Actually, from what I've read, the Pushtins of Afghanistan/Pakistan fit closest to the lost tribes. They do so both in naming conventions, in culture (except that they are islamics now) and in folklore. They say they were placed there by the Assyrians as a punishment. Also, there is a jewish black tribe (proven genetically by the priest gene) stretching from eastern S.Africa through Mozambique.
The Khazars converted and are an asiatic people. I've seen some before and they look nothing like semites but a lot like eastern asiatics.
Before the Khazar Khaganite:
Rise of the Khazars. Note they conquered Kiev which from around 700s was a slavic city.
Height of the Khazar (note the location of te Bulgars!)
Decline of the Khazars (Note the Magyarian migration into modern day Magyaria/Magyarorszag/Hungary)
Unfortunetly for the Kieven Russ, the conquest of their enemy/competition, the Khazars, unleashed the Pechenegs who were in turn keeping the Mongols in check.
I did not mean they were the Northern Kingdom (or lost tribe) ...just talking about their conversion to Judaism and the degree to which is speculated.
Koestler called them the 13th tribe
regards
I think the northern kingdom dispersed...and God knows where literally I suppose. Nearly everyone speculating now has a dog in the hunt ...as usual...lol...don't we all?
"Actually, from what I've read, the Pushtins of Afghanistan/Pakistan fit closest to the lost tribes. They do so both in naming conventions, in culture (except that they are islamics now) and in folklore. They say they were placed there by the Assyrians as a punishment. Also, there is a jewish black tribe (proven genetically by the priest gene) stretching from eastern S.Africa through Mozambique."
You really need to broaden your reading material, because you have one huge problem with "Afghanistan/Pakistan" being the lost tribes. Now I will give you a hint Christ told his disciples to go to the "lost tribes" (so Christ knew who they were), and where exactly did those disciples go and where did the WORD end up being sent forth?
Try reading exactly what was promised to Abraham the whole HISTORY, not the allegory as some like to shelve it.