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"Brit-Am Now" no. 3583.
Contents:
1. Brit-Am Answer to Quora Query:
If Arabs and Jews share a common genetic heritage, and most of Palestine followed Judaism 2,000 years ago, is it correct to assume that most Palestinians today are likely descended from Jews?
2. New Video Clip.
Joseph Rules the World!
3. New Video Clip.
Joseph Redeems Humanity!
4. Psalm - Tehilim (TCT Tanakh - Chabad) 66.
5. Some English Words with Hebrew Sources. Letter F.1.
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1. Brit-Am Answer to Quora Query:
If Arabs and Jews share a common genetic heritage, and most of Palestine followed Judaism 2,000 years ago, is it correct to assume that most Palestinians today are likely descended from Jews?
https://www.quora.com/If-Arabs-and-Jews-share-a-common-genetic-heritage-and-most-of-Palestine-followed-Judaism-2-000-years-ago-is-it-correct-to-assume-that-most-Palestinians-today-are-likely-descended-from-Jews/answer/Yair-Davidiy
We have already answered a similar question, see:
Yair Davidiy's answer to Are Palestinians descendants of ancient Hebrews?
In that answer we said that some Palestinians may be descended from Hebrews but they seem to be only a minority of the whole. We also pointed out that according to the Bible certain Criteria define who is Jewish. The Palestinians do not fulfill the requirements. See:
https://hebrewnations.com/articles/jew/judah.html
Decades ago Rabbi Meshullam Klarberg of melbourne, Australia, a mentor and friend of mine, lent me a book. It was edited by Rabbl Yehuda Leib HaCohen Maimon (1875 - 1962) and consisted of an anthology of essays concerning "Who is a Jew?" In the Foreword to his work he quoted a saying (that he disagreed with) of Yemenite Jews. They would say, "He who is not of us, leaves us."
There is something to this. Some Palestinians may have very fine characteristics of their own. They appear however to be more "Arab" in their nature than Jewish.
There are however individual families and groups among the Palestinian Arabs who may have some Jewish ancestry.
CF. MAKHAMRA FAMILY
Makhamra family - Wikipedia
EXTRACTS:
THE MAKHAMRA FAMILY HAS A TRADITION OF DESCENDING FROM A JEWISH ARAB TRIBE FROM KHAYBAR WHICH WAS EXPELLED FROM THE ARABIAN PENINSULA.
IN 1938, ARAB FAMILIES FROM YATTA WERE REPORTED TO CELEBRATE THE JEWISH HOLIDAY OF HANUKKAH, LIGHTING CANDLES RETRIEVED FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF HEBRON.
IN 1952, AN ARTICLE IN SHA'ARIM .... REPORTED THAT IN NOVEMBER 1948, ABU 'AYYASH, A MUKHTAR AND TRADESMAN FROM THE MAKHAMRA FAMILY, WAS EXECUTED IN GAZA, ACCUSED OF ESPIONAGE FOR THE JEWS DUE TO HIS CLAN'S JEWISH ANCESTRY. THE ARTICLE, WRITTEN BY BEN ZVI, NOTED THAT DURING THIS PERIOD, MEMBERS OF THE MAKHAMRA FAMILY HAD SETTLED NEAR RUHAMA AND NEGBA, WHERE BOTH LOCAL ARABS AND JEWISH SETTLERS WERE AWARE OF THEIR JEWISH ROOTS.
ACCORDING TO ONE TRADITION, THE ANCESTOR OF THREE OF THE SIX CLANS THAT MAKE UP THE VILLAGE WAS MUHEIMAR, A JEW WHO CAME UP FROM THE DESERT WITH HIS TRIBE AND CONQUERED THE VILLAGE, PROBABLY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY.
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE MAKHAMRA CLAN WERE INTERVIEWED FOR A CHANNEL 1 ARTICLE ABOUT TZVI MISINAI AND ADMITTED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR JEWISH ORIGINS, ALTHOUGH TODAY THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES MUSLIMS FOR MANY GENERATIONS SINCE THEIR ANCESTORS CONVERTED TO ISLAM.
A 1989 ARTICLE SUGGESTED THAT THE NAME "MAKHAMRA" IS THE ARABIC EQUIVALENT OF "EDOMITES", AN ANCIENT PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE SAME AREA AND CONVERTED TO JUDAISM IN THE HELLENISTIC TIMES.
ON JUNE 8, 2016, TWO MEMBERS OF THE CLAN, KHALED MAHMARA AND MUHAMMAD MAHAMARA, CARRIED OUT A SHOOTING ATTACK IN SARONA MARKET, TEL AVIV, DURING WHICH FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED. SOME WRITERS HAVE ATTRIBUTED THAT ACTIVITY TO THEIR DESIRE TO SHOW THEIR NEIGHBORS THAT DESPITE THEIR "JEWISH PAST", THEY ARE SIDED WITH OTHER PALESTINIANS IN THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT.
This more or less sums up the case for Palestinian Jewish origins: Vague traditions, and legends, and if there is a kernel of truth this may be traced to the possible conversion of pagans to Judaism in the past, or other Jewish influence.
There are similarities in DNA between the Turks, Armenians, Kurds, Jews, and Palestinians. The Jews are closer to the first three than they are to the Palestinians. The Palestinians have a greater admixture from Arabia and Africa probably via Egypt.
DNA is also an outcome of environment together with heredity. Originally there were 12 Tribes but 10 were exiled by Assyria and were "lost." The remained formed the core of the present-day Jewish people. Most of them in their turn were exiled to Babylon meaning Iraq i.e. Mesopotamia. From there a minority returned but in the course of time increased and multiplied. They were surrounded by other peoples including Samaritans, Moabites, Edomites, Philistines, Arabs, Greeks, Egyptians, etc. At one stage many foreigners converted to Judaism. Then came Christianity and Roman persecutions and many left. Those who left included most of the new arrivals. Some of these could have became ancestors to some of the Palestinians.
Most Palestinians however arrived in "Palestine" at a much later date. Someone who believes they descend from Jews and has some kind of tradition in that direction would do well to follow it up.
You never know.
You can learn a lot from DNA but as we said it is limited in its application.
The female (mt)DNA of Ashkenazi Jews is similar to that of the British, Italians, and Germans, see:
"A substantial prehistoric European ancestry amongst Ashkenazi maternal lineages."
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms3543
Italians and Germans may be partially descended from Edomites who were close-of-kin to the Hebrews.
The British are from the Lost Ten Tribes.
The best converts (regarding adhesion and sincerity) are said to come from West Europeans especially those from the Netherlands as well as those of British Stock.
Maybe there is something ancestral in this?
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2. New Video Clip.
Joseph Rules the World!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIL7cSniOXA&t=26s
Duration: 7.56 minutes.
The Bible tells us that descendants of Israel, especially of Joseph, with his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, are destined to rule over the world and elevate humanity. This is what has happened. This is Proof of the Bible and straightforward evidence identifying the US and Britain and its offshoots as descended to a large measure from Joseph son of Israel.
See:
See: Joseph: An Introduction.
Joseph in the West: Introduction to the Proof
https://hebrewnations.com/articles/biblical-proof/joseph/jointro.html
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3. New Video Clip.
Joseph Redeems Humanity!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLkREKhEyX0&t=9s
Duration: 7.55 minutes.
Joseph was one of the 12 sons of Jacob aka Israel. The two sons of Joseph were Ephraim and Manasseh. Both were to become separate Israelite Tribes in their own right. They were part of the Lost Ten Tribes who had been exiled by Assyria and lost their Hebrew identity. They moved into Western Europe and became the English-speaking Peoples. Their task according to Biblical Commentators was to civilize and uplift mankind.
Their descendants among the English-speaking peoples have done this.
See:
"Joseph as a World Power."
https://hebrewnations.com/articles/biblical-proof/joseph/jodominant.html
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4. Psalm - Tehilim (TCT Tanakh - Chabad) 66.
1 FOR THE CONDUCTOR, A SONG OF PRAISE; SHOUT FOR JOY TO GOD, ALL THE EARTH.
2 SING THE GLORY OF HIS NAME; MAKE GLORIOUS HIS PRAISE.
3SAY TO GOD, "HOW AWESOME ARE YOUR DEEDS! THROUGH THE GREATNESS OF YOUR MIGHT, YOUR ENEMIES WILL ADMIT THEIR LIES TO YOU.
4 ALL THE EARTH WILL PROSTRATE THEMSELVES TO YOU AND SING PRAISES TO YOU; THEY WILL SING PRAISES TO YOUR NAME FOREVER."
5 GO AND SEE THE DEEDS OF GOD, AWESOME IN HIS DEEDS TOWARD MANKIND.
6 HE TURNED THE SEA INTO DRY LAND; IN THE RIVER THEY CROSSED BY FOOT; THERE WE REJOICED WITH HIM.
7 WITH HIS MIGHT, HE RULES THE WORLD; HIS EYES OVERSEE THE NATIONS; THE REBELLIOUS ONES WILL NOT EXALT THEMSELVES, EVER.
8 O PEOPLES, BLESS OUR GOD, AND MAKE THE VOICE OF HIS PRAISE HEARD.
9 HE, WHO KEPT OUR SOULS ALIVE AND DID NOT LET OUR FOOT FALTER.
10 FOR YOU TESTED US, O GOD; YOU REFINED US AS THOUGH REFINING SILVER.
11 YOU BROUGHT US INTO A TRAP; YOU PLACED A CHAIN ON OUR LOINS.
12 YOU CAUSED MAN TO RIDE AT OUR HEAD; WE CAME IN FIRE AND WATER, AND YOU TOOK US OUT TO SATIETY.
13 I SHALL COME TO YOUR HOUSE WITH BURNT OFFERINGS; I SHALL PAY YOU MY VOWS,
14 WHICH MY LIPS UTTERED AND MY MOUTH SPOKE IN MY DISTRESS.
15 BURNT OFFERINGS OF FAT ANIMALS I SHALL OFFER UP TO YOU WITH THE BURNING OF RAMS; I SHALL PREPARE CATTLE WITH HE-GOATS FOREVER.
16 COME, HEARKEN AND I SHALL TELL ALL YOU WHO FEAR GOD WHAT HE DID FOR MY SOUL.
17 MY MOUTH CALLED OUT TO HIM, AND HE WAS EXALTED UNDER MY TONGUE.
18 IF I SAW INIQUITY IN MY HEART, THE LORD DOES NOT HEAR IT.
19 BUT GOD HEARD; HE HEARKENED TO THE VOICE OF MY PRAYER.
20 BLESSED BE GOD, WHO DID NOT REMOVE MY PRAYER AND HIS KINDNESS FROM ME.
Note:
This is an important Psalm. It tells us, among other things, that even if our intentions and motivations are imperfect the Almighty still accepts them.
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5. Some English Words with Hebrew Sources. Letter F.1.
FAIR Beautiful, light in color Middle English fayr, feir, fager.
cf. Hebrew "OR" meaning light
Note; The letter "F" at some stage in Old English at the beginning of a word may have had a task parallel to that of the definite ("the") or indefinite article ("a, an").
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FAIL Old French faillir (verb), faille (noun), based on Latin fallere 'deceive.'
cf. Hebrew "FALL" meaning "Fell, fall."
FALL a dropping from a height, unknown source
cf. Hebrew "FALL" meaning "Fell, fall, fail"
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FALSE Old French fals, meaning fake.
cf. Hebrew "SELAF" meaning "perverted, false."
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FAME Latin fama "talk, rumor, report"
cf. Hebrew "PAAM" reverbate, tidings.
Note when we give an etymology of some foreign word we are probably repeating what was noted in some dictionary or other.
We do not think that the foreign word was necessarily the real source of the English one but rather that a parallelism might exist.
Even in such cases it should be noted that the Hebrew is usually closer to the English than the foreign "source" is!
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Genesis (NIV) 28:
18 EARLY THE NEXT MORNING JACOB TOOK THE STONE HE HAD PLACED UNDER HIS HEAD AND SET IT UP AS A PILLAR AND POURED OIL ON TOP OF IT.
19 HE CALLED THAT PLACE BETHEL, THOUGH THE CITY USED TO BE CALLED LUZ.
20 THEN JACOB MADE A VOW, SAYING, IF GOD WILL BE WITH ME AND WILL WATCH OVER ME ON THIS JOURNEY I AM TAKING AND WILL GIVE ME FOOD TO EAT AND CLOTHES TO WEAR
21 SO THAT I RETURN SAFELY TO MY FATHERS HOUSEHOLD, THEN THE LORD WILL BE MY GOD
22 AND THIS STONE THAT I HAVE SET UP AS A PILLAR WILL BE GODS HOUSE, AND OF ALL THAT YOU GIVE ME I WILL GIVE YOU A TENTH.
MALACHI 3:
10 BRING ALL THE TITHES INTO THE STOREHOUSE,
THAT THERE MAY BE FOOD IN MY HOUSE,
AND TRY ME NOW IN THIS,
SAYS THE LORD OF HOSTS,
'IF I WILL NOT OPEN FOR YOU THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN
AND POUR OUT FOR YOU SUCH BLESSING
THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ROOM ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IT.
Proverbs 3:
9 HONOR THE LORD WITH YOUR WEALTH
AND WITH THE FIRST OF ALL YOUR PRODUCE,
10 SO YOUR BARNS WILL BE FILLED WITH ABUNDANCE,
AND YOUR VATS WILL BURST OPEN WITH NEW WINE.
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