A Study on:
Biblical Place Names in America
by Yair Davidiy
[see table of states below]

Update on 'Biblical Names':

Shalom,
     Our series "Biblical Names in the USA" was based on a list comprised by Moshe Davis and his wife, in which ONLY names whose Biblical inspiration had been officially confirmed (by local authorities, etc) was included.  The value of this list may be that we can say that it reflects a conscious  affirmation of what may be subconscious tribal identification.  On the other hand very many Biblical names in the USA were not included in the list since the names may have been given for other reasons, e.g. one town named "Jacob" may have been so named because "Jacob Smith" was a founding member and such a town would not be in the list.  Another town may be named "Jacob" in honor of the Biblical patriarch and it would be in the list.
     Such a system ignores the aspect of Divine Providence that would say that no matter what the reason,  the fact that such and such a name was given may have a reason beyond that known, even to the people who bestowed the name in the first place. From now on we will take account of the two aspects together and may eventually go back over the lists we have already given out and revise them while keeping the two aspects separate, i.e. we will continue to publish and analyze names taken from the list of Moshe Davis and  we will put out additional entries listing all other Biblical names known to us and also analyze their tribal applications. Preliminary indications already show that the two lists appear to correspond with each other regarding tribal identifications.
Yair Davidiy
3/13/03

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  We believe the USA is dominated by Manasseh and represents Manasseh. The USA is also populated by many from Ephraim, as well as from other tribes. The USA, in many respects, is the primary embodiment today, firstly, of the Tribes of Joseph, and secondly, of all of the Lost Ten Tribes. In addition, the USA is the country in which most of our subscribers dwell, it is the one for which we have the most information, and the place that has proven the most amenable to our message.

    In my opinion the Biblical names, and how they are distributed across the USA, confirm our beliefs and Brit-Am researches. Not everybody will agree with me but we have other evidence. The beauty of our studies is that we have something for everybody and proof from every point of view. This is how it should be.

  Please feel free to participate in this research and send in any observations you have. We are going through the names State by State. I have many other ongoing projects at the present, so we will progress bit by bit. The full picture, and significant patterns, will only be available once we have examined all the names and mapped them out. In the meantime we can make intermediate estimations with the willingness to adapt and change them later and being aware that this will almost certainly be necessary.

    The Bible teaches us to believe in Divine Providence and that names are significant.

"With Eyes Towards Zion. Scholars Colloquium on America-Holy Land Studies", edited by Moshe Davis, New York 1977.

Note: Places connected to Jerusalem should not necessarily be counted to 'Judah' since Jerusalem was the primary capital and religious center and belonged to ALL the tribes of Israel.