"Brit-Am Now"-215
March 16, 2003
Contents:
1. Question about the name "Machir" and America
2. Note on Repentance and Restoration.
3. Question on Individual Family Roots:
4. re: MESSAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS
5. Stomach ulcers draw a map of human migration
6. Mummies in ancient Britain (Egyptian Influence?)
7. Suggestion from: Betty Rhodes concerning MESSAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS AND
CITIZENS
and newer slightly altered version
1. Question about the name "Machir" and America
Question:
yoseph@sohu.com
>Where is the link between Amerigo Vespucci's name and Machir of Menahshe?
>if it is an arbitrary assertion it certainly doesn't lend much credibility
>to the movement.
>i don't see it as very important; i was merely stating the fact that
>some told me that they had already covered such ground and found the
>assertion to be inconsistent with the current linguistic information
>available. perhaps in the future that will change.
Answer:
There was a famous Jewish noble in France whose Hebrew name was Machir.
In Jewish documents he is referred to as "Machir" or "HaMachiri".
"HaMachiri" strictly speaking in Biblical Hebrew would mean "The People of
Machir"
but in the documents in question the term was used as a kind of nickname
implying,
"The man named Machir".
This person, "Machir", was also very famous amongst the Gentiles and is
mentioned in local ballads and legends.
The Gentiles called him a variety of names all of which were derived from
the name "Machir" or "HaMachiri".
It should be noted that the name "Machir" in Hebrew is pronounced with a
guttural "ch" and is difficult for an untrained person to pronounce and
cannot be accurately transcribed in western alphabets.
One of the forms of the name "HaMacheri" used by the Gentiles and
documented is "Americo".
Such permutations of Hebrew names and wordings are quite common and
considered an obvious linguistic phenomenon.
You said:
>"some had told me that they had already covered such ground and found the
>assertion to be inconsistent with the current linguistic information available"
If this is true then there should be some reasoning behind it. Who are
"some "? What kind of intellectual browbeating are you attempting? We can
all say a lot of things but without evidence to support what we say we
cannot really expect others to believe us. What is "the current linguistic
information available". The equation "America= HaMacheri" is not derived
from some abstract linguistic study based on theoretical principles but
rather on known historical evidence.
We have the documented equation of the name Americo with Machir.
For references regarding the relevant documents and their complete
quotations and translation see:
Arthur J. ZUCKERMAN, "A Jewish Princedom in Feudal France, 768 900. New
York 1972.
Americo Vespucci came from an area near that of the original Jewish noble
named Machir and he received his name
due to the form "Americo" having become popularly accepted. He gave this
name to America.
The name "America" is indirectly derived from the Hebrew "HaMachiri". The
name strictly speaking in Biblical Hebrew
means "The People of Machir". Machir was the first born son of Menasseh.
"Machir" in Biblical Hebrew can mean "Selling" or "Capitalism".
The Jewish noble name "Machir" was a direct descendant of King David.
His family eventually assimilated amongst the nobility of France, Normandy,
Flanders, and Britain.
I would not be surprised if several American Presidents are descendants of
"Machir".
In our books "Joseph" and "Ephraim" we also explained how according to the
etymology of Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsch in his Classical Rabbinical
Commentary on Genesis the name "Manasseh" means "responsible representative
government" such as that embodies in the US constitution.
"Ephrati" means somebody from Ephraim and nobility according to sources
quoted in the Hebrew Dictionary of Iben Shushan.
Britain is about the only nation in the world where the principal of
aristocracy still exists.
The Bible gives importance to names. The name "Abram" was changed by God to
"Abraham" and "Sarai" to Sarah.
Names are important and to those who, believe in Divine Providence are
given for a reason.
2. Note on Repentance and Restoration.
In the Bible, especially the Book of Leviticus, when somebody sinned he
had to repent and bring a sacrifice and his sin would be atoned for.
The word for sacrifice in Hebrew is "korban" derived from the root "korev"
meaning "draw closer". Through the sacrifice the sinner would draw closer
to God and his sin would be atoned.
These days we cannot at present offer up animal or produce sacrifices in
the Temple as before but we can still "draw closer".
Through endeavoring to "draw closer" to the Almighty we can atone for our sins.
3. Question on Individual Family Roots:
At 13:49 15/03/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear Rabbi Davidy,
> I was so excited by a recent trip to your website. Hashem has
> place such a
>yearning and desire to study Hebrew and Israel's traditions that although I
>don't know of any Jewish ancestry in my family, I have believed for some
>time that I am part of Israel. I am interested in researching my roots (and
>my husband's). My maiden name was Noble. Our ancestors came from Great
>Britain around Bath.
> Could you direct me to an appropriate website or source where I could
>research my roots.
> Baruch Hashem,
> Cindy
Answer: (a) I am not a "Rabbi".
(b) We cannot help individual families trace their roots at present. Maybe
in the future we, or someone like us, will be able to do so since very
often information is available. There are genealogical discussion groups on
the web that concentrate on specific families.
You may obtain some assistance from these though I would not be overduly
optimistic.
We say that in general descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes settled in the
British isles and in neighboring lands and that in the last days they will
be aroused to return to their roots. Your experience is evidence of this
phenomenon in its initial stages.
God bless you
Yair Davidiy
4. Question on the Lemba of Zimbabwe and South Africa.
>Dear Mr. Davidiy:
>
>I am really not trying to be nosy or anything, but how do you feel about
>the Lemba Tribe in Zimbabwe (I believe it is). I mean, do you think that
>they are Jewish? It also seems as though I have heard of a tribe all the
>way in western China or Tibet that claims they are Jews too. I'm afraid I
>don't know this tribe's name.
>
>Look, I know you are concentrating on Europe, Australia-New Zealand and
>the Americas, but I have never seen anything on your website commenting on
>this.
>
>Sharon
Answer:
The Lemba Tribe of Zimbabwe and South Africa have some Hebraic customs and
a tradition that they came from Southern Arabia.
DNA studies indicated that some of the males (but not the females) did come
from the said area. Their priestly caste also showed evidence of the
so-called "Cohen" gene through the finding of this gene is less significant
than once thought. The DNA findings in question were significant only when
compared with those of the surrounding peoples. Otherwise by European
standards they would not have necessarily meant much. Tudor Parfiitt ("The
Lost Tribes of Israel", 2002) seems to suggest that the Lemba came from a
group of males from a city in South Arabia where the population in
pre-Islamic times had adopted some Jewish customs or these males really
were Jewish.
We acknowledge that people of Jewish or Lost Ten Tribes descent are liable
to be found all over the world. We concentrate on the west especially
"Anglo-Saxon" countries since that is where the Lost Ten Tribes settled as
a concentrated group and where according to the Bible they have and will be
fulfilling their God-given destiny. Even so there is a category we refer to
as "Captive Jews" meaning descendants of Jews or Israelites all over the
world who will return to their people together with the Lost Ten Tribes.
4. re: MESSAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS
Yair,
This is a wonderful and inspirational message. I've shared it with my
family. THANK YOU for sending it to me. The Great Plan of God is so
evident in true history and in world news events today.
Allen
J. Allen Stein
Yair:
I applaud you for sending out this message. It puts forth the best case
of physical & spiritual reasons of why USA, etc. MUST GO to war with Iraq
and its allies.
I just wish that Israel would be as straight forward in its own defense
against the palestinian occupiers. They are terrorists allies of Iraq,
who are supported financially, and spiritually as well as with weapons
material and training.
Shalom, Richard Atwood
Orlando, FL, USA
Shalom Shalom Mr. Yair:
Todah so much for this outstanding article Mr. Yair. This was really
"outstanding" Yair. The article itself was a "blessing" to me. Before I
forget, have a "Happy Purim!" May Hamman's name be erased "forever."
Am Israel Chai
Tom Morris
Youngsville, Louisiana
5. Stomach ulcers draw a map of human migration
By Deborah Smith, Science Writer
March 10 2003
The germ that causes stomach ulcers has been a constant travelling
companion throughout tens of thousands of years of human migration.
From the arrival of the first farmers in Europe to the more recent slave
trade out of Africa, the tiny spiral bacterium Helicobacter pylori has been
hitching a ride inside the travellers' guts, new research shows.
Now the bug could help reveal details about these ancient movements of people.
A genetic analysis of the bacteria found in the stomachs of 27 groups of
people around the world, including Australians, has identified five
ancestral groups of H. pylori.
White people in Australia, not surprisingly, tend to be infected with
European bacteria.
Maoris have a version that arose in East Asia, and the lack of diversity in
their bacteria shows that only small numbers of people were able to
island-hop all the way to New Zealand from Polynesia about a thousand years
ago, the study concludes.
Native Americans have more genetically diverse bacteria derived from the
same group as the New Zealanders, revealing the bug first made it to the
New World more than 12,000 years ago when people crossed the Bering Strait
from Siberia to Alaska.
The research, by an European and American team, is an important
contribution to understanding the pathogen, says Australia's leading expert
on the bug, Barry Marshall of the University of Western Australia.
Professor Marshall and his colleague Dr Robin Warren revolutionised the
treatment of ulcers with their 1983 discovery that they were caused by H.
pylori and could be cured with antibiotics.
Professor Marshall's team is studying bacteria from Aboriginal people in
Western Australia, to determine whether the germs are of European origin.
The research could explain the mystery of why Aborigines did not get
stomach ulcers before colonisation. They may never have been infected by H.
pylori, he said. "We suspect there weren't any indigenous strains."
Migrations have usually been traced using archeological finds, by comparing
the genes of different peoples, and analysing similarities in languages.
Most bacteria spread quickly between humans. But H. pylori is unusual,
because it is passed down within families, usually from mother to child, on
shared food or eating implements or in contaminated water.
This story was found at:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/09/1047144868643.html
6. Mummies in ancient Britain (Egyptian Influence?)
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=387535
This Britain
Prehistoric mummies unearthed in Hebrides
By David Keys, Archaeology Correspondent
16 March 2003
Mummification was practised by prehistoric Britons, according to a
discovery made by archeologists from Sheffield University who have found
the skeletal remains of two mummies buried under the floor of a
3,000-year-old house on the Hebridean island of South Uist.
The find, at Cladh Hallan on the west coast, will be officially announced
on the BBC this Tuesday. It is the first indication that some prehistoric
Europeans mummified their dead.
The archaeologists realised that something was unusual about the skeletons
when tests revealed the individuals had died up to 500 years before they
had been interred. Detailed forensic tests then showed they were mummified
using peat as a preservation agent.
"The discovery is likely to redefine key aspects of life and death in
prehistoric Britain," said Dr Mike Parker Pearson, director of the
excavation. "It suggests that ancestors were even more central to ancient
British belief systems than we had previously thought. We had never
expected to find evidence for mummification in prehistoric Europe. This
find is therefore a complete revelation." The discovery may also help to
explain why some 15 million Bronze Age bodies are missing according to
funerary evidence. If mummification was very widely used, many bodies would
never have been buried.
The older of the two mummies, a man, died in around 1500BC, while the
other, a woman, died around two centuries later.
Scientific analysis concluded the bodies were placed in a peat bog for
between six and 18 months. The bodies were then exhumed and kept above
ground until being buried again in around 1000BC.
Three things indicated mummification first that the bodies had been buried
in an entirely anatomically correct condition hundreds of years after death
suggesting that something, presumably skin and sinews, had kept the
skeletons from falling apart, second that the outer few millimetres of bone
had been demineralised an effect caused by temporary immersion in a peat
bog and third that bacterial attack stomach bacteria devouring the corpse
and attacking the bones had been halted shortly after death.
The mummies were buried under the floor of a large Bronze Age house which
was part of a complex of seven conical-roofed round houses. Over the
ensuing centuries the complex was used as a burial place for cremated
children's bones and for the sacrifice of dogs and sheep.
Why the mummies were buried after being kept above ground for so many
centuries is as yet unknown. It could be that invaders took over the area
and expropriated not only the indigenous community's land but its ancestral
mummies as well but what really happened will only be revealed by future
archaeological research.
7. Suggestion from: Betty Rhodes concerning MESSAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS AND
CITIZENS
and newer slightly altered version
Suggestion From: Betty Rhodes <betmatrho@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: MESSAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS
Yair,
Perhaps all
members and friends of Brit-Am should send MESSAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS AND
CITIZENS to the Newspapers across the
country.
Thanks,
Betty
New Slightly Altered Version from Yair:
MESSAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS CONCERNING THE PRESENT CONFRONTATION
The USA is acting in self-defense
On September 11 terrorists hijacked American planes and flew
them into the Twin Towers in New York killing and maiming innocent people,
destroying valuable property, and humiliating the USA in the eyes of the
world by presenting it as powerless to protect its own citizens in their
own home. This was an act of war. The USA is duty bound to reply in order
to protect its own citizens and the civilized world that relies on the USA
to protect it from the forces of darkness. The organization responsible
for the terrorist attack, Al-Qaeda, was trained and funded by Iraq (see
David Rose in The Observer, Sunday March 16, 2003) and by elements in
Saudia Arabia. The attack on the Twin Towers was coordinated with the Iraqi
Intelligence Service. The attack was part of a concerted plan against the
USA. Iraq has stockpiled chemical and biological weapons and prepared an
infrastructure to support the war against the USA. Fighting this war
involves conquering Iraq and obtaining a firmer presence in the area in
order to neutralize anti-USA terrorist forces in the neighboring regions.
Extreme Islamic Terrorist forces have decided on a concerted effort to
emasculate the USA. Certain nations in Europe are surreptitiously
supporting these forces in order to reduce the USA to a nonentity and take
its place. Oil is also a factor. The Iraqi regime oppresses its own people
and its minorities. Iraqi uses its petroleum resources to bankroll a
struggle-to-the-death against Britain and the USA. Iraq extends to other
nations the promise of access to this resource as a reward for support
against the allies. Oil has become a weapon. Let us be even more realistic.
The allies (i.e. chiefly Israel, Britain, the USA, and their kin) are the
only actively good nations in the world today. All other entities to
various degrees are cannibalistic or connive at cannibalism in their
neighbors. If the allies go down, so does the world. If after fighting a
just war, motivated by self-defense, the allies would be enabled to enhance
their influence on the international scene through their guaranteed access
to additional oil reserves, so much the better. There are no vacuums in
this world. Somebody has to do it. Who else is there who can be relied
upon? Germany? Russia? France? Japan? China? For all their faults and
iniquities the USA and Britain are still like blushing virgins compared to
the alternatives.
Our Existence is at Stake
On a deeper level the USA and Britain are fighting for their
very existence. Every living creature is endowed with three basic
instincts: To survive, to reproduce, to express itself individually and as
part of a family, tribal, or national unit. Once an entity denies its inner
identity it withers and decays. We must be true to ourselves. The Tribes of
Israel, especially Judah and Joseph, comprise the arm of the Almighty in
this world: "ISRAEL IS THE ROD OF HIS INHERITANCE: THE LORD OF HOSTS IS HIS
NAME.
THOU ART MY BATTLE AXE AND WEAPONS OF WAR: FOR WITH THEE WILL I BREAK IN
PIECES THE NATIONS, AND WITH THEE WILL I DESTROY KINGDOMS" [Jeremiah
51:19-20].
These nations and their offshoots are peopled by progeny of
the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. Historically, Britain, the USA, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand were founded and still are dominated by
descendants of the Tribes of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh. Citizens and
dependants of these nations, no matter what their origin, participate in
the blessings and duties of Joseph.
What are these?
Abraham the Hebrew was the progenitor of the Israelite nation.
Concerning Abraham, God said:
<<ABRAHAM SHALL SURELY BECOME A GREAT AND MIGHTY NATION, AND ALL THE
NATIONS OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED IN HIM.
<< FOR I KNOW HIM, THAT HE WILL COMMAND HIS CHILDREN AND HIS HOUSEHOLD
AFTER HIM, AND THEY SHALL KEEP THE WAY OF THE LORD, TO DO JUSTICE AND
JUDGMENT; THAT THE LORD MAY BRING UPON ABRAHAM THAT WHICH HE HATH SPOKEN OF
HIM.>> [Genesis 18:18-19]. Becoming a great and mighty nationwas a
prerequisite of enabling ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTHto be BE BLESSED IN
HIM. The descendants of Abraham in order to fulfill their destiny and bring
a blessing on all the nations of the earth, to do justice and judgment,
they first have to become a great and mighty nation. They must maintain
that status as a God-given right and duty. Abraham was told that his seed
would inherit the gate of his enemies (Genesis 22:17 cf. 24:60). Isaac
married Rebecca and it was predicted that her seed would possess the gate
of those who hate them (Genesis 24:60). These prophecies meant that the
promised seed would possess international thoroughfares and vantage points
of strategic importance as the USA and Britain (and only they) have done. A
blessing is not only a prize one receives willingly. It is also something
to be wanted and strived for. The blessings were given according to the
predispositions of those receiving them. The essence of Joseph needs to
express itself through the possession of strategic regions giving the owner
an edge over his potential enemies. Ishmael was the forefather of the Arabs
and he was cast away (Genesis 21:10). Ishmael is a wild self-destructive
being whose hand is against everybody (Genesis 16:12). Esau was the
forefather of many ruling elites in Europe. The West European peoples
include both descendants of Israel and of Esau (also known as Edom) and in
some respects at certain times Esau is predominant. Both Ishmael and Esau
(Genesis 27:41) have an eternal enmity against the descendants of Israel.
In many ways Iraq today is merely a puppet representing deeper darker
forces striving to destroy the Chosen Peoples of Judah and Joseph. Joseph
received the rights of the firstborn son of Israel (Genesis 49:26
1-Chronicles 5:1). The two sons of Joseph were Ephraim and Manasseh.
Ephraim would become a multitude of nations (48:19), malo hagoim(i.e.
fullness of the nations) and rule over other peoples (Targum Onkelos).
Manasseh would also become great after Ephraim (48:19).
Joseph is Obligated to Defeat the Enemies of Israel
The two halves of Israel (headed by Judah and Joseph) need to
be united. Division is a curse (Numbers 23:7). They will exist separately
from other nations (Genesis 49:26 Numbers 23:9). They will be so numerous
that they cannot be counted (Numbers 23:10). The blessings to Israel were
unconditional (Numbers 23:19, 23:20). They are likened unto a unicorn
(Numbers 23:22 24:8), and a lion (23:24). They will dwell in good fertile
areas (Numbers 24:6). Their descendants will be found in many waters
(Numbers 24:7), i.e. abiding by different Seas and Oceans. They will be
very powerful (Numbers 24:7), becoming a universal militarily might and a
world power (Numbers 24:8). Manasseh (symbolized by a unicorn) will become
the most powerful tribe and the fullest expression of Israelite might
(Numbers 24:8). The Scottish coat-of-arms depicts two unicorns. Descendants
of Manasseh through Scotsmen and Scots-Irish dominate the USA. The lion and
unicorn representing Israel in the last days are recalled in juxtaposition
(Numbers 24:9) and they are represented on the British coat-of-arms. Joseph
shall conquer Edom (Numbers 24:18 Obadiah 1:20) meaning Germany and Europe.
In the Last Days there will be a Great Confrontation amongst all the major
powers of the earth. Descendants of the Israelite Tribe of Asher are also
to be found in Britain and America and the blessing to Asher involved
possessing enormous quantities of oil (Genesis 33:24). This is usually
understood to refer to olive products but the intention in our time is more
pertinent to petroleum.
The prophet Micah likened people from certain border regions
in Judah who were about to join the Lost Ten Tribes in exile to a
ball-headed eagle (Micah 1:16). This is a symbol of the USA. The remnant of
Jacob will be amongst the non-Israelite nations as a lion (Micah 5:7)
amongst the flocks of sheep from whom none can deliver (Micah 5:8). All the
enemies of Israel will be cut off. In other words the descendants of Israel
will become the major world power. Micah says that the Ten Tribes when they
return will go first to the Bashan and Gilead (Micah 7:14) while Zechariah
(10:10) speaks of Ephraim repossessing Lebanon and Gilead. These areas
overlap with the territory of Iraq. Abraham the first Hebrew came out of
Iraq (Genesis 11:31) to go to the Promised Land. Betty Matteson Rhodes
pointed out that as a first step on their way home the descendants of
Joseph now seem to be returning to Iraq. Ancient Babylon was in the area of
Iraq. Sadam Hussein considers himself an incarnation of Nebuchadnessar the
Babylonian Emperor and he has reconstructed parts of ancient Babylon.
Babylon of old was an enemy of Israel and destroyed the Temple. Retribution
was prophesied against her:
[Psalms 137:1] BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON, THERE WE SAT DOWN, YEA, WE WEPT,
WHEN WE REMEMBERED ZION.
[137:2] WE HANGED OUR HARPS UPON THE WILLOWS IN THE MIDST
THEREOF.
[137:3] FOR THERE THEY THAT CARRIED US AWAY CAPTIVE REQUIRED OF US A SONG;
AND THEY THAT WASTED US REQUIRED OF US MIRTH, SAYING, SING US ONE OF THE
SONGS OF ZION.
[137:4] HOW SHALL WE SING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE
LAND?
[137:5] IF I FORGET THEE, O JERUSALEM, LET MY RIGHT HAND FORGET HER
CUNNING.
[137:6] IF I DO NOT REMEMBER THEE, LET MY TONGUE CLEAVE TO THE ROOF OF MY
MOUTH; IF I PREFER NOT JERUSALEM ABOVE MY CHIEF JOY.
[137:7] REMEMBER, O LORD, THE CHILDREN OF EDOM IN THE DAY OF JERUSALEM; WHO
SAID, RASE IT, RASE IT, EVEN TO THE FOUNDATION THEREOF.
[137:8] O DAUGHTER OF BABYLON, WHO ART TO BE DESTROYED; HAPPY SHALL HE BE,
THAT REWARDETH THEE AS THOU HAST SERVED US.
[137:9] HAPPY SHALL HE BE, THAT TAKETH AND DASHETH THY LITTLE ONES AGAINST
THE STONES.
Edom (Psalm 137:7) meaning Europe is linked with Babylon. In Biblical
Prophecy one name can have several meanings. Babylonrepresents certain
powers in Europe as well as the real physical entity of the Babylonian
Empire whose ancient capital was only a few miles away from Bagdad in Iraq
today.
MILITARY PROWESS
It was said that in order for Abraham to fulfill his goal he
would have to become a great and mighty nation possessing the gates (vital
strategic points and international thoroughfares) of his enemies (Genesis
22;16-19). The Prophets spoke of the ferocity in warfare of Joseph (e.g.
Micah ch.5). Moses after blessing each of the Israelite Tribes (Deuteronomy
ch.33) then blessed them all together saying that they should enjoy
economic plenty (Deuteronomy 33;28) and overwhelmingly defeat all of their
enemies and for whom God would be their shield of help and "sword of
excellency(Deuteronomy 33;29), as explained from the Hebrew original in our
work, Ephraim. The original Hebrew passage says that through the sword you
will receive respect and honor.
The prophet Malachi (4:6) warns us that in the Last Days the
hearts of the children shall turn back to their fathers and the hearts of
the fathers to their children. We have to do what we must to ensure the
future, to respect our forebears, and to know from whence we came and to
where we must head. This is our duty. In the Messianic Era there will be no
more fighting and no dissension but until then each one of us must do what
he is able including waging war when we must to the utmost of our ability.
<<WHEN THOU GOEST OUT TO BATTLE AGAINST THINE ENEMIES, AND SEEST HORSES,
AND CHARIOTS, AND A PEOPLE MORE THAN THOU, BE NOT AFRAID OF THEM: FOR THE
LORD THY GOD IS WITH THEE, WHICH BROUGHT THEE UP OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT.
<<AND IT SHALL BE, WHEN YE ARE COME NIGH UNTO THE BATTLE, THAT THE PRIEST
SHALL APPROACH AND SPEAK UNTO THE PEOPLE,
<<AND SHALL SAY UNTO THEM, HEAR, O ISRAEL, YE APPROACH THIS DAY UNTO BATTLE
AGAINST YOUR ENEMIES: LET NOT YOUR HEARTS FAINT, FEAR NOT, AND DO NOT
TREMBLE, NEITHER BE YE TERRIFIED BECAUSE OF THEM;
<<FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS HE THAT GOETH WITH YOU, TO FIGHT FOR YOU AGAINST
YOUR ENEMIES, TO SAVE YOU>> [Deuteronomy 20:1-4]
<<THE LORD BLESS THEE, AND KEEP THEE:
<< THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON THEE, AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO
THEE:
<< THE LORD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON THEE, AND GIVE THEE
PEACE.
<< AND THEY SHALL PUT MY NAME UPON THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, AND I WILL BLESS
THEM. [Numbers 6:24-27]
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