Willie Martin
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 Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 11:19 am Post subject: Japheth and Ham - 7 |
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North America Was Inhabited By Israelites 1000 Years Or More Before 1492
When embarking upon a study such as this, one will find that there are
archeological discoveries that have been made which show a strong
correlation to the Bible.
For when people think of Israel in the Bible they assume that all the events
which happened to Israel did so in the little country known as Palestine;
today it is called Israel.
And therefore the Israelites could not have been very important in the
ancient world. However, Daniel told us that knowledge would increase in the
latter days:
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time
of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
(Daniel 12:4)
Also, Daniel tells us that many things will be kept secret until the latter
days:
"And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed
till the time of the end." (Daniel 12:9)
Many of these recent archeological discoveries combined with secular and
Biblical history give us a shockingly different perspective of the ancient
world in general and ancient Israel in particular.
In this chapter we will attempt to show you evidence which will prove
ancient Israel was an empire. It had a homeland in Palestine, and a
far-flung empire much the same as Britain did until just a few decades ago.
Britain once ruled over a far-flung empire from a small homeland, located in
the British Isles.
In The History of the Jews (Read that Israelites, as Dr. Margoliouth was a
Jew, so he would naturally say Jew instead of Israel) in Great Britain, Dr.
Moses Margoliouth, 1846, p. 12, he states that Israel was "trained to be a
wandering nation" with "a peculiar migratory disposition" (The History of
the Jews in Great Britain, Dr. Moses Margoliouth, 1846, p. 13) in
preparation for "their mighty dispersion" over the earth.
Israel's progenitor, Abraham, was "a type of the same," or example to those
who followed after. Not only that, but Israel was "trained to be a maritime
nation," as well, and "the first colonizing expeditions were performed by
water, not by land."
"Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy
kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee: And
I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name
great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee,
and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth
be blessed." (Genesis 12:1-3)
These statements have proven true in history. Other scholars (such as Aylett
Sammes in the 17th century), have noted the Hebrew-Phoenician language of
the early colonists of Britain, yet want to give the Phoenicians all of the
credit by saying that the Hebrews were never known to colonize!
On pages 16 to 21, Pastor Margoliouth comments on this Hebrew-Phoenician
connection with ancient Britain, and says, "...the conclusion is inevitable,
the Israelites must have visited the western countries in the days of
Solomon." (see also page 31)
Israel and Phoenicia both spoke the same language in ancient times, but
since the nation of Israel far outnumbered the Phoenicians, it is obvious
that most "Phoenician" colonization was in reality Israelite. An excellent
and authoritative discussion of this subject is covered in Stephen M.
Collins recent book, "The Ten Tribes of Israel...Found!"
Pastor Margoliouth sums up this issue well in saying,
"I see no reason for disbelieving that there were [Israelites] in Spain in
the time of David and Solomon - startling as it may appear...there existed
colonies of Hebrews all over the world, in the reigns of David and
Solomon..." (page 30)
A fascinating discussion of the language connection with ancient Israel
appears beginning on page 32. The name "Britain" itself "is a corruption of
the Hebrew words Barat Anach," or islands of tin. We read that
"an eminent Cornish scholar of last century, who devoted a great deal of his
time to prove the affinity between the Hebrew and Welsh languages, observes,
'It would be difficult to adduce a single article or form of construction in
the Hebrew grammar, but the same is to be found in Welsh, and that there are
many whole sentences in both languages exactly the same in the very words.'"
Two columns of quotations follow, showing the connection between the Hebrew
and Welsh languages, after which Pastor Margoliouth asks,
"where could [the early Britons] have got hold of such whole Hebrew, purely
Hebrew, sentences?"
Proper names are next referenced. Kings of ancient Britain often had Hebrew
names, such as Solomon (three different kings!), Daniel, Abraham, Asaph, and
Adam,
"from which circumstance some antiquarians attempted to prove that the Welsh
are descendants of the children of Israel."
Pastor Margoliouth expresses that he is being "very moderate" in
establishing that at the very least, ancient Israelites had been "mixing
with the Britons" in forming the foundation of the modern British people.
Biblical prophetic references to Britain are discussed beginning on page 37.
"The command is to declare the Lord's purpose concerning Israel" in "The
isles afar off," in Jeremiah 31:10 These
"were supposed by the ancients to have been Britannia, Scotia, and Hibernia
(Ireland)."
Again, in Jeremiah 31:7,
"For thus saith the Lord, sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the
chief of the nations...save thy people, the remnant of Israel." |
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