The Truth Concerning the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel
Ten Tribes Studies. Hebrew Awareness
8 August, 2022; 10 Av, 5782.
Contents:
1. New Articles Posted to Quora by Yair Davidiy.
(A1) Who was the king of Judah when Israel fell to Assyria?
(A2) Do Israelis want Greater Israel?
(A3) Why was the sling used so extensively and for so long in warfare when the bow was probably far more effective?
(A4) If Palestine belongs to the Jews because they lived there 2,000 years ago, then why doesn't Istanbul belong to the Greeks because they lived there 700 years ago?
2. Comments to Video Vlips
3. Summer Months Appeal
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1. New Articles Posted to Quora by Yair Davidiy.
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(A1) Who was the king of Judah when Israel fell to Assyria?
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-king-of-Judah-when-Israel-fell-to-Assyria/answer/Yair-Davidiy
The Hebrews had divided into two Kingdoms, "Israel," and "Judah."
In Israel there were 10 Tribes whereas in 'Judah' there were the Tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Levi, and minority representatives of the others.
The Northern Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians and suffered the Exile of its inhabitants on at least four occasions leaving in the end none of them left.
In this period different monarchs reigned over both Israel and Judah.
The account below follows mainly that accepted in conventional academia. The Rabbinical version is somewhat different and may be more correct but we have not related to it here.
(1) Exile East of the Jordan. 740 BCE (or 733/2 BCE according to other sources).
Probably, the first to be exiled were the Tribes east of the Jordan:
1-Chronicles 5:
26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
There are opinions that identify King Pul of Assyria with King Tiglathpileser (also spelt as 'Tilgathpilneser') and that they were one and the same person under different names. It seems however that they were two separate monarchs and that Pul reigned earlier.
There are those who place this Exile second and after (2) below which therefore would then be (1).
We however consider the exile of tribes east of the Jordan to have been the first and probably to have taken in place under the reign of Jeroboam-2 of Israel and of Amaziah (son of Joash) of Judah. After Amaziah Uzziah reigned.
(2) Exile of the Northern Galilee. ca.732 BCE.
'Tiglathpilneser,' i.e. Tiglathpileser came again. He conquered and exiled the more northerly Tribes leaving only Samaria and the area around it. These were later to be exiled as well.
2-Kings 15:
29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
The King of northern Israel was then Pekah.
The King of Judah at that time was Yotam (Jotham) son of Uzziah (Azariah) son of Amaziah.
(3) Exile of Samaria. Shalmaneser-5 had succeeded Tiglathpileser. He began the three-year siege of Samaria, the ruling city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Shalmaneser was succeeded by Sargon-2 who finally took Samaria in 722 BCE.
2-Kings 17:
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and exiled the Israelites to Assyria, and he repatriated them in Halah, and in Habor, the Gozan River, and the cities of Media.
Hoshea was then king of Israel. Hezekiah (son of Ahaz son of Jotham) was king of Judah.
All the northern Israelites were exiled and ALL their townships destroyed as shown by archaeological findings.
(4) Exiles from Judah and Simeon who joined the Ten Tribes. The Exile of the Last of the Israelites from Samaria occurred during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. A number of refugees from Samaria had fled to Judah. Following this Sennacherib (705-681 BCE), son of Sargon, invaded Judah and exiled a great many from there as well. Sennacherib came against Jerusalem in about 701 BCE but was forced to retreat after an angel destroyed his army. Meanwhile the exiles from Judah joined the Ten Tribes in the north.
2-Kings 18:
13 Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and seized them.
An inscription of Sennacherib boasts of capturing 46 cities in Judah and exiling ca. 200,000 of their inhabitants. A Midrash ("Seder Olam") says that these were the cities of Simeon that were in the territory of Judah and were taken into Exile.
In the time of King Josiah (sons of Amon son of Manasseh son of Hezekiah) of Judah the cities of Simeon are listed as laying in ruins along with the cities of the rest of northern Israel.
2-Chronicles 34:
6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, in THEIR RUINS [Hebrew: be-Charvotayhem].
So too archaeological findings (from Kuntillet Ajrud) indicate that the southern section of the Land (associated with Simeon) had been part of the Northern Kingdom and therefore was taken into Exile along with it.
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(A2) Do Israelis want Greater Israel?
https://www.quora.com/Do-Israelis-want-Greater-Israel/answer/Yair-Davidiy
The Promised Land of Israel reaches up to the Euphrates River, encompasses part of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, part of Iraq, part of Turkey, and the Isle of Cyprus. This however is a scenario that nobody really wants. Very few ever talk of it. It may safely be left to the End of Time and the Return of the Ten Tribes. Most descriptions of the Biblical Borders are much smaller than the above.
Genesis 15:18: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Today the term Greater Israel is not used but rather that of Erets Yisrael Ha-Shleimah i.e. the Complete Land of Israel. Even this term however is usually applied to that portion of the Land of Israel now occupied by Israeli Forces.
This is in effect ALL the Israelis now want. Even the few extreme right-wing nationalists do not want more than that. No-one wants to shed blood for any lands beyond what they already have. Many of the nonbelievers and their friends on the other hand would be quite pleased to surrender most of the Lands they now have where the dominant population is Palestinian. This is a mistake. In order to survive the State of Israel needs to keep what it now has and to expand when and wherever it can.
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(A3) Why was the sling used so extensively and for so long in warfare when the bow was probably far more effective?
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-sling-used-so-extensively-and-for-so-long-in-warfare-when-the-bow-was-probably-far-more-effective/answer/Yair-Davidiy
The slingshot has a straight trajectory. Bows and arrows have a curved one. The slingshot is therefore better when shootings from below to a height above. David had to quickly load and fire at the 18-24 foot plus Goliath towering above him. The slingshot fit the bill. The slingshot when fired hits anything in its line of fire upwards from the slingshooter or horizontal to him depending on the angle of release. The sling can be used for firing upwards e.g. when besieging a city wall. It is also effective for open range shooting. I have seen a sling used with great effectiveness and accuracy from a good distance. I have also been the unhappy target of one. David is recalled in the Bible using a sling:
1-Samuel (NKJV) 17:
48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it.
Even though David did not bring a sword with him the use of a sling does in principle make the carrying of an extra weapon much easier.
David was from the Tribe of Judah. He had been a shepherd and therefore would have found the time and opportunity to practice his sling-shooting. This would also have been useful in the protection of his flock from wild beasts and the like. Another advantage of the sling is that it is easy to carry and quick to be used.
The Israelite Tribe of Benjamin were also known as expert shots with the sling. Many of them were lefthanded (as also recalled elsewhere, Judges 3:15) or ambidexterous or trained themselves to be so.
Judges 20:
15 And from their cities at that time the children of Benjamin numbered twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered seven hundred select men.
16 Among all this people were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair's breadth and not miss.
We also find soldiers from Benjamin who specialized in BOTH archery and sling shooting:
1-Chronicles (NKJV)12:
2 armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul's brethren.
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(A4) If Palestine belongs to the Jews because they lived there 2,000 years ago, then why doesn't Istanbul belong to the Greeks because they lived there 700 years ago?
https://www.quora.com/If-Palestine-belongs-to-the-Jews-because-they-lived-there-2-000-years-ago-then-why-doesnt-Istanbul-belong-to-the-Greeks-because-they-lived-there-700-years-ago/answer/Yair-Davidiy
Reply:
Maybe Constantinpople (Byzantium - Istanbul) should belong to the Greeks? What about Athens? Do they want that as well?
The Land of Israel belongs to the Jews because the God of the Bible promised it to them.
They also lived there 2000 years ago and 1500 years before that give or take a century or two, but who's counting?
The Bible gave rise to Western Civilization. All concepts of human liberty and of innate human dignity emanate from the Hebrew Bible.
The Jews gave the Hebrew Bible to the world. In exchange a few of the Chosen among the Gentiles helped give the Jews part of their ancestral Land back.
Some people appreciate value. Why renege on a good deal?
Exodus (NASB) 6:
4 I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned.
Leviticus (NASB) 25:
38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
1-Chronicles (NASB) 16:
17 He also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, 'To you I will give the land of Canaan,
As the portion of your inheritance.'
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2. Comments to Video Vlips
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Doomsday Conspiracy
Timo Ebert
Thank you and may the LORD bless you.
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Why? What Difference do the Lost 10 Tribes Make?
We Are Guardians
Yep, be encouraged brother/family, kingdom now comes.
Kitty Meow
Thank you so much dear Rabbi!! I am so encouraged by this teaching!!
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Eye of Joseph in the USA
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12:38 I really appreciate your work on language history. It seems to be the fact pattern that English is the international language of business and that the language bears the name referring to Ephraim son of Joseph. The official language of the United States of America is solely English. So again, the point of this video is emphasized. I'll just finish my comment about language by saying, when I looked at the early Hebrew/Aramaic glyphs, they are a close match to the Latin Alphabet and Latin is also found on U.S. currency. The passage of time has led to changes in how language is used around the world and much about the original alphabet is seemingly forgotten. Again, I appreciate the knowledge you reveal about the language that could have only been granted to us by our Maker.
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R&B. Israelite Tribes Identified
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23:50 "western civilization" - I understand that Europe is considered to be "western" on the Eurasian land mass. The fact pattern I see through this presentation is that the British Isles is not only as western as one can get in this context of the Eurasian land mass, it is also the covenant land for Joseph's tribes Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin. Those specific tribes were placed to the west of the Tent of Meeting in Numbers chapter 2. I mention this because it seems that the tribes settled Europe in a pattern similar to the encampment arranged by our Maker and "western civilization" would have been given birth in Numbers chapter 2. The encampment was ordered in the shape of the letter Tav where Joseph was at the head of the cross with Judah, Issachar and Zebulun serving as the support beam while Dan, Asher and Naphtali are the northern arm (left hand?) and Reuben, Simeon and Gad are the southern arm (right hand?). The symbolic nature of the Hebrew diaspora as it is generally spread across the globe has not escaped me. The house of Dan grew into Canada while Joseph grew into the United States and Reuben grew into South America supported by the house of Judah, Issachar and Zebulun the whole time. Thanks, Yair, for the research helping me see these things. The tribal blessings and prophecies through Jacob and Moses are fulfilled.
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