by Eric (TubalCain)
Contents:
1. The Background Fits the Tea Tephi Saga
More Points:
2. Stone of Destiny and the Coronation Chair
3. Tephi
4. King Heremon
5. Irial son of Heremon?
6. Irish Sources and Queen Tea
1. The Background Fits the Tea Tephi Saga
I tend to believe that the House of David did descend into the British Royal Family. I will try to list some of these reasons: The coronation of the British Monarchs uses the Stone of Scone. It was a practice in ancient Israel to crown the Kings of Israel near a pillar stone. Handel's classical music piece "Nathan the Prophet and Zadok the Priest" is played at British Coronations. The concept of anointing a King was practised in ancient Israel. This was also practised in Ireland. Tea, the daughter of Fharaon [Pharoah] married an Irish King named Heremon around 580 bce. Their son was named Irial Faidh. From him the Kings of ancient Ireland can be traced into the Stuart line of Scotland to Mary Queen of Scots. James I of England was the son of Mary Queen of Scots. Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles both can trace their ancestry back to the Stuart line of Scotland. The Union of Scotland and England coincided with the first permanent settlements in the Americas and the beginning of the Scientific Revolution. Tea is apparently an Egyptian name. Names like Teia, etc. occur among the dynasts of ancient Egypt. Tephi appears to have been a relative of Tea. The Book of Jeremiah ends with the Davidic Royal family heading to Pharoah's house in Egypt - then it abruptly and mysteriously ends. There is evidence that the Tribe of Judah was among the Scots. The harp of Ireland could be symbolic of the House of David. Such was stated by Vincenzo Galilee, father of Galileo. The Irish called themselves Milesians, apparently from their association with Miletos. There were Milesian and Carian mercenaries serving in Egypt at the time of the Prophet Jeremiah. King David had Carian mercenaries among his bodyguard [kari]. Miletos was a city of Caria. Jeremiah said that the dynasty of David would go from the House of Judah to the House of Israel. An old Irish Chronicle states that Brath the son of Death, an Irish traveller, was at Tyre at the time of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion. The Princess Tea was buried in a Mergech. A similar word in Hebrew "Mergegh" means a receptacle and is sometimes used to denote a grave according to Gesenius' Hebrew-English Lexicon. A place of rest, Isaiah 28:12,Jer. 6:16. Also, the Irish use a symbol called the dextera dei "right hand of G-d" depicted as a blood red hand. Zarah had a scarlet cord tied around his hand. The Irish claim descent from Feniusa Farsiadh. Pharzai was a clan of the Tribe of Judah [the Irish do not use the letter P, so Fharzai with final silent 'dh'. The Psalms of David refer constantly to G-d's right hand "Thy right hand" Another fact was that the Salmon[fish] was a symbol of the Kings of Ireland. It was called a "Fish of Wisdom", which in Hebrew could be "Dag"[fish] -"da"[wisdom] or Dag-da. Salmon was an ancestor of King David. There are probably other reasons for belief, but I will at least admit that it is subject to debate!
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2. Stone of Destiny and the Coronation Chair
The Stone of Destiny in the Coronation Chair of Edward the Confessor is an ancient custom in the Bible. 2 Sam 18:18;1 Kings 1:9;2 Kings 23:3;Judges 9:6-all associated with coronations of Kings and would-be Kings. Definitely not a Russian or German custom! The coronation rock is referred to as "Jacob's pillar stone". It was to Jacob that the promise to found a nation and a company of nations was given. "Nathan the Prophet and Zadok the Priest anointed Solomon King and all the people rejoiced..."It is played and sung at every British Coronation,ruling over a company of nations as supreme head of state. Can it merely be a coincidence?!
3. Tephi
As for Tephi you may compare Taphath, a daughter of King Solomon 1 Kings 4:11. Taphi in Hebrew means "little children". Taf in Hebrew means a young boy or Girl [Gesenius]. Tafaf in Hebrew means = walking of Children or women. Isaiah 3:16. The Prophet Ezekiel said I will take from the highest branch - a tender one. This sounds like a daughter of David's descendants. "The Branch" refers to the dynasty of King David.
4. King Heremon
Princess Tea married King Heremon. There is an -on suffix that occurs in Greek, Hebrew and Celtic languages-it may occur in low German as well "Saxons". If you strip away the suffix from Heremon, the name is "Herem" which in Hebrew means dedicated or consecrated to G-d. When the ancient Israelites took a city some of the war booty was destroyed [Herem] as a holy sacrifice to G-d. To interfere with this was punishable with death!
5. Irial son of Heremon?
Irial Faidh son of Heremon and Tea appears to have a Hebrew name "Jeriel" 1 Chron. 7:2. If you remove the vowel points it is: lamed-aleph-iod-resh-iod-> Irial. See Gesenius. p.368 Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon published 1857.Irial,named Faidh,or the Prophet,son of Heremon or Eochaidh. The History Of Ireland. Martin Haverty p.22
6. Irish Sources and Queen Tea
The Dind-Senchus of Eriu: 'The grave under which is the great MERGECH-The BURIAL PLACE which was not violated' The first woman who went to cold grave, of the troop from the tower of white bregan, TEA BREGA, wife of the king. Then later: Mur Tephi, to which assembly came. ...The Mur over Tephi, I have heard, a protection this without merit of dishonour, the bed of a noble, great queen. The daughter of FORAND [PHAROAH of EGYPT] with an Illustrious band,Tephi... The piteous death of Tephi who went north[from Spain], was not a dead concealed for one hour. The brega of Tea... a grave on which is the great MERGECH. Tea and Tephi appear to be the same, both associated with Bachter, King of Brega or Breoghan of Spain, yet a daughter of Pharoah who married Heremon - Eochaidh (flourished ca. 580 bce). Tea appears to be an Egyptian name or a short form of Tephi or Teaphi? Tephi may be a Hebrew name. Seti-I had a daughter Tia; Tiya was the third wife of Seti-II; Tey was wife of Ay or Aya. Ramses-II "the Great" had a daughter Tia-Sitre "Tia daughter of Re". Mergegh in Hebrew means a place of rest or repose, also cognate with mergemah "heap of stones"-a burial cairn
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