"Brit-Am Now"-548

Contents:
1. Jewish Demographics
2. The Parthians and Israel
3. Question on Ptolemy
4. Steve Collins: Shoes Tied to Bumper Cars
5. Are Israelites Chosen?

1. Jewish Demographics
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=570281
Extract:
"Prime Minister Ariel Sharon likes to quote a theory developed by his close friend, attorney Dov Weissglas, that had the Jews not been expelled by the Romans and suffered nearly 2,000 years of persecution, there would be between 500-800 million Jews living in the world today."

2. The Parthians and Israel
From: Nader Rastegar
Subject: Re: Jerusalem News-353
Hello!

How do you tie this:
"7. Ancient Parthian City Discovered"
to Judaica?
Thanks,
NR

Answer:
We believe that the Parthian leadership were of Israelite descent.
Chinese records said they were of the same stock as the Guti (Goths) and Nephtali and this appears to be confirmed by some Latin references.
Their characteristics were similar to those of the Sakai and the Royal Scythians.
Many of them were strongly sympathetic towards Judaism.
More details may be found in our work "The Tribes".
Steven Collins also has written at length about the Parthians and Israel.
Even so this is potentially a most promising field and one that has largely been ignored until now. It was only by chance that I received a copy of Irma Haynman article about the city of Tanais and the figure Joseph.
IRMA HAYNMAN, "The Syncretic Creed of Hellenized Jews From Tanais (Northern Black Sea Region)". Proceedings of the Eleventh World Congress of Jewish Studies; Division B: The History of the Jewish People; Volume 1, Second Temple Period To Modern Times. Jerusalem 1994).
Details of this article are discussed in our works "The Tribes" and in "Origins".
HAYNMAN shows how the inhabitants of Tanais were Scythians related to both the Royal Scythians and the Arsacid Rulers of Parthia. They revered an ancestral figure that was later identified with Joseph.
Haynamn shows how the identification with Joseph was justified on linguistic and allegorical grounds and mentions that such "Joseph" figures were a common feature of Scythian societies in general.

3. Question on Ptolemy
Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 14:55:05 +0100
From: Orange Street Congregational Church
Subject: Fw: The Tribes, ch.18 Ancient Britain & Ireland

Dear Yair.
You quote maps by Ptolemy and works by Ptolemy.
But where are these to be found, ie: museum. etc.etc.
Yours.
Roger.

Answer:
There are several web sites that depict these maps along with Commentary.
Apart from that most National Libraries should have Map Rooms in which various editions of Ptolemy are available.
It is however a great pity that a modern scholarly complete translation of Ptolemy with commentary does not seem to be yet available. Even old translations and commentaries of Ptolemy into English do not seem to be at hand. I do not know why this.
Ptolemy is a very valuable source and one frequently referred to by researchers.

4. Steve Collins: Shoes Tied to Bumper Cars
From: Steve Collins
Subject: Re: RUTH OF MOAB, ANCESTRESS OF KING DAVID

Shalom Yair,
I am familiar with the custom of tying shoes to a car's back bumper when it transported a newlywed couple. It was still practiced and was even illustrated in books here in America when I was growing up. Lately, I have not seen evidence of the practice. Perhaps that practice was brought to America by the Scots and northern English you mention in your posting.
Steven Collins

5. Are Israelites Chosen?
From: Clay Mize
Subject: Re: Jerusalem News-352
Yair,

Many people talk about Israelites which include the Jew as God's chosen people. What is the history behind. That term is not in the bible is it?
Chosen for what?
God's love?


Clay Mize

Answer:
Not only the Jews but Joseph (the Ten Tribes) and Judah together constitute the Chosen People of Israel.
The Israelites were the Chosen People of the Almighty.
Abraham was promised that through his seed all the people of the earth would be blessed.
God chose Abraham to be blessed and to bring a blessing upon all the peoples of the earth (Genesis 12:2-3, 18:18-19, 22:18 cf. 24:4). One of the purposes of the promises was that through the blessings the descendants of Abraham would be enabled to do justice and judgment (18:19).
[Isaiah 42:6] I THE LORD HAVE CALLED THEE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND WILL HOLD THINE HAND, AND WILL KEEP THEE, AND GIVE THEE FOR A COVENANT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR A LIGHT OF THE GENTILES;
"A COVENANT OF THE PEOPLE": In Hebrew “Brit-Am”. Israel will be a “Brit-Am”.
In the Middle Ages Britain sometimes referred to herself as “Britammia”. The Welsh called themselves, “Bryth y Brithan”, or Briths of Brithan. In Biblical Hebrew “brith” means “covenant. The Malbim says that “Brit-Am” means Israel.
“A LIGHT OF THE GENTILES” On the whole the Lost Ten Tribes have instructed and enlightened other nations. This is also entailed in our seven criteria for determining who belongs to the Lost Ten Tribes explained in “Ephraim”:

1. Blessings: Economic and Physical Blessings as promised to Israel in Scripture.

2. Indications of Scripture: Biblical Evidence predicting whereto the Lost Ten Tribes would go, what type of religion and government they would have, etc.

3. Groundwork: Historical, Archaeological, and Related Proofs showing paths of migration.

4. Judah: This entails proven feelings of kinship and sympathy with the Jews and a Relative Lack of Anti-Semitism when compared with others.

5. Originality: Innovation and Intellect: A minimal degree of national Intellectual Wisdom and Honesty.

6. Bravery: Proven Military Prowess in the past at least and at present in potential

7. Empathy: The Doing of Social Justice.

Israel is referred to as the Chosen People:
Psalms 33:12
Ezekiel 20:5
Isaiah 14:6
Deuteronomy 4:37 7:6 7:7 10:15 14:2
and more.

In the above examples the word "bochar" chosen is given in the Hebrew and applied to Israel.
Being "chosen" entails responsibilities:
[Amos 3:2] YOU ONLY HAVE I KNOWN OF ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH: THEREFORE I WILL PUNISH YOU FOR ALL YOUR INIQUITIES.

A special chosen people:
Exodus 19:5 Deuteronomy 7:6 14:2 26:18
In these examples the word translateable as "chosen" from the Hebrew is "segulah" In the example below "segulah is translateable as "A PECULIAR TREASURE".
[Exodus 19:5] NOW THEREFORE, IF YE WILL OBEY MY VOICE INDEED, AND KEEP MY COVENANT, THEN YE SHALL BE A PECULIAR TREASURE UNTO ME ABOVE ALL PEOPLE: FOR ALL THE EARTH IS MINE:
In Hebrew the word "Segulah" actually can connote "executive".
Israel is destined to rule the world:
[Isaiah 60:12] FOR THE NATION AND KINGDOM THAT WILL NOT SERVE THEE SHALL PERISH; YEA, THOSE NATIONS SHALL BE UTTERLY WASTED.
In the Messianic Era all nations will have to worship the God of Israel and give tribute to the Temple in Jerusalem and receive instruction from Jerusalem.

[Amos 5:14] SEEK GOOD, AND NOT EVIL, THAT YE MAY LIVE: AND SO THE LORD, THE GOD OF HOSTS, SHALL BE WITH YOU, AS YE HAVE SPOKEN.
[Amos 5:15] HATE THE EVIL, AND LOVE THE GOOD, AND ESTABLISH JUDGMENT IN THE GATE: IT MAY BE THAT THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS WILL BE GRACIOUS UNTO THE REMNANT OF JOSEPH.
Note here: THE REMNANT OF JOSEPH is being exhorted to ESTABLISH JUDGMENT IN THE GATE which strengthens our observation that JUSTICE and everything connected with it is what is required of the LTTS (Lost Ten Tribes).


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