Ends of the Earth
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BIBLICAL EVIDENCE
Biblical Locations of the Lost Ten Tribes
Geographical Proof
by Yair Davidiy
Biblical Geographical Evidence
Ends of the Earth
Contents:
Ends of the Earth
Ends of the Earth and the US Eagle
Ends of the Earth and the Best Places on Earth
Introduction
The present series of articles examines Biblical Proofs leading to IDENTIFYING THE LOST TEN TRIBES WITH WESTERN PEOPLES. This section deals with Geographic Evidence from the Bible. The following points are linked with each other and concern the Lost Ten Tribes being found at the "ends" or Geographic Extremities of the Great Land Masses, the Lost Ten Tribes being found at the Best Places on the Earth which are also at the Extremities, and the Bald-headed Eagle Symbol of the USA.
The Land of Israel - Center of the World
Ezekiel refers to the Land of Israel as being at the center of the world. The King James renders the Hebrew "Tabor Ha-Aretz" as "IN THE MIDST OF THE LAND" (38:12) which is a valid rendering though somehat limited. Ezekiel was in fact referring to those dwelling in the Land of Israel at the CENTER OF THE EARTH and the expression may be so understood as referring to the Geographic Central position of the Land of Israel from the Biblical viewpoint.
Ends of the Earth and Joseph
Moses prophesied concerning Joseph:
(Deuteronomy 33: 13-17)
"And of Joseph
he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land (for the precious things of heaven,
for the dew, and for the deep that croucheth beneath, And for the precious
fruits...And for the chief things of the ancient mountains of the everlasting
hills...of the earth and fullness thereof...the good will of HIM that dwelt
in the bush.. His glory is like the firstling of his BULL, and his horns,
are like the horn of a Unicorn
with them he shall push the people together unto the ends of
the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are
the thousands of Menasseh"
In this (and other) blessings
Joseph was promised agricultural bounty, mineral resources, favorable climate;
He was associated with a people being pushed together unto the ends of the
earth.
"Ends of the EARTH" when considered
from the Land of Israel means: The continents of America and Australia, and
the geographical extremities of South Africa and Northwest Europe.
Ends of the Earth and Britain
The very
name of England (Angleterre
in French) can be understood as meaning "Corner of the Land", i.e. Angle-Land,
or "End of the Earth". The prophet Isaiah appears several times to have located
the Lost Tribes of Israel in the "Ends of the Earth" e.g.
England, in the French language
is called ‘Angleterre’, or literally end of the earth.
We have shown how 'end of the earth' and 'ends of the earth' were one of
the descriptions applied to the location of the Lost Ten Tribes in the End
Times - according to the Prophets. I have just obtained a book, "Deconstructing
the Bible: Abraham Ibn Ezra's Introduction to the Torah," by Irene Lancaster,
London 2003. The book concerns the Commentary of Rabbi Abraham Iben Ezra
(1089-ca. 1165). Iben Ezra was borne in Spain and during his lifetime
traveled in France, Italy, North Africa, Egypt, the Land of Israel, before
reaching India. Towards the end of his life he settled in England and apparently
died there.
The authoress says (p.17):
<<One of the most puzzling questions in Jewish intellectual
history is why Ibn Ezra should have come to England? The answer may well
lie in the contemporary cultural and financial links between the Jews of Normandy
and England described above. However, other reasons may well have been equally
important for Ibn Ezra. In many ways England could be considered as prime
virgin territory for the implanting of Sephardic [i.e. Spanish Jewish] cultural
seeds at the end of one man's very long life. In those days 'Angleterre' was
regarded as being at the 'edge of the earth', and was therefore of great interest
to someone of Ibn Ezra's evangelical and messianic mentality>>.
Ends of the Earth and the Lost Ten Tribes
The word used for 'end' or 'ends'
in Hebrew, in connection with ends of the earth and Israel, is usually "Katseh",
or in plural "Kastvot". This word, when connected with the word for
"Earth" (Aretz), can be associated everywhere it appears in the Bible with
the Tribes of Israel.
Most nations that contain a significant
portion of Israelite descendants are situated at the "ends of the earth"
as mentioned (Deuteronomy 33:17 "afsei-aretz", Isaiah 41:9 "katsvot
haaretz", Isaiah 43:6) meaning the geographical extremities as measured from
Jerusalem. This is how it was prophesied. Most of the "ends of the earth"
belong to Israel. North America, the British Isles, Northwest Europe, Scandinavia,
South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, which all may be considered "ends
of the earth", and in these areas most people of Israelite descent, from the
Ten Tribes, are to be found.
King David in Psalm 61 speaks of crying
from the ends of the earth. This Psalm at first looks to be a personal prayer
of David himself but it is not so. David identified completely with Israel.
Whatever happened to Israel was felt by David as if he himself was personally
experiencing it. When David cried for salvation he was viewing Israel in
the ‘Latter Times’ and crying out on their behalf.
[Psalms 61:2-3]
"FROM
THE END OF THE EARTH WILL I CRY UNTO THEE, WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED:
LEAD ME TO THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER THAN I.”
"FOR THOU
HAST BEEN A SHELTER FOR ME AND A STRONG TOWER FROM THE ENEMY"
In Isaiah 49:6 the Tribes
of Jacob are expressly linked with the ends of the earth.
[Isaiah 49:6]
"AND
HE SAID, IT IS A LIGHT THING THAT THOU SHOULDEST BE MY
SERVANT TO
RAISE UP THE TRIBES OF JACOB, AND TO RESTORE THE PRESERVED OF ISRAEL: I WILL
ALSO GIVE THEE FOR A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES, THAT THOU MAYEST BE MY SALVATION
UNTO THE END OF THE EARTH."
The whole of Isaiah 49 speaks of
the Lost Ten Tribes as we have explained elsewhere and as confirmed by the
Talmud and Midrash.
Ends of the Earth and the non-Israelite Nations
Most Brit-Am 'Lost Israelites' are
at the ends of the earth and most ends of the earth belong to Israel. There are exceptions however.
Argentina and Paraguay in South America,
along with Japan and Siberia, are also "ends of the earth". In Argentina
there exists a settlement of Welshmen and the country was once controlled
by British and American investments. Before the creation of the State of Israel there
were once plans to give the Jews an autonomous region of their own based
on agriculture in Argentina. Jewish migration to that region was encouraged.
In the end nothing came of this plan though the Jewish population in Argentina
remains large. It is highly assimilated, not especially prosperous, and subject
to strong anti-Semitic harassment by the local Gentiles. The predominant
non-Israelite population of Argentina is of Spanish and Italian origin. Immigrants
from Germany and their influence are important there as well. Nazi and
Nazi-like outlooks amongst the ruling classes are strong. The border area
between Paraguay and Argentina is dominated by Nazis and Palestinians and
known for drugs and arms traffic. Israelites should perhaps, when opportunity
arises, take over this region and use it to resettle the Palestinians.
The nearby Falkland Islands remain
British, and Britain not so long ago went to war over them. The Falkland
Islands may also be considered the ends of the earth in this region.
Control of the Antarctic is divided
between Britain, Australia, and France.
"Siberia" is not 'Israelite' but Russian.
It once enjoyed, in some areas, a better climate than it has now and Israelite-Scythian
tribes were in the area but later moved west.
Japan is also not Israelite. The Japanese
are mainly of a stock related to the Koreans and northern Chinese. They also
contain "Semitic" elements. Edomites and Moabites may have settled in Japan.
In addition, there exist some traditions and indications of an ancient Israelite
presence in Japan but these are controversial and at all events apply only
to a small section of the population.
See the Brit-Am article:
The Japanese are not Hebrews!
Ends of the Earth and Northern Europe
The Lost Ten Tribes are linked with the Ends of the
earth (Genesis 33:13, Isaiah 41:8,9,13). This expression in ancient
times could relate to northern regions:
<<In innumerable places Egyptian,
Hebrew, Babylonian, Greek, and Latin writings refer to the most northerly
lands as the ends of the earth> >(Jurgen Spanuch, Atlantic of the North,
p. 28).
<<The Egyptians saw the world as divided
into nine bows which correspond roughly to the modern concept of meridians
of latitude &. Pliny the Elder said that the ninth division of the world
goes across the Hyperboreans (i.e. the Cimbrian peninsula - present-day
Jutland [in Denmark]).. with a seventeen hour day (at its longest). F.A.
Ukert pointed out long ago that this method of dividing the world was taken
from the Egyptians and that the ninth bow corresponds to the area between
latitudes 52 and 57 & Between these latitudes lie north Germany, Denmark,
and southern Scandinavia>> (Jurgen Spanuch, Atlantic of the North, p.29).
Spanuch is saying that by ends of the earth the ancients specifically meant
what later became Israelite centers in Northern Europe. This is a further
point justifying our understanding of the term as used by the prophets concerning
the Lost Ten Tribes to refer to those same regions.
Summation
When the prophecies are taken literally they say that the Lost Ten Tribes will be at the "ends" or
geographical extremities of the Earth the point of reference being the Land of Israel at the center.
All peoples identified in oiur studies as containing the main proportion of descendants of the Lost Ten
Tribes do dwell at the geographical extremities of the earth when the Land of Israel is taken as the central
point of reference. This does NOT mean that everyone dwelling in such areas is descended from Israel.
It does mean that "ends of the earth" according to our literal understanding is a valid point of reference and
evidence that deserves to be considered as part and parcel of a complementary list of proofs that taken as a whole
tell us where the Lost Ten Tribes are today.
Poem: Ends of the Earth
Scripture tells us clearly
The Ends of the Earth
Where the Tribes are really.
For all its Biblical worth.
Jerusalem is the center
North America an Atlantic Berth
Guarding all ways to enter
Sea Lanes and Landward Edges.
The British Isles and the rest
Border of Europe hedges.
Climes and locales of the very best
You may put it to the test.
France, Holland, and Scania-Thule
Describe a line around the rim
Merry England of John Bull
Over Gentiles did they rule.
Continental borders they trim.
Located on the very brim.
Britain, Scotland, the unicorn
To all peoples a shining light
Breaking forth in early dawn
Against tyranny to fight.
Ireland lies out in the sea
Ulster on the northern hinge.
At the very global fringe
Playing out their destiny.
South African Anglos and Boers
Located on the Southern End
They dwell on distant shores
Where Africa and sea blend.
Australia and New Zealand
At the south and eastern angles
They are the Antipode band
In the Ocean where land dangles.
Only those from Brit-Am Places
Who meet all signs noted
Still retain ancestral Traces
Of Bible Patriarchs quoted.
There are other places
Sundry lands and races
Far out in the Ocean blue
At the furthest points
Ends of the Earth too
Sea and land make joints.
But these different folk
Like something of a joke
Lack the Ancestral Yoke.
They do not fit the criteria
Of Hebrews from Assyria.
For more Poetry on Brit-Am Themes see:
Brit-Am Poetry.
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