Date: Sun Oct 27, 2002 5:13 pm
Contents:
1. New Book: payments
2.Cecil Davis: red indian
3. new Subscriber
4. Ms. Jan: Cherokees
5. Stephen Collins, "The Lost Tribes
of Israel...Found".
6. "Seed of Cain" or "Seed of Noah"?
7. Correction about Ring
8. Question: Hyksos and Amalekites
9. The new book "Biblical Truth"
1. New Book: payments
The new book "Biblical Truth" if ordered
now costs
$30. It is possible to pay by a local
US check
sent to:
Yair Davidiy
POB 595
Jerusalem 91004
Israel
2.Cecil Davis: red indian
Dear Yair,
You have heard my story "first hand",
but with the recent questions and
statements about American (Red) Indians
I thought I should put some of it
in writing to you.
My parents and hundreds of my relatives
were born in the Oklahoma
Territory, my mother was part Choctaw,
and her father was Irish. I have
first and second cousins that are registered
Creek Indian. One of my
(Creek) first cousin's father (my uncle)
has on his US army military
gravestone, a Star of David; he was
a sergeant in World War 1. Along with
my dad he is Scottish, Irish, and possibly
Choctaw, but none are documented
as my Creek relatives are. My wife
is English, Dutch, French, and Miami Indian.
In 1942 on the day I enlisted in the
US Army Air Corps I met the first Jew
I had ever known, prior to this I knew
nothing about Jews, don't recall
even hearing the word.
In a short time Lenny and I were like
brothers. We were separated during
the war and lost contact with one another,
seven years later I recognised
his voice while riding in an elevator
in busy downtown Los Angeles. We were
ecstatic with joy to be together again;
when Lenny introduced me to his
family he told them I was an Indian/Jew.
He very much wanted me to be a Jew
also, we had a laugh about his statement,
but little did we know how true
it really was. My beloved friend died
17 years later while I was flying in
Ecuador.
For many years before moving to Israel
I was convinced by the Bible, other
information, and the Lord speaking
to my heart, that I was a descendent
from one of the Lost Ten Tribes. It
was with great anticipation that my
family and I drove to Jerusalem in
1995 to hear you lecture on the Lost
Tribes, and to afterwards meet you.
Your outstanding information and books
have verified what I had previously
believed to be true. As you know Yair I
cannot prove my relationship with any
of the Tribes, but I do not need
human proof, we came to live out our
lives in Israel because of the
dictates of our hearts. I cannot be
content doing any other thing, as God
allows many others like us will follow.
I deeply appreciate your honesty and
wisdom, the time consuming work of
research and study, plus your willingness
to live a frugal life ... It is
my pleasure and privilege to have you
as a friend.
Looking forward to your next visit.
Your friend,
Cecil
Israel
3. new Subscriber
From: Ron & Kathi
HEllo;
I would love to recieve your newsletter,
I have read much that you offer
online.I enjoy the way you detail out
the tribes with scriptural and
historical reference.
Thank you very much.
Kathi
4. Ms. Jan: Cherokees
Dear Mr. Davidi and Friends;
A very good book is written by Mr. Stephen
Collins, "The Lost Tribes of
Israel...Found". The entire book is
very interesting and he does address
American Natives. His writings are
backed up by many references; so that
one can check them out and validate
his writings.
I believe he also has writings about
Navajo's. It is interesting that the
Navaho method of naming children is
similar to Israelites and the manner in
which the family clans operate. Within
the family each person had a
specific function to fulfill in order
for the whole family to operate
correcty. For instance a sister was
very important for the care and
instruction of the children. If you
lost a sister in the family it was a
great loss not only in terms of the
personal relationship; but also in
terms of function, who would care for
the children? There were women who
for one reason or another had no family
or the family matured beyond
needing a "sister" , so you could adopt
from the same clan a women/girl
into your family to fulfill the function
of child care. She received all
the family benefits, including inheritance
and such and responsibilites. It
was said she usurped or took the place
of the sister. Was it so bad if
Jacob ursurped?....
This kind of usurption is seen in many
cultures. Often I've found knowing
ancient customs and tradition has helped
me to more fully understand our
patriarchs and to have a less negative
feeling towards some of the things
they did. Hey Abraham's life was at
stake and if his life was in jeoprady
then the whole Israelite nation was
in jeopardy; he needed a sister figure
and Sara agreed. If he were incorporating
a known and accepted
custom/practice of usurption they did
he they lie? Often we are relieved to
see our ancestors making errors, whew
we don't have to be perfect. It let's
us off the hook; then again if we are
not careful it becomes a stumbling
block for careless living.
Ms. Jan
5. Stephen Collins, "The Lost Tribes
of Israel...Found".
Shalom Yair,
Anyone can obtain a single copy of
my book ["The Lost Tribes of
Israel...Found"] by ordering it from
me directly
at: Steven Collins, P.O. Box 88735,
Sioux Falls, SD 57109-1005, USA. A
single copy ordered in the USA costs
$20 plus $5 for shipping fees for a
total of $25(US)
Those wishing to order the books in
quantity or from nations other than the
USA can contact me via email (scollins@l...)
directly for a shipping
quote.
Steve
6. "Seed of Cain" or "Seed of Noah"?
Big Jim wrote:
Mr Yair Davidiy, How are you fairing
in these times of trouble where you
live? Well I don't have your expertise
in this tribes or decedents's of the
peoples of the bible area and profess
none, this is why I find your site
most interesting. First off I have
only been tuned into your site for about
a year. I love the first hand reporting
you do of what is happening right
where you live.Keep up the good work.
Secondly since I apparently am a late
comer to your teaching about bible
history, I am a little behind it appears
in the earlier teaching, but I am getting
caught up through some of your
books. I am however confused over just
who we are. My lineage goes back to
Abram and I belive G-ds covenant with
Abram & Isaac is my covenant right. I
can see that Abraham's covenant is
commanded by G-d in Deut7:9,IChr 16:15,
Ps 105:8 for1000 generations. I am
no mathematician so best I can figure we
are some where around the 85th now,
Is that about what you figure? And if I
be of the seed of Abraham through Isaac
and not Ishmael, I then can see
also from the book of Genesis that
I therefor am a direct decedent of Adam
through the Seth side not the Cain
side.As I see the book of Genesis
teaches Cain is of the seed of the
serpent.
Comment: These ideas are not justified
by the simple meaning of the Bible.
Our policy is to always take the Bible
as literally as possible unless we
have strong tradition to the contrary
or unless
the Bible itself hints otherwise.
All present-day mankind are descended
from Noah and his family. All the
others were wiped out in the Flood.
7. Correction about Ring
Shalom Yair,
I was having a "senior moment" (absent
mindedness) when I told you about
the Christian wedding ceremonial ring
being placed on the finger next to
the little finger of the right hand.
That is NOT CORRECT. The rings are,
in fact, placed on the finger next
to the little finger of the left hand.
My husband came and very dramatically
looked at my right hand to see if I
had my wedding ring there. He then
reminded me that the ring is placed on
the left hand. I still do not know
why, though.
I'm sorry if I confused you or any of
your readers by not knowing my left
from my right. Sometimes, when I was
marching in the Navy, I had the
same problem with my left and right.
Best regards,
Annette Hawkins Balnicky
Commander USNR(Ret)
8. Question: Hyksos and Amalekites
From: Eric Schendel
Subject: Re: New Book: "Biblical Truth"--Hyksos
and Amalekites, David Rohl
Hi Yair,
Allways good to get your emails.
With reference to your identification
of the Hyksos with Hebrews, what are
your thoughts about the thesis here,
that they were Amalekites:
http://debate.org.uk/topics/history/rohl-1.htm
For that matter, what do you think
of David Rohl's arguments re reconciling
classical Egyptian chronology with
Biblical chronology, as summarized in the
above website?
Regards,
Eric
Answer: Rohl says that there were actually
two groups of "Asiatics"
(Hyksos) inn Egypt just before
the exodus. The first groups was highly
Egyptianised and they left, then
came another group.
Rohl idenitifies the first group with
Israel and the second group with
Amalekites.
the basis for identifying the second
group with Amalekites appears mainly
to be an Arab legend and the
mention of Amalekites possessing an
Egyptian slave in the Book of Samuel.
There may be other evidence but for
the moment we have become more reserved
about this possibility than we were
in the past.
The same applies for the revised chronology
of Rohl.
I agree with Rohl that the present
day chronological scheme should be
revised and academics are also
on the same track, see Peter James:
"Ages of Darkness".
9. The new book "Biblical Truth"
"Biblical Truth" should be printed
shortly.
The work contains information and insights
that confirm
"Brit-Am" identity. The knowledge is
either new or a new aspect of what was
revealed in the past.
The information and proofs are very
strong and it is vital that we all be
aware of them.
Please order your copy now,
Yair Davidiy