Ten Tribes Studies (30 July, 2013, Av 23, 5773)
Contents:
1. Meeting in Jerusalem with Welsh-Language Speaker
2. Prince George of Britain and Judah? Instinctive Identification with Israel is still there!
3. Thomas Gray: South America as a Refuge?
4. Research Extracts-23. Research Sources from Brit-Am Now nos. 976-1000
5. Query on the Possible Chance Similarities of Words Taken as Evidence.
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1. Meeting in Jerusalem with Welsh-Language Speaker
We met up with Griffin Parry who was visiting in Jerusalem with his family. Griffin was born in Wales and speaks Welsh.
Griffin says he was impressed with the article:
Hebrew Linguistic Traits in Welsh
Most of the examples of Welsh given, he says, are correct and correspond to his knowledge of Welsh.
In the course of our conversation a few more example came up.
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2. Prince George of Britain and Judah? Instinctive Identification with Israel is still there!
Sylvia Halpert forward the following link to us:
Prince George of Cambridge: is a Jew destined to ascend the Throne?
http://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/2013/07/scepter-of-judah/
The article is interesting and discusses the possibility as to whether the newly born Prince George may be technically Jewish or not.
It also brings up the issue of British Israelism and the widely held belief that some kind of Israelite component is to be found amongst the ANCESTORS of the people of Britain.
We naturally disagree with the conclusions of the article and consider their historical summary to be misleading.
Nevertheless,
the article does highlight certain points of great interest to us:
a. Regardless as to whether little Prince George has any Jewish ancestry or not many would want him to be so endowed.
It appears that a large number of non-Jewish Britishers etc would very much like to have a monarch from Judah.
b. British Israel today may not have that many adherents compared to the past BUT the idea still exists and has strong resonating power in the British popular sub-conscious.
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3. Thomas Gray: South America as a Refuge?
Subject: Timing
Dear Yair,
I have expressed these thoughts to you before, but as things are developing, I want to bring them to your attention once more.
Daniel 2 gives an overview of the entire human history from Nebuchadnezzar onwards. The legs of iron that began with the Roman Empire in the power centers of Roma and Constantinople, continued in the dual power bases of Russia in the east, and England, then the USA in the west. Israelite elements have been present in both legs.
I call your attention to the feet and toes of the image. They are made of clay with iron, signifying a weakening of power. This may be happening, or may be a ways off, yet, but it is not a question of if, but when. We do not see the five kings of the east and five kings of the west, yet. This means that we are not at the end, yet, and thus the regathering of all 12 tribes of Israel may not be as close as you have thought, either. I think that you should also consider that the legs of iron may yet stretch out more. China is already being considered a new world power, and India is also a possible contender, if they get their morals correct and bless Israel.
The USA is not for long to continue as a world power in any case. The prophecy of Isaiah 33:1 must be fulfilled on the USA, and we see the immense moral decay taking over the USA. Your hope that the USA would take over the middle east and make possible the reunion of Israel is fading away. I believe you were exactly right as to what should have happened, but alas, it is not going to happen. You lament the presidency of Obama as a big factor in this, but his very election is a symptom of the decay that has been occurring in the USA. He is not even a citizen of the USA and people were unable to grasp that simple fact, choosing instead to believe a sloppily fabricated lie. The USA is not in any moral condition to continue the path that it seemed that they might take. Just judging from the economic conditions, then end cannot be very far off. What then?
Either the feet of iron and clay will set in, culminating with a ten-king loose coalition, or the legs of iron will grow into South America. as the leg in the east moves eastward. There is a huge Israelite element in South America, and I keep recommending people to come here. The main element here now seems to be the forgotten Jews that came over here and often converted to Catholicism to escape persecution. Judging from identifying surnames given, the percentage of these hidden members of the House of Judah is quite substantial, and many of them are awakening to their Jewish roots. Those of us from the house of Joseph may yet do a work together here with them. There may be one more turn for South America and India before the Almighty brings on the end, if not as legs of iron, then as feet of iron and clay.
When this begins to unfold, this may come as a big disappointment to you, as well as to many Christians who view the Coming of [the Christian Messiah] as being imminent. I hope that my words may help you prepare for that possibility and blunt that disappointment for you.
Sincerely, Thomas Gray.
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4. Research Extracts-23
Research Sources from Brit-Am Now nos. 976-1000
Contents:
1. Medieval Jews of Thessalonka (most of whose descendants were later killed in the Holocaust) searched for the Ten Tribes
2. "SHEVET" (i.e. Tribal Identification) SHALL NOT DEPART FROM JUDAH" [Genesis 49:10].
3. Dr. Richard Griffith: water drinking vessels, steamboats, and Joseph.
4. Phoenician Cadiz in Southwest Spain
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5. Query on the Possible Chance Similarities of Words Taken as Evidence.
Dani Alavarez wrote:
Shalom
I'm not saying I don't believe in the Two House reality, because I do believe, but what coul you say about this link?
Deriving Proto-World with tools you probably have at home
http://www.zompist.com/proto.html
Daniel, Pamplona, Spain
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Brit-Am Reply:
Shalom,
I took a very brief glance at the link. They seem to be saying that similarity of words does not necessarily prove anything.
Fair enough. A large number of words however along with grammatical similarities and other factors would have the strength of statistical probability to support a conclusion of historical interaction.
We do not really rely on linguistic evidence though on some points it helps.
Our main pillar of support is the Bible followed by adjuncts tot he Bible and then secular evidence.
We also repeatedly emphasize the need to take a;ll of the proof as one whole boy of evidence with each point reinforced by the others as well as strengthening them.
God bless you
Yair