Ten Tribes Studies. (23 October, 2013, Cheshvan 19, 5774)
Contents:
1. Weekly Portion: "Chayaii Sarah". Genesis chs. 23 to 25, The Life of Sarah
2. Sylvia Halpert: Quote from George Rawlinson Needs Verification
3. Remarks on YouTube Clips and Brit-Am Replies: Was Masonic Symbolism involved in Designing the US Great Seal?
(a) Re Glenn Beck and the Ten Tribes in America
(b) Charles Michael has made a comment on Symbols on the Dollar Bill Show Israelite Ancestry!
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1. Weekly Portion: "Chayaii Sarah"
Genesis chs. 23 to 25, The Life of Sarah
http://britam.org/Genesis/Gen23to25ChaiSara.html
Chaii Sarah, "The Life of Sarah".
This weeks portion is called Chaii Sarah literally the life of Sarah
or the life-span of Sarah translated in the first verse as "Sarah was" (127 years old etc).
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[Genesis 23:2] AND SARAH DIED IN KIRJATHARBA; THE SAME IS HEBRON IN THE LAND OF CANAAN: AND ABRAHAM CAME TO MOURN FOR SARAH, AND TO WEEP FOR HER.
KIRJATHARBA in modern Hebrew Kiryat Arba. This name has been given to a small Jewish city (ca. 8000 inhabitants) just outside of Hebron and within walking distance of it. Both  Kiryat Arba and Hebron are important in the history of Brit-Am as discussed elsewhere.
The Sambation River was one of the Places of Exile to which the Lost Ten tribes were taken.
The Sambation River historically speaking was first the Zab River in Northern Mesopotamia and after that the Don River in Southern Russia. Both rivers were connected with the Lost Ten Tribes and we have discussed their significance in the book Ephraim. According to the book "Sefer Hebron" (Hebrew-language) the Jews of Hebron a few hundred years ago had the idea that the Sambation River and the Lost Ten Tribes were just over the hill from them. Yair Davidiy did much of his research concerning the Ten Tribes while living in Kiryat Arba. He received strengthening and inspiration through praying at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
The name "Hebron" is derived from the root "cheber" or "heber" and means union.
There is some connection with the Ten Tribes.
The Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) and Matriarchs (Sarah, Ebecca, Leah) are buried underneath the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
David ruled over Judah in Hebron for seven years before being acknowledged as ruler over all Israel.
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[Genesis 24:29] AND REBEKAH HAD A BROTHER, AND HIS NAME WAS LABAN: AND LABAN RAN OUT UNTO THE MAN, UNTO THE WELL.    Â
"LABAN" in Hebrew means "white", perhaps he was blond or albinoid?              Â
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[Genesis 24:44] AND SHE SAY TO ME, BOTH DRINK THOU, AND I WILL ALSO DRAW FOR THY CAMELS: LET THE SAME BE THE WOMAN WHOM THE LORD HATH APPOINTED OUT FOR MY MASTER'S SON.
<< I WILL ALSO DRAW FOR THY CAMELS>>: From this incident popular tradition said that kindness to animals was a trait to look for when seeking a bride. It does show consideration. She was asked to do a kindness, started thinking who else needs assistance and went beyond what was requested.
The women in Scripture come across as perhaps subservient to their menfolk but nevertheless very independently-minded and resourceful feminine role-models. Â
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The ideal woman in the Book of Proverbs runs her household like an efficient enterprise, has a home-based industrial indertaking that succeeds, invests in a vineyard and works it for the economic benefit of her family which she is in charge of. Through her (it is implied) her husband is enabled to count himself amongst the leaders of the city. This is quite an achiever. She is also a good-hearted person who speaks words of kindness. She gives charity and endeavors to provide for her family and for her maidservants whose welfare she is concerned to ensure. This is a person who tries to fulfill her potential. This is not someone who needs "liberation".
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Proverbs 31:
10 A capable wife who can find?
  She is far more precious than jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
  and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm,
  all the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax,
  and works with willing hands.
14 She is like the ships of the merchant,
  she brings her food from far away.
15 She rises while it is still night
  and provides food for her household
  and tasks for her servant-girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
  with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength,
  and makes her arms strong.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
  Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She puts her hands to the distaff,
  and her hands hold the spindle.
20 She opens her hand to the poor,
  and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid for her household when it snows,
  for all her household are clothed in crimson.
22 She makes herself coverings;
  her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the city gates,
  taking his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them;
  she supplies the merchant with sashes.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
  and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
  and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household,
  and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her happy;
  her husband too, and he praises her:
29 'Many women have done excellently,
  but you surpass them all.'
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
  but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Give her a share in the fruit of her hands,
  and let her works praise her in the city gates.
 [Genesis 24:60] AND THEY BLESSED REBEKAH, AND SAID UNTO HER, THOU ART OUR SISTER, BE THOU THE MOTHER OF THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS, AND LET THY SEED POSSESS THE GATE OF THOSE WHICH HATE THEM.
"THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS": In Hebrew "alfei revavah" or thousands of ten thousands i.e. tens of millions according to the simple understanding of the language as now employed BUT it could also be construed as meaning many many more as the KJ has done. Other blessings speak of the seed of Israel becoming as the sand of the sea and as the stars in heaven for multitude.
Very very many people, extremely numerous as explained in Brit-Am Proof.
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LET THY SEED POSSESS THE GATE OF THOSE WHICH HATE THEM:
We have gone through this elsewhere. It means strategic thoroughfares such as Panama, Gibraltar, Falklands, Suez, Malta, etc. Even now the USA has numerous overseas bases strategically located that it can employ to penetrate the territory of potential enemies. Even the Space Program to a degree serves the same purpose.
This practice of acquiring GATES of potential adversaries THOSE WHICH HATE THEM was always a fundamental pillar of American and British foreign and military policy. It was unique to them and they succeeded in it.
According to the blessings as given in the Book of Genesis on the straight-forward literal level Britain and America MUST comprise the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel.
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[Genesis 24:67] AND ISAAC BROUGHT HER INTO HIS MOTHER SARAH'S TENT, AND TOOK REBEKAH, AND SHE BECAME HIS WIFE; AND HE LOVED HER: AND ISAAC WAS COMFORTED AFTER HIS MOTHER'S DEATH.
A mans wife should comfort him from the tribulations of existence. He should endeavor to find comfort in her.    Â
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2. Sylvia Halpert: Quote from George Rawlinson Needs Verification
Subject: Wikipedia
Dear Yair,
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Thanks for your most recent videos on the dollar bill reinforcing Glen Beck's message and adding to it.
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A thought: have you ever helped with Wikipedia editing? When I typed in Assyrian Captivity, I got this about George Rawlinson:Â http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_captivity_of_Israel#Assyrian_cuneiformI
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Part way down I read the following, which I know you could correct and/or add to :
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Two centuries after their exile, there have been theories that they were temporarily conquered again under different names at the hands of a different empire, Persia. This is the mid-19th century interpretation of the Behistun Inscription, King Darius's record of his conquered, by the famous transcriber and translator of the inscription George Rawlinson:
" We have reasonable grounds for regarding the Gimirri, or Cimmerians, who first appeared on the confines of Assyria and Media in the seventh century B.C., and the Sacae of the Behistun Rock, nearly two centuries later, as identical with the Beth-Khumree of Samaria, or the Ten Tribes of the House of Israel. " [9]
9^ George Rawlinson, note in his translation of History of Herodotus, Book VII, p. 378
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May I suggest that as you are videoing your presentations that you sit about a foot further back from the camera?
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 Thank you again for all your hard work. We are all learning so much from you!
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Have a wonderful day,
Shalom,
 Sylvia
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Brit-Am Reply:
The Assyrians often referred to the northern Israelites as Beth-Khumree meaning Bayit-Omri or House of Omri. On at least one occasion they reduced the term to simply "Khumri". Omri had been one of the earlier kings of Israel, and father of Ahab. This dynasty had evidently made an impression on the Assyrians. Even after the descendants of Omri had ceased to rule over Israel the Assyrians still called the Kingdom after his name. This name in Assyrian pronunciation (and maybe also that of the Northern Israelites) was pronounced similarly to the name Gimiri which is what they called the Cimmerians.
George Rawlinson in the quote above is quoted as using this similarity to equate the exiled Israelites with the Cimmerians.
The quote from Rawlinson is factually correct but may be an incorrect attribution.
I remember once looking for it in the work by Rawlinson and not finding it.
Perhaps I made a mistake and should check again or maybe someone else can confirm it for me?
I used Rawlinson on Herodotus quite extensively and the said statement seems out of character. It is not consistent with what he wrote elsewhere.
It happens in this field that mistakes creep in and are copied from one writer to another.
Kristensen (p.119) also says:
http://books.google.co.il/books?id=ab0BkKSx4TgC&pg=PA119&dq=Khumree&hl=iw&sa=X&ei=VN1mUuukLqeZ4wTxrYDgBQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Khumree&f=false
# I have not been able to verify this quote anywhere in the writings of Sir Henry Rawlinson which have come to my hand, but contrary to my expectations found quite different statements by him concerning the "Gimiri" #
Who Were the Cimmerians, and where Did They Come From? by Anne Katrine Gade Kristensen translated from the Danish by Jorgen Laessoe, Copenhagen, 1988.
PInches however who really was a known linguist did make such a supportive statement and is quoted by Kristensen.
~The Cimmerians are referred to as "Gimiraja", "Gamiraaja", "Gamir", and "Gamirra".
~  When 'Omri could be rendered as "~Humri", then according to Pinches it shows that at the time the name was pronounced `Ghomri, in accordance with the older system before [the letter] ghain became ayin'.
~In as much as the Assyrians...had to represent it by a character which may be transliterated Kh, Gh, or H, according to choice.
~It may be taken for granted that there is a linguistic relationship between 'Omri and the term used for the Cimmerians...
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3. Remarks on YouTube Clips and Brit-Am Replies: Was Masonic Symbolism involved in Designing the US Great Seal?
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(a) Re Glenn Beck and the Ten Tribes in America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEXPLJjrduk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUsTg-uJIQYujqZ83QtidAkg
M. Beck has big fantasy, the only point I can agree is the foundation on Judeo-Christian values, otherwise he is trying to reinvent symbolism.
Daniel Chaud
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Brit-Am Reply:
Symbolism is more important than we realize. Great people involved with the fate of nations sometimes make decisions the significance of which they themselves are not aware.
cf.
 Proverbs 21
21 The king�s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
HE turns it wherever he will.
Yair Davidiy on behalf of Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations
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(b) Charles Michael has made a comment on Symbols on the Dollar Bill Shows Israelite Ancestry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEaSHjgpbHI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUsTg-uJIQYujqZ83QtidAkg
Mason's created the symbols on the dollar. At least that is my understanding.
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Brit-Am Reply:
When the US was founded Masonic type organizations were popular.
Many were familiar with Masonic symbolism and perhaps influenced by them. This does not mean that any ulterior intentions existed. Even if it was Masonic (and it would appear not to have been) the principle remains that they chose these symbols and that they have significance from an Israelite point of view. Leaders involved with the fate of nations sometimes make decisions the significance of which they themselves are not aware.
cf.
 Proverbs 21
21 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
HE turns it wherever he will.