Nadene Goldfoot
Both the northern 10 Tribes of Israel and Judah and Benjamin of the southern part had been taken away in exile. Some of Judah and Benjamin were able and chose to return 70 years later, but not the 10 others. They remained lost to Judah for about 3,000 years, now being discovered and communicating to Jewish Israel as as Muslims. Neither one of us have given up the teaching of THE ONENESS OF G-D.
The northern tribes of of the Kingdom of Israel, all 10 tribes of them, were taken by the Assyrians about 135 years before the destruction of the 1st Temple of King Solomon in 722 -721 BCE. We find that many of them were today's Pashtuns living in Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India. That was very far away to the northeast. They must have had to go through Persia (today's Iran) first. King Hosea of Israel (726 BCE) had tried to to throw off the yoke of the Assyrians which led to Shalmaneser V's siege of Samaria and its capture in 721 BCE by his successor, Sargon. Sargon then annexed the country and took away 27,290 Israelites to Assyria and Media, and he REPLACED THEM WITH SYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN PRISONERS. They had to mix in with the Israelite field workers that were not taken to Babylon.
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Then almost 200 years later, their brothers, the kingdom of Judah, were taken away by the Babylonians after they had destroyed their 1st Temple in 586 BCE. Babylon, today in Iraq, was not very far away from Israel and Judah.
When Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the Holy Temple in 586 BCE, he exiled 10,000 of the brightest and most promising of the Jewish nation (including Daniel, Chananya, Mishael and Azariah), leaving behind the labourers to work the fields.
Israel does follow the 7th year sabbath. "shemita, the Sabbatical Year, comprises a number of the 613 commandments (mitzvot) of the Torah, given to them by Moses. Like the commandment to rest every seven days on Shabbat, Shemita not only provides physical benefits but also enables humanity to develop spiritually and experience the unity of Creation. It also seems designed to shift how we relate the Earth. The first commandment is that the land should rest, as the Torah says, “and the land shall rest a Sabbath to G-d.” This occurs by people refraining from planting, pruning, plowing, harvesting or engaging in any other form of working the land. Exiles would have thrown them off their customs. • The second commandment of Shemita is that all seventh-year produce is hefker—ownerless and free.
Judah had broken away from the kingdom after King Solomon had died in 920 BCE since his son was expecting the same high taxing that Solomon had expected. They had some of the 10 northern tribal members living among them at the time in Jerusalem, where all were expected to make a journey 3 times a year for the special holidays. So tribal members from all 12 tribes would be in Jerusalem with representatives living there. Judah was made up of ancestors of Judah and some of Benjamin. Men of status lived there.
In the period of King Josiah of Judah, about 100 years after the Exile from 837-798, some of the 10 Tribes were in Israel and intermingled with the tribe of Judah and were sent into the Babylonian Exile with them. Therefore, there was a tribal mixture in Babylon with the 10 tribal representatives being a minority. Usually the 12 tribes stayed in the land allotted to them, however. When they were on the Exodus with Moses of 40 years which meant walking for most all of them, they stayed in their group with someone holding up the flag of their tribe showing where they were. It must have been quite a site.
The characteristics of the exiles were different. The people of Judah were scattered to the 4 corners of the earth, and we see this was a reality by who is claiming to have connections to the 10 Lost Tribes in the new Return of Exiles. The Prophet, Isaiah said that of the scattered of Judah.
The 10 Tribes' fate was different. They remained in populated concentrations in the region in which they were placed, in the general direction of the exile told about in the Tanakh (Bible) northeast of Israel. "The most likely explanation behind the disappearance of the ten tribes is that after their exile from Israel at the hands of the Assyrians, the people of the Kingdom of Israel simply assimilated into the nearby regional cultures. This vanishing is perhaps less dramatic than an ancient crossing of the Atlantic, but in the grand view of history, just fascinating.
Judah's Exile
The northern 10 Tribes were exiled in 2 or 3 stages, maybe even more. The same way was done later to the tribe of Judah. It started in the days of King Jehoiachin of Judah ,(598-597 BCE) with the biggest exile in the days of King Zedekiah of Judah (597-586 BCE) , and ended after the murder of Governor Gedaliah of Judah, the son of Ahikam. He had been from a noble Judean family who was appointed by the Babylonians as governor after the 1st Temple was destroyed by them in 586 BCE. His center of working was in Mizpah but he was murdered by Commander Ishmael ben Nethaniah and his followers who were planning a revolt against Babylon that had been planned with their neighboring cities. After the murder, the supporters of Gedaliah had to flee to Egypt for refuge.
One of the most imaginative stories about the ten lost tribes was advanced by Eldad ha – Dan, a 9thcentury Jewish traveler. He claimed to have seen the lost tribes beyond the River of Sambatyon, the legendary “Sabbath River.” The river was an impassable torrent of stones, which ceased only on the Sabbath. Since for Jews, travel is proscribed on the Sabbath, the lost tribes were forever guarded behind the river. Throughout the ages, historians have sought out the location of this magical river. The Jewish historian Josephus claimed it was in Syria, and Pliny asserted it was in Judea; others searched for it in India, Africa, China, Japan and Spain. Like the Lost Ten Tribes, to this day it has never been found.
The kings of Assyria exiles these Israelites of 10 Tribes to their kingdom of Assyria, and then across the Euphrates River. Ahijah the Shilonite's prophecy was that "And He will root up Israel out of this good land, which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river. " Some think he meant the Euphrates River, and others thought it was the magical Sambatyon River. We are not sure exactly how big or what borders the Assyrian Empire had, but taking that many, 10 tribes, would have been taken to their farthest province belonging to the Empire.
The river could also have been the Gozan River, Habor-between Afghanistan and Pakistan (Pesh-Habor in Afghani, Pesh means a pass) today called PESHAWAR; Halah or Lahlah, or Hara-the city of Harat near the Persian borer, 3rd largest in Afghanistan. The Gozan River is the river north of the city of Belah in the north of Afghanistan. It's known today as the "Amu Darya," and is the border between Afghanistan and the former Soviet Union.
One tributary of this river is the "Rud Jazan". Rud in Persian means River. Afghani tradition says that the whole river was once known as the Gozan River.
The prophet Isaiah said that the exile would bring the tribes to the land of Sinim. "Behold, these shall com from far and lo, these from the noth and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim" This means that the eile may have started in the places of Persia, Kurdistan and Afghanistan. They wandered and wandered eastward toward Pakistan, Kashmir, Tibet, China, etc and we believe that this also is what we see now with people claiming to be from the Lost Tribes of Jacob. Sinim could mean the Sinai Desert or a place in southern China. Many descendants of the tribes live in China and in the Mongolian countries today (the land of Sinim). The prophecy goes
on with "From the east I will bring your seed."
All that has happened to the northern tribes and the south-Judah, was prophecized about and their return also foretold, which has not been completed as yet. Many who declared their connection have returned, though.
Resource: Book: THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL-THE LOST AND THE DISPERSED, by Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail copyright 2012. Written first in Hebrew, than translated.
https://www.elixirofknowledge.com/2010/09/ten-lost-tribes-partiii.html
https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/Jewcology-Let-the-land-rest
The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia
https://thetorah.com/how-and-when-the-seventh-day-became-shabbat/
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3671017/jewish/Discover-the-Four-Exiles-of-the-Jewish-People.htm
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| Then 10 northern tribes were taken away to places Northeast of Israel |
The northern tribes of of the Kingdom of Israel, all 10 tribes of them, were taken by the Assyrians about 135 years before the destruction of the 1st Temple of King Solomon in 722 -721 BCE. We find that many of them were today's Pashtuns living in Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India. That was very far away to the northeast. They must have had to go through Persia (today's Iran) first. King Hosea of Israel (726 BCE) had tried to to throw off the yoke of the Assyrians which led to Shalmaneser V's siege of Samaria and its capture in 721 BCE by his successor, Sargon. Sargon then annexed the country and took away 27,290 Israelites to Assyria and Media, and he REPLACED THEM WITH SYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN PRISONERS. They had to mix in with the Israelite field workers that were not taken to Babylon.
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| The first deportation of Jews to Babylon (which included Daniel and his friends Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego) began the 70 years of captivity. Bible commentaries identify this as occurring between 607 and 605 B.C. Various sources say the date of the return of the Jews to Jerusalem occurred between 539 and 536 B.C. |
Then almost 200 years later, their brothers, the kingdom of Judah, were taken away by the Babylonians after they had destroyed their 1st Temple in 586 BCE. Babylon, today in Iraq, was not very far away from Israel and Judah.
When Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the Holy Temple in 586 BCE, he exiled 10,000 of the brightest and most promising of the Jewish nation (including Daniel, Chananya, Mishael and Azariah), leaving behind the labourers to work the fields.
Judah had broken away from the kingdom after King Solomon had died in 920 BCE since his son was expecting the same high taxing that Solomon had expected. They had some of the 10 northern tribal members living among them at the time in Jerusalem, where all were expected to make a journey 3 times a year for the special holidays. So tribal members from all 12 tribes would be in Jerusalem with representatives living there. Judah was made up of ancestors of Judah and some of Benjamin. Men of status lived there.
The characteristics of the exiles were different. The people of Judah were scattered to the 4 corners of the earth, and we see this was a reality by who is claiming to have connections to the 10 Lost Tribes in the new Return of Exiles. The Prophet, Isaiah said that of the scattered of Judah.
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| Assyrian soldier prodding Israelites to walk and carry things |
Judah's Exile
The northern 10 Tribes were exiled in 2 or 3 stages, maybe even more. The same way was done later to the tribe of Judah. It started in the days of King Jehoiachin of Judah ,(598-597 BCE) with the biggest exile in the days of King Zedekiah of Judah (597-586 BCE) , and ended after the murder of Governor Gedaliah of Judah, the son of Ahikam. He had been from a noble Judean family who was appointed by the Babylonians as governor after the 1st Temple was destroyed by them in 586 BCE. His center of working was in Mizpah but he was murdered by Commander Ishmael ben Nethaniah and his followers who were planning a revolt against Babylon that had been planned with their neighboring cities. After the murder, the supporters of Gedaliah had to flee to Egypt for refuge.
One of the most imaginative stories about the ten lost tribes was advanced by Eldad ha – Dan, a 9thcentury Jewish traveler. He claimed to have seen the lost tribes beyond the River of Sambatyon, the legendary “Sabbath River.” The river was an impassable torrent of stones, which ceased only on the Sabbath. Since for Jews, travel is proscribed on the Sabbath, the lost tribes were forever guarded behind the river. Throughout the ages, historians have sought out the location of this magical river. The Jewish historian Josephus claimed it was in Syria, and Pliny asserted it was in Judea; others searched for it in India, Africa, China, Japan and Spain. Like the Lost Ten Tribes, to this day it has never been found.
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| Euphrates River, the area said to be where Abraham and Ivrim had left |
The kings of Assyria exiles these Israelites of 10 Tribes to their kingdom of Assyria, and then across the Euphrates River. Ahijah the Shilonite's prophecy was that "And He will root up Israel out of this good land, which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river. " Some think he meant the Euphrates River, and others thought it was the magical Sambatyon River. We are not sure exactly how big or what borders the Assyrian Empire had, but taking that many, 10 tribes, would have been taken to their farthest province belonging to the Empire.
The river could also have been the Gozan River, Habor-between Afghanistan and Pakistan (Pesh-Habor in Afghani, Pesh means a pass) today called PESHAWAR; Halah or Lahlah, or Hara-the city of Harat near the Persian borer, 3rd largest in Afghanistan. The Gozan River is the river north of the city of Belah in the north of Afghanistan. It's known today as the "Amu Darya," and is the border between Afghanistan and the former Soviet Union.
One tributary of this river is the "Rud Jazan". Rud in Persian means River. Afghani tradition says that the whole river was once known as the Gozan River.
The prophet Isaiah said that the exile would bring the tribes to the land of Sinim. "Behold, these shall com from far and lo, these from the noth and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim" This means that the eile may have started in the places of Persia, Kurdistan and Afghanistan. They wandered and wandered eastward toward Pakistan, Kashmir, Tibet, China, etc and we believe that this also is what we see now with people claiming to be from the Lost Tribes of Jacob. Sinim could mean the Sinai Desert or a place in southern China. Many descendants of the tribes live in China and in the Mongolian countries today (the land of Sinim). The prophecy goes
on with "From the east I will bring your seed."
All that has happened to the northern tribes and the south-Judah, was prophecized about and their return also foretold, which has not been completed as yet. Many who declared their connection have returned, though.
Resource: Book: THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL-THE LOST AND THE DISPERSED, by Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail copyright 2012. Written first in Hebrew, than translated.
https://www.elixirofknowledge.com/2010/09/ten-lost-tribes-partiii.html
https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/Jewcology-Let-the-land-rest
The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia
https://thetorah.com/how-and-when-the-seventh-day-became-shabbat/
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3671017/jewish/Discover-the-Four-Exiles-of-the-Jewish-People.htm
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