"Brit-Am Now"-604
Contents:
1. "Brit-Am" Ephraimites of the "Brit-Am Ephraimite Movement" (BEAM)?
2. Questions on Tribal Symbols and the Tribes
3. David Ben-Ariel: George Really Is One!
4. Two Messiahs?
5. Theodore Roosevelt: Quotation
6. Question: What is the Brit-Am Reply to MJA Criticism?
7. New Question and Answer Section on Brit-Am WebSite
8. Thomas Gray: Remark on Linguistics
9. Yom Kippur
1. "Brit-Am" Ephraimites of the "Brit-Am Ephraimite Movement" (BEAM)?
We were once for a very short period known as "Brit-Israel"
then we became "Brit-Am Israel"
which was usually referred to as just
"Brit-Am".
Now we may become
The "Brit-Am Ephraimite Movement" (BEAM)
or
"Brit-Am Ephraimites" for short.
This connects us with the 'Ephraimite" Movement
which has a reputation for on the whole being pro-Jewish and
pro-State of Israel as distinct from "Chrisitian Identitiy"
which is anti-Semitic.
At the same time we retain the
"Brit-Am" title due to its important significance
(This site is worth looking at just for its graphics created by Betty Rhodes)
The advantage of the term
"Brit-Am Ephraimites"
is that it tells people more or less at once what we are
whereas the name "Brit-Am" on its own requires explanation.
On the other hand the name "Brit-Am" is Hebrew and more or less says something
to Hebrew Speakers.
In Hebrew the equivalent of "Ephraimite" is "Efrati".
"Efrati" can also mean someone from the region of Efrat in Judah (Bethlehem area) as well as meaning
a nobleman. This is discussed in our books "Ephraim" and "Joseph".
There is an important organization today in Israel named 'Efrat" that works to prevent abortions
mainly by persuading women considering abortion not to do so.
In Hebrew we could write our name as:
"Brit-Am Ephraim".
A final decision on this matter has not been taken and your reactions are invited.
2. Questions on Tribal Symbols and the Tribes
Dear Mr. Davidi:
I would like to know if you have any information on Japan. It seems to me that in the past I have seen maps that listed Japan spelled Javanese, just wondered if they are the sons of Javan the grandson of Noah. On the cover of Brit-Am Truth number 7 there are the symbols of the 12 tribes, I know Dan, Judah, Issachar, Zebulum, Benjamin, could you give me the remaining names for the symbols. Thanks for all the information that I have received from your articles. Charles Bassett
Concerning Japan the impression is that most Japanese descend from the Sons of Japhet with an input
from Semites such Edom, Ammon, as well as from Canaan and other Children of Ham.
We hope to publish something on the subject next year.
Our magazine "Brit-Am Truth" issue no.7 had the symbols of the Tribes on the cover with
the names of the Tribes in Hebrew but not in English.
Some tribes according to various sources had more than one symbol.
This is discussed in detail in our book "The Tribes"
According to the system depicted on the cover of "Brit-Am Truth" issue no.7
the symbols (from left to right) are:
Reuben Mandrakes Simeon A Castle Levi The Urim-Breastplate
Judah A Lion Dan A Snake Naphtali a deer-hind
Gad A Tent (Camp) Asher An Olive Tree Issachar a donkey
Zebulon A Ship Joseph A Palm Tree Benjamin a wolf
3. David Ben-Ariel: George Really Is One!
From: David Ben-Ariel <davidbenariel@famvid.com>
Subject: Re: "Brit-Am Now"-603
1. Nazi Claims George Bush is Jewish!
( I bet it is news to him!)
Rather than merely ridicule the idea, refute it if possible. I hadn't
heard of that interesting book before but it APPEARS real. G-d knows. What
we do know is that President Bush is Jewish in part, of the House of
David, by his descent from the British Royal Family, scions of King
David's dynasty.
Shana tovah,
David Ben-Ariel
Brit-Am Comment: For all we know George Bush may be descended from
the Bush Jews of the American Revolutionary Era mentioned in the pamphlet.
There are those that claim that statistically a VERY LARGE percentage of inhabitants
of the USA must have some Jewish ancestry of comparatively recent date.
4. Two Messiahs?
see our article on this subject:
The Two Messiahs
see also:
THE ISRAELITE AND NORTH AFRICAN LINKS TO THE INSULAR CELTS
IN THE LIGHT OF LINGUISTICS
5. Theodore Roosevelt: Quotation
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and
comes short again and again. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great
devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at the best knows in
the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails,
at least fails while daring greatly."
-Theodore Roosevelt
6. Question: What is the Brit-Am Reply to MJA Criticism?
The Messianic Jewish Alliance of America is posting, on many of their associated websites, a very strong and somewhat convincing argument against the "Two house" theory (Israel and Judah) and are strongly against any suggestion of the Ten Lost Tribes, especially Ephraim, as having anything to do with the West or the English speaking world see:
The Ephramite Error: A Short Summary
...MJAA argument against the whole Lost Tribes idea needs to be addressed.
Sincerely,
Philos
Answer:
Shalom,
Your question and a detailed reply tot he article in question have been posted at:
7. New Question and Answer Section on Brit-Am WebSite
A new section of questions and answers has been added to our site.
With time this section will grow and possibly prove quite valuable and of great use
to many.
The section may be accessed at:
Questions and Answers that are already available include the following:
Brit-Am
(1. Is Brit-Am another form of British-Israel?
(2. Is Brit-Am a White Supremacist Movement?
Christianity
(1. Reply to Messianic Jewish Objections
(2. Can Brit-Am be Reconciled with the New Testament?
General
(1. What is a "Goi"?
(2. How does one know for sure that one is descended from Israel?
(3. Is Miscegenation (Racial Mixing) Forbidden?
Joseph
(1. Are all the Gentiles Joseph?
(2. Will Joseph receive all the blessings?
(3. How Did Joseph Receive the Blessings?
(4. What Are Some Distinguishing Points About Judah and Joseph?
(5. WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF EPHRAIM?
Judah
(1. Are Israel and Judah Really Distinctly Different Entities?
(2. Are the Jews Really Only Judah?
Land of Israel
(1. Who Has a Right to Live in the Land of Israel?
Literal Meaning of Scripture
(1. Were Promises of becoming a great multitude literary hyperbole?
Promises and Prophecy
(1. HOW MANY ISRAELITES WILL THERE BE?
(2. What Are Prototypical Prophecies?
8. Thomas Gray: Remark on Linguistics
From: Thomas Gray <tgray@supernet.com.bo>
Subject: Linguistics
I feel that I should point out something that people might miss who have not
had my experience. Here I am, a native American English speaker raising my
children in South America, where one can either speak Spanish or Quechua,
depending on the place of residence. It is a struggle to keep my children
speaking English, even though I always speak to them in English, and English
is very popular to learn here, due to American movies, business usage and
technical writings. Children pick up their peers' language, not their
parents. I speak in the dialect of the U.S. west coast, where I was born
and grew up, not in my father's Maine dialect, nor in my grandfather's Welsh
accent, which I heard quite a bit growing up. My children speak Spanish
with no mixing or "Spanglish" (except an occasional English word like
"futbol" that already has been adopted by the Spanish community.) and with a
perfect South American accent. If we were to be isolated by the collapse of
the airline and communications industry, my great-grandchildren would likely
have no memory or vocabulary of their hereditary English left.
If words from another ethnic group are preserved, I believe that this
usually indicates a massive migration, not just a family or two and is
remarkable evidence of contact or maybe even common heritage. However, it
baffles me as to why a lack of linguistic evidence is considered as a
negative point in anthropological research. Languages can indeed vanish
without a trace.
Thomas Gray.
9. Yom Kippur
Tonight begins the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) which is also my birthday according to
the Hebrew Calendar.
[Leviticus 23:27] ALSO ON THE TENTH DAY OF THIS SEVENTH MONTH THERE SHALL BE A DAY OF ATONEMENT: IT SHALL BE AN HOLY CONVOCATION UNTO YOU; AND YE SHALL AFFLICT YOUR SOULS, AND OFFER AN OFFERING MADE BY FIRE UNTO THE LORD.
[Leviticus 23:28] AND YE SHALL DO NO WORK IN THAT SAME DAY: FOR IT IS A DAY OF ATONEMENT, TO MAKE AN ATONEMENT FOR YOU BEFORE THE LORD YOUR GOD.
[Leviticus 25:9] THEN SHALT THOU CAUSE THE TRUMPET [Hebrew: "Shofar"] OF THE JUBILE TO SOUND ON THE TENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH, IN THE DAY OF ATONEMENT SHALL YE MAKE THE TRUMPET SOUND THROUGHOUT ALL YOUR LAND.
The Jubilee Year was the year in which each person returned to their Tribal Heritage and if they had lost
this Ancestral Heritage it was returned to them at the end of the day of Yom Kippur:
[Leviticus 25:10] AND YE SHALL HALLOW THE FIFTIETH YEAR, AND PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF: IT SHALL BE A JUBILE UNTO YOU; AND YE SHALL RETURN EVERY MAN UNTO HIS POSSESSION, AND YE SHALL RETURN EVERY MAN UNTO HIS FAMILY.
God bless you all
Yair Davidiy <britam@netvision.net.il>
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