STATE: New York
(a) List of Moshe Davis:
Bethel, Dutchess
Bethel, Sullivan
Bethlehem, Albany
Canaan, Columbia
Carmel, Putnam
Eden, Erie
Ephrata, Fulton
Gilboa, Schoharie
Goshen, Orange
Hebron, Washington
Jericho, Nassau
Lebanon, Onandage
Moriah, Essex
Nineveh, Broome
Sharon, Schoharie
Shushan, Washington
Tribal Associations of Above Names for New York
Bethel, = Benjamin, Ephraim
Bethel, = Benjamin, Ephraim
Bethlehem, = Judah (though there was another town named Bethlehem in the north)
Canaan, = all Israel but especially Manasseh as explained in Joseph .
Carmel, = Manasseh
Eden, = all Israel
Ephrata, = Name for regionof Bethlehem in Judah but Ephrati is a nickname
for anyone belonging to Ephraim
Gilboa, = Menasseh
Goshen, = all Israel, Joseph
Hebron, = Judah
Jericho, Benjamin
Lebanon, Ephraim
Moriah, = Jerusalem = all Israel
Nineveh, = Assyria = Place of Exile of Ten Tribes
Sharon, = Ephraim & Manasseh
Shushan, = all Israel esp. Judah.
b. New York: Additional Names (Biblical names chosen regardless of reason)
with Tribal Associations.
York in northern England was originally called Eboracum or City of the
Iberi , i.e. City of the Hebrews. Eboracum became shortened to Yvorac .
Later (as Orjan Svensson pointed out) the Vikings called it Jorvik (which
means something else, i.e. "bay of earth") and from that we have the
present name York . Nevertheless we can safely say that the Vikings chose
their name for the place since it sounded similar to them to the name that
already existed.
Counties:
Albany = Lebanon= Asher, Ephraim
Lewis=Levi
Montgomery (Mount Gomer) = Gomer (Hosea 1) =all Ten Tribes
Cities and Towns
Adams = all mankind
Adams Center = all mankind
Akron= Ekron = Philistia= Judah
Albany=Lebanon= Ephraim
Avon = Manasseh
Babylon = Exile of Judah
Dansville = Dan
Jordan = Manasseh
Lake Carmel = Manasseh
Levittown = Levi
Lewiston = Levi
Based on names only: New York State comes out strongly with Ephraim and
Manasseh with Manasseh predominating slightly; a strong presence of Judah
and Levi; General presence of the other tribes. Dan, and Asher are noted.
Some presence of Benjamin who belonged to both Judah and Joseph.
HOME
PLACE NAMES IN AMERICA