"Brit-Am Now"-656
Contents:
1. Jacob Jonker:  Naphtali and Goodly Words?
2. Amerindian Partial Demise Discussion
(a) David Jackson: Diseases to Blame
(b) Greg Lyons: Internecine Warfare at Fault?
3. Question on JEWISH BACKGROUND?
4. New Sites in Favor of Brit-Am
(a) David Ben-Ariel
(b) Zecharyah Solomon
Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Emphasis
5. Message from Eddie Chumney
6. Brit-Am is not going Soft or Ecumenical
7. Answers to Questions Concerning Brit-Am and DNA

1. Jacob Jonker:  Naphtali and Goodly Words?
From: Hortense@ncf.ca
Subject: Re: Naphtali...he giveth goodly words.(Genesis 49:21)

   There is an on-going study in Norway that is compiling DNA data on the Webb surname.  It
turns out that many English people with the surname of Webb belong to the Haplo-group which
in essence means Vikings living in England.  Since Webster is derivative of Webb, could Noah
Webster, the American lexicographer of the dictionary that bears his name, also be descended
from the tribe of Naphtali?

   The Webster's dictionary had a profound influence on the English language like making it
less complicated.  This man certainly seems to have given many goodly words.  Could the
accomplishments of Noah Webster be an example of Naphtali's blessing?

   from Jacob Jonker


David Jackson:
Subject: Re: "Brit-Am Now"-655
re item #2. Thomas Gray: Other Reasons for Amerindian Partial Demise?

Does your subscriber really think the native Americans were so ignorant that
they didn't know to dress warmly enough to keep from freezing to death in
the winter - after managing to survive as a people for thousands of years?
And besides, it's a safe bet that the statue of Massasoit wasn't a
contemporary image created by his own people, but by a European American who
probably wished to convey an idea of the 'Noble Savage'.

According to a recently published book, "1491" by Charles Mann, the Indians
were taller, stronger, and had much better sanitary habits than the first
European settlers they encountered.  European cities of the time were
essentially open cesspools and they considered bathing a moral weakness.

The book points out that the earliest Europeans in North America - French
and Spanish explorers found innumerable natives in countless settlements and
sparse wildlife.  About a hundred years later, the first English explorers
reported just the opposite - few native people and abundant wildlife.
Almost certainly what happened was that the earliest European arrivals
unknowingly unleashed smallpox and other diseases into the native
populations.

The French and Spanish left.  The Indians substantially died off.  Wildlife,
suddenly unchecked exploded, and the English settlers found this when they
arrived, not realizing how different it had been just a century before.

I too believe that there was ancient trade between Europe and the Americas,
but, except for brief Viking forays, it seems to have ceased at least a
thousand years before Columbus's arrival.

David Jackson

(b) Greg Lyons: Internecine Warfare at Fault?
Yair,

In response to "Brit-Am Now - 655" #2) Other Reasons for Amerindian Partial Demise?

The "Book of Mormon", a history of the ancient peoples of the America's,  records that there were great battles that took place between 2 main groups of early inhabitants of the America's.  There was a final battle that occured about 400 A.D.   This battle almost completely wiped out one of those large groups.  They were called at that time, the Nephites.  The Book of Mormon is actually compiled by one of the final survivors of that great battle, Mormon.  He states that the Book of Mormon that we have today is an abridged edition of a greater group of records kept since 630 B.C.   There are some today that feel they know where that great library of records is located in southern Mexico.  They have sent several expeditions into the jungles to try and open the cave where it is believed they are.  They feel that the Lord will allow them to come forth in his time.

God Bless all you're doing for Judah and Israel.
Sincerely,
Greg Lyons - Independence, MO

3. Question on JEWISH BACKGROUND?
M wrote:
My MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME WAS J.... THERE WERE THINGS THAT INDICATED THAT THERE COULD BE JEWISH BACKGROUND BUT NO ONE EVER SAID IT. IS THAT A NAME THAT JEWS TOOK SOMETIMES? I WISH I KNEW THAT IT WERE SO BECAUSE OF MY GREAT LOVE FOR ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THAT I HAD JEWISH BLOOD IN MY VEINS, I JUST FEEL A CONNECTION THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN. IT'S JUST THERE.
SHALOM

Brit-Am Reply:
Concerning your surname I cannot tell you.
The feeling you have described is quite common
and is a sign of the arousal of those of Israelite descent
to return to their roots.
God bless you

4.  New Sites in Favor of Brit-Am
(a) David Ben-Ariel

Shalom Yair,
 I'm happy to announce a  Ten Tribes site - http://tentribes.blogspot.com - to help shine the light on Brit Am and the US & Britain in Prophecy, etc.

Your brother,
David

Ten Tribes

This Ten Tribes site seeks to add to the treasure trove of information about the Israelite origins of the West, prophesied to greatly increase  and culminate in the reconciliation and restoration of Judah with Israel, becoming "One Nation Under God," a truly United Kingdom!

http://tentribes.blogspot.com


(b) Zecharyah Solomon
Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Emphasis

http://latterdayisrael.com/


5. Message from Eddie Chumney
I wonder if you are beginning to realize that with the Israeli government seeking to create a PLO state and with the evacuation started of Judea / Samaria ... that the days for Ephraim and Judah to come together is that much closer ... Jeremiah 16:14-16 ... the 'hunters' (radical Islam) are being sent by HaShem ... for the ultimate purpose to gather the exiles of Israel.

Judah needs to begin to prepare to welcome Ephraim .... while HaShem is making it increasingly difficult to deal with the hunters 'radical Islam' ... which will FORCE Ephraim and Judah to join together to combat a common enemy and for their ultimate physical survival.

I continue to encourage you in the work that you are doing.

Blessing always,

Eddie Chumney

6. Brit-Am is not going Soft or Ecumenical
Recently we may seem to have opened up more to non-Jewish
religious groups.
This is in accordance with reality since these are the people amongst whom most of the
Lost Tribes are to be found and who are the most potentially amenable to our message.
We are not out to convert people only to spread Brit-Am knowledge of  Israelite Ancestry.
This arousal of this awareness is what is needed in our time.
Our past record is a good and a strong one and we can perhaps allow ourselves latitude
that may be difficult for others.
Our Biblical and Rabbinical Proofs have never been contradicted.
http://britam.org/Identity-Proof-of-the-lost-tribes.html
These have been upgraded and improved and eventuality will be posted to the
website together with other material.

7. Answers to Questions Concerning Brit-Am and DNA
A New Brit-Am feature
http://www.britam.org/Questions/QuesDNA.html

This feature is still under formation but in the meantime we have gathered together
most of the material we have remarked upon in the past in regards to DNA.
It contains links to some important and interesting sources and observations.













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