Brit-Am ("Ephraimite") Criteria

How do we know whether or not a nation is of Israelite origin to a Significant degree?

Note: The 10 Criteria listed below have now been reduced to Seven!

See: Criteria Defined! The Seven Wondrous Yardsticks of Israel

Introduction

We identify who the Lost Ten Tribes by Biblical and Empirical Evidence. This supplies us with Points of Criteria that work.

We identify the Lost Ten Tribes as being pre-eminently among the peoples of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Wales, Ireland, North Ireland, Scotland, and England with their offshoots overseas in Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
We use certain characteristics as Criteria to determine which nations have historically been dominated by Israelites and which have not.
The Criteria are:
1. Blessings: Economic and Physical Blessings as promised to Israel in Scripture.
2.  Indications of Scripture.
3. Groundwork: Historical, Archaeological, and Related Proofs showing paths of migration.
4. Judah: Affinity with the Jews.
5. Originality: Innovation and Intellect.
6. A Civilizing Influence.
7. Empathy: The Doing of Social Justice.
8. Israelite Self-Identification.
9. Family Connection.
10. Tribal Affiliation.
These Criteria are expounded upon at more length below.

In order to be recognized as derived from Israel a nation needs to confirm with as many of the points as possible. Most nations recognized by us meet all of them. There are some nations that meet some of the points but fail on others. The Bible already indicates this possibility. The blessings to Esau (Genesis 27:28-29) , for instance, according to the simple Hebrew are very similar to those given to Jacob i.e. to Israel (Genesis 27:.39-40). For more on this matter see Germany Tested.

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1. Blessings: Economic and Physical Blessings as promised to Israel in Scripture.

(a) Economic and Physical Blessings:
A Few (out of many) Selected Sources:
The Israelites (especially the Ten Tribes, see The Purpose of Exile and Loss of Identity) were to:
Rule Over OTHER Peoples:
Genesis 27:29 48:19 "A MULTITUDE OF NATIONS" (Hebrew: "Malo HaGoyim" i.e. Complete the Peoples, Onkelos: = Rule over the nations), Psalms 47:3
be Seafarers Isaiah 42:10
be Be the Dominant World Power Numbers 24:7-9 Micah 5:7-9
be the World Military Might: Deuteronomy 33:27 33:29 Jer. 51:20-21
be the enforcer of the peace and policeman of the globe The Battle-Axe of the Almighty or "Police-Man of the Globe"
Jeremiah 51:20, Zechariah 10:7
they would Defeat Edom (Germany and Europe) Ez. 25:14 Obad. 1:18

(b) Physical-Materialistic Characteristics:
A Few (out of many) Selected Sources:
The Ten Tribes were to be:
Number hundreds of Millions; Extemely Numerous: Genesis 15:5, 22:17,  24:60, 32:12, Numbers 23:10, Isaiah 10:22, 24:16, 26:15 Hos.1:10
Possess Agricultural Plenty: Gen 27:28 49:25 Deut 33:13-16  Hoshea 2:8
Control vast Mineral Resources Genesis 49:25,  Deuteronomy 33:13, 15
rule over GATE(s) OF YOUR ENEMIES (International Strategic Points) Genesis 22:17,  24:60
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2.  Indications of Scripture:

Biblical Evidence predicting whereto the Lost Ten Tribes would go, what type of religion and government they would have, etc.

Physical-Materialistic Geographical Characteristics:
A Few (out of many) Selected Sources:
The Ten Tribes were to be:
at Ends of the Earth: Isaiah 24:16, 26:15, 41:8-9 43:6 49:6
Isles Isaiah 24:15,  49:6 60:9 Jeremiah 31: 9-10
Thighs, Peninsulas, and Coasts: Jeremiah 31:8
Tarshish (Atlantic Ocean Area) Isaiah 60:9
Western Location: Isaiah 24:14, Hosea 1:10
Located to the Northwest of the Land of Israel: Isaiah 49:12
In the "North" Land: Jeremiah 3:18  31: 6-10
Australia ("Land of Sinim") and New Zealand Isaiah 49:12
See also Brit-Am Computer Codes on Australia and New Zealand
Zarephath, meaning France and Britain, Obadiah 1:20
Many Waters (Several Oceans) Numbers 24:7

Manasseh meaning the USA has a name connoting Responsible Representation whereas Ephraim (UK) symbolizes the principle of aristocracy. The name America comes from the Hebrew "Ha-Maciri" meaning belong to the Macir the first born son of Manasseh. Macir means "Right to Sell and Buy" i.e. the Concept of Capitalism and Free Enterprise.
See:
USA is Manasseh.

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3. Groundwork: Historical, Archaeological, and Related Proofs showing paths of migration.

See Jeremiah 31:21. Dolmens showing Pathway of Migration. The Ten Tribes moved from the east to the west by several pathways. It stands to reason that archaeological and historical evidence of their presence in the past may be found in numerous areas even though they no longer dwell there. Nevertheless we may also expect such evidence to pertain to areas where they now are to be found.

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4. Judah: Affinity with the Jews:

This entails proven feelings of kinship and sympathy with the Jews and a Relative Lack of Anti-Semitism when compared with others. This holds true even though Prophecy (Isaiah 11:13) also indicates that a certain degree of tension would always exist almost to the end betweeen "Ephraim" and Judah.
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5. Originality: Innovation and Intellect:

A minimal degree of national Intellectual Wisdom and Honesty, cf. Deuteronomy 4:6. This is also indicated by Rabbinical sources. The Jews are known for their intellectual acheivements. We may expect the long-lost brothers of the Jews not to be lacking too much in this capacity.
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6. A Civilizing Influence

[This was originally Bravery but courage can change under differnet circumstance and many (probably most) peoples consdier themselves to be brave. It was Bravery: Proven Military Prowess in the past at least and at present in potential, see Deuteronomy 33:29.]

The rulers of the Northern Ten Tribes were described by foreigners as "Merciful Kings."

1-Kings 21:
31 Then his servants said to him, "Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings...."

The Ancient Israelites were apparently exceptional in this regard.
One of the Reasons of Divine Providence for the Ten Tribes to be exiled was so that they would lose consciousness of their ancestry, become like the Gentiles, and then  evolve upwards bringing the rest of humanity up with them.
This is what they have done.
The British, Americans, Dutch, French, even the Danish, all had Empires. Compared to other powers the rule of the Israelites was overall beneficial to the ruled. There were exceptions but these were exceptional.
Other Israelites entities such as the Scandinavian countries and Switzerland have also had a civilizing influence on the rest of mankind THROUGH THEIR GOOD EXAMPLE and "Soft Power" influence.

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7. Empathy: The Doing of Social Justice.

Abraham was blessed to become a great and mighty nation that his descendants might do "justice and judgement"  see Genesis 18:19.
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8. Israelite Self-Identification

Israelite Identification, means that in some way a significant (more often in quality rather than in numbers) portion of the peoples concerned at some stage or other to a degree are known to have identified themselves as Hebraic.
This holds in many cases but not in all of them.
Examples:

a. The USA had its own Israelite-identifying groups such as the early Puritans, some of the Founding Fathers, the Mormons, and numerous others, in fact within the whole structure of American religion especially of the Fundamentalist variety there have been such tendencies.
Israelite Identification is a recurring feature in American History.
Israelite Identifying groups from Europe even from such places as Germany and Russia and like-minded individuals from all over the world ALL tended to gravitate to the USA. USA support for the State of Israel also says something about an underlying realization of communality.Family Connection: The identified group will have a known and proven "ethnic" link to some degree to other of the peoples identified as "Israelite" so that the proofs for one may applied to the other and the effect becomes cumulative.

b. British. Anglo-Saxon legend and tradition presumed Hebrew ancestry. Puritans. Restoration Movement. Personal Identification of Leading figures. Welsh Hebrew origins known of from early times. Scottish Food taboos and traditions.
Ireland. Irish legend and tradition presupposes a significant degree of Hebrew ancestry. The British Israelite Movement also once (when it still believed in itself) had numerous adherents.

c. The Finnish of Finland believed themselves descended from the Lost Tribes of Israel.

d. Denmark, Sweden, and Norway had periods of identification with Israel.

e. Early Swedish histories (quoted in "The Tribes") spoke of Hebrew ancestry.

f. The Danes also had an Israelite tradition and identified strongly with Jews at time of need.

g. Descendants of Scandinavians in USA were prominent in Israelite Identification groupings and pro-Israel activities.

h. Netherlands (Holland) acceptance of Jews and identification with them.

i. Tradition of Israelite origin amongst the Frisians and Puritan type Hebraic movements and sympathies.

j. Belgium: Similar to Netherlands but moderated by Roman Catholic religion.

k. France: Protestant French (Huguenots) identified with Israel. Periods of identification with Jews. Feeling amongst intellectuals of Gaul having had a Semitic (Hebrew) origin. Much of French History may even be seen as a struggle between the Hebraic and the non-Hebraic elements and sentiment.

l. Switzerland: Hebraic Calvinists. Some very moderated Hebraic feeling throughout.
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9. Family Connection:

The identified group should have proven "ethnic" links to at least one of the other identified groups so that the proofs of one may be applied to the other.
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10. Tribal Affiliation:

The Exiled Israelites were destined to settle in groups retaining much of their original Tribal cohesion or later through some kind of "homing" instinct members of the same Tribe tended to converge together. See Isaiah 11:12 and the Midrash. We should therefore be able to at least tentatively identify specific national groups with specific Israelite Tribes and show how the Tribal Characteristics came through. See The Tribes.