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    The document discusses the mystery of what happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel after they were exiled by the Assyrians in the 8th century BC. It briefly outlines the biblical history that led to the splitting of Israel into two kingdoms and the exile of the ten northern tribes. The document then summarizes two historical sources - the legendary river Sambatyon that was said to prevent the tribes from returning, and the travels and writings of medieval Jewish traveler Benjamin of Tudela, who encountered tribes in Persia and Arabia that he believed were descended from the Lost Tribes.

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    The document discusses the mystery of what happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel after they were exiled by the Assyrians in the 8th century BC. It briefly outlines the biblical history that led to the splitting of Israel into two kingdoms and the exile of the ten northern tribes. The document then summarizes two historical sources - the legendary river Sambatyon that was said to prevent the tribes from returning, and the travels and writings of medieval Jewish traveler Benjamin of Tudela, who encountered tribes in Persia and Arabia that he believed were descended from the Lost Tribes.

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    The document discusses the mystery of what happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel after they were exiled by the Assyrians in the 8th century BC. It briefly outlines the biblical history that led to the splitting of Israel into two kingdoms and the exile of the ten northern tribes. The document then summarizes two historical sources - the legendary river Sambatyon that was said to prevent the tribes from returning, and the travels and writings of medieval Jewish traveler Benjamin of Tudela, who encountered tribes in Persia and Arabia that he believed were descended from the Lost Tribes.

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    WHAT BLACKMAN WILL STAND UP AND BE

    SAVIOR FOR THE AFRIKAN/BLACK NATION?


    WILL IT BE YOU?
    DO YOU HAVE THE SPIRIT OF ELIYAH
    ARE YOU WILLING TO BE THE MOSHE OF
    YESTERDAY?
    DO YOU HAVE THE SPIRIT OF THE BLACKMAN
    ARE YOU WILLING TO LAY YOUR LIFE DOWN FOR
    YOUR AFRIKAN/BLACK NATION

    Eliyah is standing in the Mist of the AFRIKAN/Black


    Nation, and saying, who is on the AFRIKAN/BLACK
    NATION’S side? let him come unto AFRIKA. And all the
    sons of Black America gathered yourselves together unto
    Afrika.

    Where are the Ten Lost Tribes?

    Ever since the Assyrians exiled the Lost Tribes of Israel in the eighth century B.C., the mystery of
    what happened to the ten tribes has deepened inexorably with time. Where did they go? Are the
    claims by contemporary groups who say they are descended from the Lost Tribes legitimate?
    Here, we present an abbreviated history of the Lost Tribes and modern-day claims of descent.

    Beyond the Sambatyon

    Map depicting the


    Sambatyon River.
    Over 2,700 years ago, the Assyrians exiled the ten tribes of the Kingdom of
    Israel. The ten tribes would have returned at once to the Holy Land had not the
    Lord encircled them with the legendary river, the Sambatyon. All week long,
    every week, the great and terrible river Sambatyon seethes with wild rapids,
    churning great rocks in billows up to the heavens. On the Sabbath, however, the
    river rests from its fury. But the ten tribes cannot cross because of their great
    piety and their reverence for the day of rest. And so, to this day, the search for
    the ten lost tribes continues... beyond the Sambatyon.

    Historical Introduction
    "In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and he carried
    them away to Assyria and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of
    Gozan, and in the cities of Medes." In the years 722-721 BC, the Ten Tribes who
    comprised the northern Kingdom of Israel disappeared. Conquered by the
    Assyrian King Shalmaneser V, they were exiled to upper Mesopotamia and
    Medes, today modern Syria and Iraq. The Ten Tribes of Israel have never been
    seen since. Or have they?

    Let us begin our story from the beginning, with Abraham the Patriarch, or better
    yet with his grandson Jacob. Jacob was renamed Israel when God appeared to
    him when he was leaving Padn-Aram and blessed him. Jacob produced twelve
    sons, each of whom became the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
    Reuven, Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, Issachar, Zevulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher,
    Joseph, Benjamin. In the Land of Canaan,
    each of the twelve Israelite tribes settled a
    different region on either side of the Jordan
    River.

    During a later period, a monarchy was


    established, but with the death of King
    Solomon, the state was divided in two. The
    tribes split along territorial and political
    lines, with Judah and Benjamin in the south
    loyal to the Davidic house, and the rest of Abraham, center, with grandson Jacob,
    the tribes in the north ruled by a succession left.
    of monarchies. The southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin constitute the
    historical forbears of most of the Jewish People as it is known today. And the Ten
    Tribes of the Northern Kingdom? It appeared that they had been eliminated for
    eternity. But the prophet Ezekiel envisioned a different tomorrow: "Behold I will
    take the children of Israel... and will gather them on every side, and bring them
    into their land. And they shall be divided into two kingdoms no more."

    Across centuries and continents, the prophetic words instilled hope that one day,
    brethren would join brethren, and together rebuild the kingdom of God. But first...
    the Ten Lost Tribes had to be found.
    Benjamin of Tudela

    Benjamin of Tudela
    Benjamin, son of Jonah, was determined to see the world. In 1165, in an age
    when travel meant peril on road and sea, he set out from his native Tudela,
    Spain on an extended voyage. He spent several years visiting Jewish
    communities in the East and West. The great medieval Jewish traveler is
    familiarly known as Benjamin of Tudela. We know little about him other that what
    emerges in his famous Book of Travels. In whichever community he visited, and
    even in those he didn't, Benjamin recorded his observations, many of which are
    quite imaginative.

    When visiting in Persia and in the Arabian peninsula, Benjamin came across
    Jewish tribesmen whom he was convinced were descendants of the Lost
    Israelites. The self-sufficiency and fierceness of these tribesmen deeply
    impressed him. He writes as follows:
    "There are men of Israel in the land of Persia who say that in the mountains dwell four of the
    tribes of Israel, namely, the tribe of Dan, the tribe of Zevulun, the tribe of Asher, and the tribe of
    Naphtali. "They are governed by their own prince, Joseph the Levite. Among them are learned
    scholars. They sow and reap and go forth to war as far as the land of Cush, by way of the desert.
    They are in league with the Kofar-al-Turak, pagan tribesmen who worship the wind and live in the
    wilderness."

    During his visit to Arabia he came across the largest Jewish settlement in the
    region, the Jews of Kheibar. "These tribesmen," he writes, "are of the tribes
    Reuven and Gad, and the half-tribe of Menasseh. Their seat of government is a
    great city surrounded by the mountains of the North. The Jews of Kheibar have
    built many large fortified cities. The yoke of the gentiles is not upon them. They
    go forth to pillage and to capture booty in conjunction with the Arabs their
    neighbors." The diary of Benjamin, son of Jonah—translated into so many
    languages—inspired many in their quest for the independent kingdoms of the
    Ten Lost Tribes.

    Continue: The New World

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