Ten Tribes Studies (23 July, 2013, Av 16, 5773)
Contents:
1. Mac Overton: Query on Ethnic identifications
2. New Article. Prototypical Prophecies. Recurring Patterns and Historical Cycles
3. Gregory: Not Everyone can be convinced!
4. Historical Source: Chronicles of Eri. Extract.
5. Incredible Degree of Archaeological Prejudicial Commitment Exposed!
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1. Mac Overton: Query on Ethnic identifications
Yair, I appreciate the fine research you are continuing to do. I do have a question, stimulated by the article about Egypt on today's posting.
It also applies to Iraq.
The peoples in both lands today are supposedly predominantly of Arab ancestry, with "true" Eqyptians and descendants of ancient Babylon almost gone from the scene. Do the prophecies relate ethnically to these peoples, or only geographically?
Also, the old Worldwide Church of God's researchers suggested (i don't know if they ever put it on paper) that large numbers of slaves were brought by the Romans from the Middle East (including area of old Babylon) to Italy, and thereby concluded that Rome is not only Babylon today religiously, but also "racially" (perhaps ethnically or some other word might apply better). Do you have any thought/research on this?
Mac Overton
overtmac@aol.com
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Reply:
See our article:
Prototypical Prophecies. Recurring Patterns and Historical Cycles
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2. New Article. Prototypical Prophecies.
Recurring Patterns and Historical Cycles
Extract:
In a sense history repeats itself.
It is like a stage-play.
There are pre-set roles.
The actors change from time to time but only certain types of actor fit specific roles.
The play is rehearsed over and over with the actors changing.
The closer we get to the end times the more realistic does the playing become.
In the end we shall have the real thing.
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3. Gregory: Not Everyone can be convinced!
I have mentioned to some people about the Lost Ten Tribes having migrated to northwest Europe. A Jewish man I talked to believed it was possible but Christians do not believe it is true... May God bless you in getting the message out.
Gregory, WA, USA
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4. Historical Source: Chronicles of Eri
Chronicles of Eri, or the irish People, vol.1, by Roger O'Connor, 1822, London
being the History of the Gaal Sciot Iber, or the Irish People, translated from the original manuscripts in the Phoenician dialect of the Scythian language.
Conclusion p.cccxlix
Extract:
I come now to speak more particularly of the tribe known by the specific donomination of Gaal Sciot Ibeir, who emigrated from Iber, by the way of Sidon and the Mediterranean to the north western quarter of Spain, to which they gave the name of Gaelag...
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5. Incredible Degree of Archaeological Prejudicial Commitment Exposed!
The following source contains the quotation below:
Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project. A JOINT SCIENTIFIC PROJECT OF The College of Archaeology, Trinity Southwest University AND The Department of Antiquities, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Dr. Steven Collins, co-Director, Chief Archaeologist; Mr. Khalil Hamdan, co-Director, Senior Archaeologist; Mr. Michael C. Luddeni, TeHEP Photographer; Photo Narrative
Hammam Dolmen 78 Excavation
http://www.tallelhammam.com/uploads/TeHEP_Discovery_3.pdfÂ
Quote:
At approximately 1m x 3.2m, the chamber of HD.78 was
larger than average. It contained over 40 ceramic vessels
spanning almost 2,000 years, from the Chalcolithic Period,
Early Bronze Age, and Intermediate Bronze Age, including
jugs and small juglets, bowls and amphoriskoi.
End Quote.
Hebrew Nations Comment:
40 vessels spanning almost 2000 years? Are they serious? What for? How do they know how old they were? How long could a household item in usage be expected to last? Would it not be more logical to assume that since the vessels were found together in one place that they all dated from the same time? If this intermixing of finds ascribed to greatly different civilizations over very long periods was an exception then we might, with some effort, accept the possibility BUT it seems to be a rule and happen all the time.
Why not accept the logical and admit they all belonged to the same people at the same time?
Present day methods of dating and classifying archaeological findings appear to be seriously in need of revision.
Our own efforts to show the Israelite origin of peoples in the west from secular sources have been successful to some degree.
It would be much easier if we did not have to unravel the confused chronological sequences adopted by modern conventional researchers.