Does no one do Bible study in the USA; Who knows what are the 10 Lost tribes of Israel?
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The 10 lost tribes were the northern tribes.  When the kingdom split after Solomon, the country divided into Ephraim, in the north, and Judah, in the south.\n\nThe 10 Northern tribes were taken captive before Judah, and were lost in the nations to the north.  They never returned.  But Judah was restored after captivity.\n\nJudah and Benjamin, were the two remaining.
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acity_I,\n\nThe Jebusites do not exist as a people any more. They were partially conquered during the days of Joshua who led the children of Israel into the “promised land.” Many years later, King David conquered the remainder who lived in Zion which was renamed the City of David. David treated at least some of the Jebusites kindly and actually bought the site where the temple was built from a Jebusite named Araunah. David’s son, King Solomon, used the Jebusites who weren’t assimilated into the Jewish nation as slave labor to construct buildings in Jerusalem – including the temple. In the time of Ezra’s return from Babylon – around 450 BC – the Jews living in Jerusalem had intermarried with several groups including the Jebusites. This is the last historical mention of the Jebusites.\n\nI hope this helps.\n\nGod bless.
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1.) Genesis\n2.) Exodus\n3.) Leviticus\n4.) Numbers\n5.) Deuteronomy\n6.) Joshua\n7.) Judges\n8.) Ruth\n9.) Samuel 1\n10.) Samuel 2
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There were a bunch of books left out of the Bible. Mostly this was done to maintain consistancy. You can read some of them at my link. I have read most of the ones on this page and there is little "new" information.
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Are you referring to the 'Ten Lost Tribes of Israel'. New Zealand's name has come up more than once in relation to theories of where they went.\n\nSee: https://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/TenLostTribes.asp\n\nOther than that, i dont know of any 'Lost Tribes' associated with New Zealand.\n\nAdditional note from the Te Ara website:\n\nhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en\n\n\nEarly ideas\n\nWhen Europeans discovered New Zealand, they wondered where the Māori people had come from. Captain James Cook noticed that eastern Pacific Islanders and Māori had similar appearances and cultures. He believed they had migrated from the islands of South-East Asia. It is still agreed that Māori are Polynesians whose ancestors lived in the Taiwan region.\n\nSome early visitors, who studied items such as headdresses and carvings, said Māori ancestors might be ancient Greeks or Egyptians. One artist painted a Māori as a Roman warrior. Christian missionaries suggested that Māori ancestors were Jewish, belonging to the Lost Tribes of Israel. Visiting New Zealand was like taking a trip back in time.\nThe Aryan theory\n\nIn the 1850s scholars discovered that most European languages had developed from Sanskrit, the ancient language of India. It is still believed that Europeans and Indians share ancestors, known as Aryan or Caucasian. Ethnologists such as Edward Tregear claimed that Māori, too, had come from India. He found similarities between Māori and Sanskrit words and symbols.\nThe Great Fleet story\n\nIn the 19th century many scholars recorded different Māori stories about reaching New Zealand from Polynesia. But one man, Percy Smith, calculated from listening to Māori histories that they had migrated together in 1350 AD, in one ‘great fleet’ of seven canoes. According to Smith, they had then conquered the Moriori, who he said were a primitive Melanesian race already living in New Zealand. Smith’s story was accepted for over 60 years. It was popular because many believed that European settlers were the next ‘superior’ people, who would take over from Māori.\nNew understanding\n\nFrom the 1920s scientists proved that Chatham Island Moriori, like Māori, were descendants of the original Polynesian settlers of New Zealand. Moriori migrated to the Chatham Islands some time after 1300 AD, possibly around 1500.\n\nIn the 1960s errors were found in Percy Smith’s research for the Great Fleet story. Recent scientific evidence includes DNA analysis, and radiocarbon dating of archaeological sites. It is now believed that Māori arrived at different times, from several points in East Polynesia, in the late 13th century.\n\nThis a summary - if you visit the website you can get a much more extensive analysis.
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YOU ASK A ??? BEFORE YOU CHECK TO SEE IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE.\n\nSOME OF THE 12 TRIBES MENTIONED IN Revelation ARE NOT THE ONES IN THE 12 TRIBES MENTIONED IN THE (old testament)  YOU DO NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "FLESHLY 12 TRIBES" & THE "SPIRITUAL 12 TRIBES"\n\nYOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT THE KINGDOM IS THAT JESUS TALKED ABOUT, NOR WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE.  I DOUBT VERY MUCH IF YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A KINGDOM IS.\n\nAND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU SAY ONLY 144000 WILL BE SAVED.  THE BIBLE SHOWS THAT THERE WILL BE A GREAT CROWD WHICH NO MAN CAN NUMBER,  SO MILLIONS COULD  BE SAVED.\n\nBEFORE YOU ASK THE NEXT ??? DO SOME RESEARCH & MAKE SURE WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE.
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I don't know. However, seeing that most Christians read and study the bible, including the Old Testament, even if they don't still follow it, it's still important to them, and so is it's main subject, the Jews. I believe that even if they don't consider the Israelis god's chosen people anymore, they still consider them important in some way.
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Nobody really knows for sure. Not mentioned anywhere in the bible or in any historical records.
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Essentially the same as the names of Jacob/Israel's 12 sons-\n\nAsher\nBenjamin\nDan\nGad\nIssachar\nJoseph*\nJudah\nLevi\nNaphtali\nReuben\nSimeon\nZebulun\n\n*The sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Menasseh, were also given the status of independent tribes.
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I thought they came from the land of Nod or something like that, but someone should really look it up. (I would but the bible is too increadibly boring to read) :)
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There are many many more sections of the Bible out there.  The Vatican removed them many years ago to cover up many things so that people will not learn the truth about many things listed in the Bible.\n\nDo a Google search for "missing bible".  Look at the missing bible verses, people, places, things, religions, etc.\n\nAlso look for some special books.  Take a look at the list of what the Torah consists of and compare that to the list of the Old Testament.  Find all those that are in the Torah and not in the Old Testament.\n\nLook for a 2,000+ page multi-volume set written by a nun from France many centuries ago.  She claimed to be the reincarnation of Mary's mother and wrote about her past life in very great detail.\n\nLook for the African accounts of Mary and Jesus - it gives a blow by blow detailed account of how Mary first encountered the Angels from God when she was born, how she was taught all about childbearing while she was a mere babe, and how when she was 5 years old she went to the temple to demand that the Priests approve her for marriage because she was going to carry the child of God.  It also explains how the priests sought out a suitable husband for the 5 year old, eventually blackmailing the just widowed Joseph into marrying Mary, how he had to flee his village with Mary when she became pregnant, and how they only place they could find was a manger because the inn keepers did not want a pregnant child on the premises.\n\nThere is so much more to be learned.  The reasons for not having any male figures is discussed in detail - you learn that God is female and not male - the change of the sex was done by rulers in power to stop female rulership.\n\nOops, I am rambling now.  I could go on forever with the things removed, cut out and altered in the Bible to try to halt technological progress, prevent science from gaining a foothold, prevent people from learning about the solar system is laid out and so much more.
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The Israelites were born into their religion, but others could be proselytized in.  I think they had forgotten that they could be a good influence to other nations.  They were in a time of famine, and Naomi's family went to Moab to live.\n\nNaomi's sons and husband died, leaving her two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah.  Naomi had nothing to offer them and tried to send them back to their families so that they could be cared for.  Orpah went, but Ruth, a Moabitess, took on the role of caring and providing for Naomi and vowed to follow her back to Naomi's native Israel.\n\nShe didn't expect to be taken care of.  She worked to provide for Naomi, who was (understandably) bitter from her losses.  \n\nThrough the providence of God, Ruth ends up working for Boaz, who is the sort of leader Jesus talks about in the NT, he clearly cares for his workers, and they respect and care about him.  He sees this foreign woman gleaning in his fields and instructs his workers to be respectful of her and to leave extra for her to gather.  He is impressed with her for working to support Naomi, whom he is distantly related to.\n\nIn the course of time, Naomi realized Boaz's interest in Ruth and sends her to him.  He vows to go to the nearest of kin - who has a right to redeem the family property and to marry Ruth and raise children in her husband's name - and see if he is willing to provide for her.  The next of kin is not, so Boaz takes on this responsibility and marries Ruth.\n\nIt's a glimpse into their life and culture and customs, but it also shows several important things about love, honor and grief.  Naomi is not so bitter in her loss that she stops looking out for Ruth's interests.  Ruth takes care of Naomi when she could have gone back to her family, remarried and had an easy life.  Boaz is kind to his workers and honorable in his dealings with his kinsman and Ruth.\n\nIt shows how God works in the lives of people in non-miraculous ways.  It also shows part of the lineage of Christ.  There is much that could be learned from the book, but the link to Christ is probably the most significant aspect of the book.
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The bible doesn't have ANY answers.  It's all a huge hoax.  If you can't figure out what to do or not do in life you're an idiot and a book written by some dead guys isn't going to help.
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Well.... I have a problem with 1, for starters.  I don't think the 10 commandments of the bible are that hard to improve on.  Let me find a thread for you.
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by not supporting Israel, we are also denying that God exists, who led the Israel nation out of egypt out of bondage. They are His chosen nation, out of which the Messiah came forth
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I'm glad to be on the bottom of this mess. So many people who know so little about the Bible, and say soooo much!\nIt isn't what God thinks---as though he owed you anything. It's what he did! creation is over with. Your a new comer.\n\nRead your Bible and discover the truth. There are those who can help you to understand what your reading, and alone, you will be led astray by interuptions, wandering mind, all forms of things you forgot to do. Even sleep. All Satan's tools to keep you from finding the truth in God's word.\nA literal place-Heaven? Jesus said there was. Hell, meant for Satan and certain others but not for mankind in general.
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! SOMEBODY IS BRAVE ENOUGH TO SPEAK OUT IN TRUTH! You are 100% CORRECT! ALL of the so-called "holidays"(holydays) were NEVER commanded in the Bible-EVER!!! Jeremiah Chapter 10 directly mentions a "christmas tree" as an IDOL! Astarte (Easter) is mentioned many times in the Old Testament as an ABOMINATION TO GOD!!! Tammuz is also in the Old Testament! And not in a good way! People simply follow what the "crowd" says to follow! DOES THAT MAKE IT RIGHT??? Borrowing Pagan traditions and somehow transforming them into "holy days" is unacceptable worship to GOD! DON'T BELIEVE A NOBODY LIKE ME--READ YOUR BIBLE!!! Please see for yourself! Then you will know what God REALLY feels about man-made traditions.....