSED" (Isaiah 61:9).
The full impact of this blessing may well lay in the future. Nevertheless as we have pointed out several times peoples whom Brit-Am has identified as substantially of Israelite descent have been a blessing on the whole to the rest of mankind.
This is in effect yet one more Brit-Am Biblical Proof
that when taken in the context of all the other proofs as one complementary whole shows the present day identity of Brit-Am Israelite nations.
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[Genesis 26:20] AND THE HERDMEN OF GERAR DID STRIVE WITH ISAAC'S HERDMEN, SAYING, THE WATER IS OURS: AND HE CALLED THE NAME OF THE WELL ESEK; BECAUSE THEY STROVE WITH HIM.
This happened to the Jews quite often. They would work hard and live frugally. Eventually they would succeed and achieve positions of importance and prosperity. Then the people among whom they lived would claim that the Jews had deprived them of and they would persecute the Jews and dispossess them. This was an element in the Nazis success. A lot of people benefited from stolen Jewish property or from positions that had been held by Jews. Even when no-one benefited or the actions against the Jews were counter-productive they would still be carried out. This is the same as closing up the wells.
Similarly a good portion of the world is supported by the USA. When it is good for America it is good for the world. Nevertheless many of those nations that benefit from the USA would turn against her if they could even if in the long run their own self-interest might be affected adversely.
The Natziv (a great Commentator) points out that frequently in Jewish history after the Jews were mistreated and expelled from a place they went elsewhere and succeeded. Those who had mistreated them would then come unto them and either invite them back or ask for favors. God sent the Jews into exile for several reasons: Amongst these reasons were to teach us humility, to bring in converts, and to spread a humanizing influence.
The Protestants may not be aware of it but the Jews indirectly influenced most Christian reform movements.
This has been documented by Louis Israel Newman "Jewish Influence on Christian Reform Movements", USA, 1925.
Newman points out that the Reformers often followed a set pattern (something similar to which Yair Davidiy has also experienced personally):
A Christian Reformer decides he has the truth and the Jews were in the right and even more righteous than the old Christians.
The Reformer at first assumes that, Of course the Jews did not want to accept Christianity as it was presented to them by the corrupt pagan so-called other Christians.
Now that, he (the Reformer) has seen the light it is obvious that the Jews will come flocking to him, lay down at his feet and beg him to sprinkle holy water on them. He holds his breath. The Jews do not appear in a hurry to receive the new offer of salvation.
After a while, the Reformer realizes that the Jews just are not coming. He concludes that something must be wrong with them. This feeling grows and develops.
The reformer turns into an outright anti-Semite just as bad or worse than the people he claimed to be improving upon.