Date: 05/21/2002 1:33:49 AM Central
Daylight Time
1.
Our friend Gooitzen Van der Laan has
available copies of
Lost Israelite Identity. At present
we here in Jerusalem have no copies
available but hope to obtain them.
In the meantime those who are interested
may contact Gooitzen
who is a good supporter of ours and
assisted us in publishing
Lost Israelite Identity in 1996.
gvanderlaannld@netscape.net (Gooitzen
Van der Laan)
>Nederlands Israel Boekenfonds
>Postbus 30009
>1303 AA ALMERE
>The Netherlands
>My e-mailaddress is: gvanderlaannld@netscape.net
2.
"LOST ISRAELITE IDENTITY"
"A wise man will hear and will increase
learning; and a man of
understanding shall acquire wise counsels"
(Proverbs 1;5).
Preview
There were originally Twelve populous large Israelite Tribes. Ten
of these Tribes split off from the
remaining two and formed their own
kingdom of "Israel". They were conquered
by the Assyrians, exiled en masse,
and disappeared. Exiled along with
them were many from the two Tribes that
remained.
The Bible (2-Kings ch.17) and archaeological discoveries prove
that most of the Ancient Hebrews were
taken away by the Assyrians. Their
identity, according to conventional
accounts, was lost to themselves and to
others and nobody is quite certain
what became of them. NEVERTHELESS, they
are spoken of throughout the Prophets
(e.g. Jeremiah chs.30-31, Hosea
chs.1-3, most of Isaiah, Amos, etc.)
and in Talmudic and Rabbinical sources
as if wherever they are they remain
grouped together and are destined to
return to God and to the Land of Israel.
Before their return, Scripture
infers, they will be fulfilling an
important role in civilizing and
humanizing mankind. In other words
the "Lost Ten Tribes" exist, and must be
somewhere, and logically most likely
would have to be an important polity
in order to fulfill the task laid upon
them.. "Lost Israelite Identity"
brings proof that they migrated in
several waves (and by varied paths)
mainly to northwest Europe and the
British Isles whence their descendants
eventually colonised North America,
Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
This book proves the "Lost Israelite Identity" case in the same
way as the other published works ("The
Tribes" and "Ephraim" and articles
in "Tribesman") each in its own way
also did. The proofs adduced in this
work are conclusive and demonstrate
"Lost Israelite Identity" truth. The
reader is asked to read "Lost Israelite
Identity" right the way through
despite whatever difficulties limitations
of expression may have caused.
This book was written to prove the
Israelite identity of certain western
peoples and whatever faults this work
may have that is what it does do.
"Lost Israelite Identity" may not be
the best-written book you have ever
read but the information contained
herein is more valuable than anything
you are likely to find in most other
works. The particular truth that "Lost
Israelite Identity" reveals is probably
the most important one that this
present generation has received. By
reading "Lost Israelite Identity" you
have become involved with the revelation
of history.
"Lost Israelite Identity" concentrates on bringing straightforward
evidence identifying many of the peoples
of Northwest Europe and their
overseas offshoots as being of Israelite
origin from the Lost Ten Tribes of
Israel. They themselves are on the
whole unaware of their "Lost Israelite
Identity".
Two previous books by your present author, "The Tribes" and
"Ephraim" were also dedicated to this
same subject. "The Tribes" (1993)
identified specific ethnic entities
and peoples with Israelite Tribes and
Tribal clans. Proofs adduced in "The
Tribes" consisted of hard evidence
combined with an analysis of name similarities.
National peculiarities were
compared with recorded Israelite Tribal
characteristics. The principle of
statistical probability was employed
relying on the fact that a very great
number of direct correspondences cannot
be all due to mere chance. Even
though the given conclusions were largely
substantiated by factual
references, some degree of initial
sympathy on the part of the reader was
desirable in order to allow the argument
to unfold.
The other book "Ephraim" (1995) also was dedicated towards the
same aim of demonstrating the Israelite
identity of western peoples but
from a somewhat different viewpoint.
"Ephraim" concentrated on bringing
proofs primarily from Jewish sources.
In its way "Ephraim" proves its case
though it also requires some confidence
in the sources and in the way they
have been presented and interpreted.
"Ephraim" in part was a Statement of
Faith of great value and almost indispensable
interest. A quarterly
journal "Tribesman" (now named
"Brit-Am Truth") began to appear (in 1996)
which serves as a forum for those interested
in this subject and features
articles concerning research-developments
and related matters.
Nevertheless neither "The Tribes" nor "Ephraim" nor articles in
"Brit-Am Truth" cover all of the case
and were not intended to. Other works
are necessary just to open up the manifold
fields of evidence available all
of which lead to the same conclusion.
"Lost Israelite Identity" contains similar information to that
discussed in "The Tribes" and in "Ephraim"
and in "Tribesman" but the
overall approach is somewhat different
and new original evidence is made
available. Evidence revealed in "Lost
Israelite Identity" is academically
acceptable and capable of passing impartial
examination. "Lost Israelite
Identity" in itself is a breakthrough!
"Lost Israelite Identity" adduces
facts showing how most of the ancient
Israelites really were exiled and
what became of them. The "Lost Israelite
Identity" claim is a true one,
plentiful proof exists and enough of
it is presented in "Lost Israelite
Identity" to prove the point.
"Lost Israelite Identity" is divided into three. The book begins
by showing how the exiled Israelites
became identified with the Cimmerians,
Scythians, and Goths. The Cimmerians
in an Assyrian inscription were
referred to as "Amurru" meaning in
effect at that time as ISRAELITES! The
different exiled Israelite groups eventually
migrated in stages to the
north and west. The emphasis in "Lost
Israelite Identity" is on the
Cimmerians and the Celtic peoples many
of whom were of Israelite-Cimmerian
derivation.
The second part of "Lost Israelite Identity" consists of
historical flashbacks in time followed
by further analysis of the
Assyrian-directed exile. The historical
phenomenii from before the Exile
that are considered have significance
concerning the ultimate destiny of
the Exiles and add depth to the rest
of the evidence adduced in "Lost
Israelite Identity". The ancient Hebrew-Israelites
were descended from Shem
from whom came the Sumerians in Mesopotamia,
founders of early
civilisation. Abraham the first Hebrew
was a wandering prince whose
descendants went down into Egypt where
they became identified with the
"Hycsos" shepherd-kings. After being
enslaved they were freed from Egypt
and journeyed to Canaan which they
conquered gaining dominance over most of
the Middle East. They established settlements
in north Syria as well as in
"Palestine" proper. They influenced
Greek and Egyptian history and are
identifiable with the "Sea-Peoples".
Some Israelite Tribes participated in
Phoenician maritime activity and early
western contacts (and some
settlement -perhaps -in the Scandinavian
region) were established. In the
end Northern Israel was conquered and
"Lost Israelite Identity" relates how
the Assyrians exiled most of the Israelites
to the north where they became
identifiable with the Cimmerians and
company. In addition, however, to
sending Israelite exiles northward
overland, the Assyrians also sent some
of the exiles overseas directly by
ship. They took control of the
Phoenician sea-faring set-up and through
its agency transported Israelites
directly to the west and re-settled
them in Spain and elsewhere. In the
course of time the exiles in Spain
linked up with their Hebrew brethren in
the Cimmerian-Celtic forces that advanced
overland from the Middle East.
From Spain they moved out into Gaul
and the British Isles. Evidence for
most of the above is mainly derived
from Biblical, archaeological, and
written sources, all of which are adequately
referenced.
The third part of "Lost Israelite Identity" shows how Celtic
(mainly Irish) legends confirm all
of the account given above sometimes
going into precise detail and often
imparting information (since confirmed
by archaeology etc.) that proves the
truth of their tradition. The Celts
preserved names of Hebrew Tribes and
places. In the past, from
pre-Christian times, they practiced
aspects of the Mosaic Law and in
Scotland continued to do so until fairly
recently. An Appendix gives
verbatim extracts from Celtic Mythology
so that the really-interested (or
sceptical) reader may judge for himself
the veracity of Israelite origin as
affirmed in the pages of "Lost Israelite
Identity".