God told Abraham "I am the God who brought you out of Ur of Chaldees, (Gen 15:7). Pay attention to this!
Ur was located in what is now southern Iraq, the very place that the dna of descendants of Europeans came from. God instructed Abraham to leave his ancestral home and come to Canaan, which would become the land of Israel!" So it is quite shocking that studies now show Dna proof that most Europeans (lost tribes of Israel) are descended from farmers of Iraq. Again, where was Abraham from? Ur, which is now modern Iraq.
"Studies have reported that most Irish and Britons are descendants of farmers who left modern day Iraq and Syria 10,000 years ago. Genetic researchers say they have found compelling evidence that four out of five (80%) Europeans can trace their roots to the Near East. In another study, scientists analyzed DNA from the 8,000 year-old remains of early farmers found at an ancient graveyard in Germany. They compared the genetic signatures to those of modern populations and found similarities with the DNA of people living in today's Turkey and Iraq."
Yes, God tells Abraham that he will be a father of MANY NATIONS! Not several, not a few but MANY! More than just the nations of Europe, the Arab nations are descendants of Abraham through his son Ishmael and represent many many nations as well, and the Assyrians are his descendants too. Nations like the Philippines are descendants of Abraham through their Spanish blood. (Tribe of Benjamin) All of Mexico, Central and South America are descendants of Abraham through their Spanish blood. (Tribe of Benjamin). Josephs 2 sons were half Egyptian, but the birthright that went from Abraham to Isaac and then to Jacob was given to those 2 boys. Jacob said, "Let my name be on them." (Israel, Jacob). These 2 half-Egyptian boys became the 2 birthright tribes, whose names were Manasseh and Ephraim. And in this modern world, there is DNA evidence of who they are! They were chosen to receive all the birthright blessings of all the descendants of Abraham. Part of those blessings was that they would control the "gates" of their enemies. Later in this article, you will find out what that meant, and you will know who modern day Ephraim and Manasseh are in this world.
AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN, SAND OF THE SEA
Genesis 17 says, “Your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father] but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations.” So, who are some of those many nations? How many people are we talking about? 1000? 10,000? They estimate that there are as many as a billion trillion stars...1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000! God says that Abraham's descendants will be as many as the stars, think of how many descendants of Abraham that is!
In Genesis 22:17, God promises, “In blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.” Abraham’s seed will not only be as countless as the sand of the sea and the stars of heaven, BUT an identifier of who the birthright tribes are is that they will control the “gates” of their enemies which are “strategic international vantage points.”
THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS?….billions!
To Abraham’s daughter in law, Rebekah, it is said, “And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, you are our sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions and let your seed possess the gate of those which hate them.” Genesis 24:60
This is a unique promise…Possessing the Gates of Enemies!
Abraham’s descendants will possess the gates of their enemies, which include the “vital straits and thoroughfares.” Only Abraham's descendants are promised strategic bases all over the world, even in enemy territory. Do you know of any countries that maintains bases all over the world, even where they are hated and even in enemy territory? "The United States still maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad." No other country even comes close, several large countries combined have about 30 bases combined, but not 800! THIS IS AN IDENTIFIER of Abraham’s lost descendants in this modern world!
We can look at the wives of Abraham to get clues. Abraham had children by 3 wives, Sarah, Hagar and Keturah. Hagar, his Egyptian wife, had Ishmael. Keturah had several children, including Asshur from whom the Assyrians descended. But, remember, the great inheritance called the “Birthright” goes through Sarah’s son Isaac to Jacob, skipping Joseph, and to Joseph's 2 half Egyptian sons Ephraim and Manasseh. Most are shocked when they understand who the descendants are of these 2 boys in this modern world.
ABRAHAM PROMISED THE NILE TO THE EUPHRATES…
Genesis 15:18-19 says, “On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt (Nile) to the great river, the Euphrates…” Many falsely assume that this will all be given to the Jews, but that is so so wrong and shows a complete lack of understanding of the Bible.
Those living north of Israel around the Euphrates were Assyrians (and some Arab nations). Those living to the south of Israel were Egyptian. They do not lose their land, but, they finally recognize their family relationship as sons of Abraham. And in the Kingdom of God, there will be a territory for all of Abraham's descendants to live in peace together, with a road that runs all the way from north to south, with Israel being in the middle.
Abraham’s Territory…but not yet! Egypt, Assyria, Israel
Isaiah 19:25 prophesies of this trio saying, “Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.” Here we see the descendants of the 3 wives of Abraham linked together. Assyria is located in the north by the Euphrates, Egypt is located in the south by the Nile and Israel lies smack dab between them with a road that will connect the three in the future. This alliance of Abraham’s descendents does not exist yet, but will be established in the Kingdom of God, as shown by Isaiah 19:23.
“In that day (futuristic, and will be established in the Kingdom of God) there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing on the earth.
So, was this prophesy about Abraham and the descendants from his 3 wives the final fulfillment of the promise of “many nations”? That is 3 nations...Egypt, Assyria and Israel. That is not a definition of many! These 3 are no doubt descendants of Abraham, but grandson Jacob, father of the 12 tribes, is told that his seed will SPREAD to the west, east, north and south…far and wide. And the Arab sons of Abraham became nations too, and they are to spread out and multiply too!
THE 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL SPREAD TO THE WEST, EAST, NORTH AND SOUTH!
The 12 “tribes” of Israel descended from Sarah swelled into nations. Not only they, but the Arab sons descended from Ishmael become a large multitude with many nations too. Hagar is told that her descendants “shall not be counted for multitude.” Genesis 16:10
We do not find a place where Keturah’s children (including the Assyrians) are promised this multitude of descendants, so the Assyrians will not have the same presence in the world. To date, there are around 4.5 million Assyrians in the world, they are Christians, they are not Arab and they “have maintained a continuous and separate ethnic identity, language, culture, and religion for 1000s of years.” “The heartland of Assyria lays in present day northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran.” Some have falsely tried to identify Germany as modern day Assyrians, but they don't understand that there are actually real Assyrians in this modern world, who still maintain Assyrian culture, clothing, religion, etc and they are not German. Saddam Hussein wiped out over 200 actual Assyrian villages. Steven Collins who has studied these things, says that the Germans are most likely from the tribe of Gad. Look at what ancient historian Tacitus had to say about the Germanic Goth (Gad, pronounced Got) Culture.
GERMANS ARE NOT ASSYRIANS, AS SOME TEACH.
"The Roman historian Tacitus, who first encountered the Goths in Germany, described them as a cohesive race of Germanic people, indigenous to their land, who were fierce fighters. He writes: I concur in opinion with those who deem the Germans never to have intermarried with other nations; but to be a race, pure, unmixed, and stamped with a distinct character."
Even anciently, they considered themselves a pure race...but, back to our story! We see that the 10 lost tribes lost their identity as descendants of Abraham. They left the worship of God and began to believe that they were gentiles. How did that happen? Let's do some forensic work! Most people think that the Jews are the full house of Israel, but they are only one tribe of 12 tribes. You have to understand that before you can understand what is prophesied of Israel. To be enlarged, they had to wander away from Israel, and now they are a multitude of people, that form many nations.
HOW THE 10 LOST TRIBES OF ISRAEL LOST THEIR IDENTITY!
DUST OF THE EARTH! Sarah’s offspring are the largest group, as they are “as the dust of the earth!” Seriously, that is a large number. God promised grandson Jacob this, “…and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 28:14-16
HOUSE OF JUDAH…..HOUSE OF ISRAEL SPLIT!
In time, the 12 tribes begin to spread. They grow large and split apart into the House of Judah and the House of Israel. In fact if we understand why they split apart, we find clues that tell us where they eventually wound up!
For example, seeking relief from exorbitant taxes after Solomon’s death, the 10 tribes appealed to King Rehoboam for a much needed reprieve. He gave them an answer they didn’t like. He said, if Solomon beat you with whips, then I will beat you with scorpions. They immediately bolted saying, “To your tents, oh Israel, look after your own house oh David.”
THE 10 TRIBES CHANGE RELIGION! And lose their identity!
In a huff, Jeroboam, leader of the 10 tribes, urges them not only to break away from the house of Judah ruled by David’s line, but to take up the worship of Baal. Jeroboam set up 2 calves, one in Bethel and one in Dan. This is a device to prevent his people from returning to the temple which was now in enemy territory. Of course, this new Baal or “sun” worship did not sit well with God and the House of Israel was eventually taken captive around 722 b.c. by Assyrian King Sargon. They disappeared into the mists of time, becoming one of the greatest mysteries in history. Where did these Lost Israelites go and what nations did they become.
To start with, historian Josephus from the time of Christ, says they were taken north of the Euphrates to the area under the Black and Caspian seas. We know they didn’t go back down to Judah because the book of James is addressed to the “12 tribes scattered abroad.” From where they were taken captive, they spread out to the west, east, north and south. Ever growing numbers also wandered into Europe, taking the iron age with them, that had only existed in the Middle East to this point.
It is no coincidence that there is no record of the Iron Age in Europe before 722 b.c. The Iron Age only existed in the Middle East, but these Israelites, who were taken captive around the Black Sea and Caspian Sea area, carry Iron Age technology with them into Europe where it is first observed a mere 20 years after they go into captivity! An article on European history says, “The oldest archaeological evidence of the Celts comes from Hallstatt, Austria, near Salzburg. Excavated graves of chieftains there, dating from about 700 BC, exhibit an Iron Age culture (one of the first in Europe)” So 20 short years after 722, the Iron Age is brought by these Israelites into Europe. But, that is not the only clue!
FOLLOW THE BAAL TRAIL
One of the main reasons the 10 tribes became lost was that they abandoned the identifying sign of the Sabbath. Under the leadership of Jeroboam the Ephraimite, they changed to the worship of Baal, the sun god, who is mentioned in the Bible over 80 times!
Baal’s day of worship was Sun-day, hence the name “Day of the Sun!” These lost tribes now appear to be gentiles to themselves and to the whole world, yet they are anything but! Lost as they are, they are not lost to God. Amos 9:9 says, “For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve,“ yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.”
God has not forgotten them, their dna is not forgotten, nor will one grain fall upon the earth. They are Abraham’s heritage as much as the Jews are. They are the “prodigal sons” who will eventually return to their fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! The sons of Isaac are now called Saxons. (The first letter is commonly dropped, (I)saac’s sons = Saxons.)
So, 20 short years after the lost 10 tribes go into captivity, the Celts appear in the same area that the Israelites were taken captive to (Black and Caspian Sea area) and from there, they spread into Europe and take 3 things with them that identify them forensically as Israelites.
1. IRON AGE TECHNOLOGY
2. BAAL WORSHIP
3. HUMAN SACRIFICE
The Celts, a.k.a. the lost 10 tribes, also worship Baal. Yes, are you shocked that they worship the same god that got the 10 tribes booted out of Israel in the first place! As part of their worship of Baal, these lost Israelites set up over 40,000 megaliths across Europe, exactly like the ones they used in their Baal worship in Israel. They also worship Baal’s fertility goddess wife named Easter. Her symbols of fertility were bunny rabbits and eggs. Evergreen trees were integral to Baal worship and the tradition was strictly followed to bring a tree in the home around the time of the Winter Solstice, (December 25th). Why??? You might be shocked to know where dolls and “gifts under the tree” originally came from!
God accuses Israel of sacrificing their children “under every green tree.” They did it at the time of the winter solstice. There are many scriptures describing this human sacrifice of the firstborn children by Israel, including Isaiah 57:5, “Enflaming yourselves with idols, under every green tree slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks...”
William Sansom, in A Book of Christmas, says, “Scholars believe that the term doll is derived from the word idol and may specifically refer to the “dolls” or clay effigies that were placed under evergreen trees in the home, imitating the actual sacrifice of children made under a grove of evergreen trees.” Sinister and evil religion such as this can never be “sanitized” by saying we “christianized it.”
Jeremiah 10 tells Israel not to keep the way of the heathen and not to be dismayed at the signs of heaven (winter solstice December 25th). He describes the tree decked with silver and gold, affixed so it cannot move. There is no command in the Bible to bring a green tree into your home, Jeremiah forbids it as a heathen concept, so why do people hold on to this? It is part of Baal worship. If you do such things, you might be a lost Israelite, a lost child of Abraham. Ok, we have looked at the fact that Europe was where the tribes went, but is that the end of the story? Not yet!
EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH ARE THE BIRTHRIGHT TRIBES!
We can’t forget about the birthright that is passed from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob. And from Jacob to Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. Keep your eye on these 2 sons of Joseph, because they are set apart from the other brothers. They receive the greatest national blessings! Remember the promises that they would possess the gates of their enemies? That they would have vital bases in enemy territory is a singular promise.
The birthright passed directly from grandfather Jacob, to Josephs 2 boys Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob said of them, “they shall be mine!” Not to be counted as Josephs sons, but as Jacobs own sons! Jacob said to Joseph, “And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. Genesis 48:5
“Then he blessed Joseph and said, "May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, the Angel who has delivered me from all harm --may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they increase greatly upon the earth." Genesis 48:15-16 And Jacob said, they are to be called “by my name…”
Do you think it is a coincidence that we popularly call our children Jack, Jackson, Jamie, Jacob, Jake and James? Did you know that the nickname given to Americans is Yank or Yankee, and it comes from the name Jacob (Yacob). Jacob is one of the most popular names for boys in the United States and has been for a long time!
