[blam]

I've been watching a special on this subject on the History Channel. I thought others would be interested in this story.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[cyborg]

Makes sense to me. This is fascinating.

[LauraleeBraswell]

Do you think theres' been intermarriage?

[rface]

I watched this program tonight. Good food for thought

[lainde]

Very interesting...Thanks for the post. Guess the Muslims will target them soon. Or am I just too darn cynical....

[RoseofTexas]

I too saw it...fascinating!! Perhaps this is the missing link to rebuilding the temple...just speculating!

[SunkenCiv]

some of these links (an old post I saved) may not work, didn't test 'em:

Where are the Ten Lost Tribes?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/losttribes.html

Here's an article about an earlier, similar show from Discovery, A&E, or History Channel (I forget which):

'Indiana' Jacobovici and the lost tribe of Israel
http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/feb12-98/feature/feature1.htm

Here's one about the YAP haplotype discovered in kohanin:

Y Chromosomes Traveling South
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJHG/journal/issues/v66n2/990488/brief/990488.abstract.html

[MarkL]

Genesis 12:16 – Not only Hagar, but many of Abraham’s servants were gifts from Pharaoh and in this period it is fairly likely that many were Nubians. (approx. 1921 BC)

"What's a Nubian?"

Mark

Sorry, I couldn't resist that one!

[SunkenCiv]

Years ago, Diane Sawyer (I think it was) did a segment for 60 minutes on this. Could be all mixed up, I didn't see it.

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Quest For The Lost Tribes directed by Simcha Jacobovici DVD+R format

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[SunkenCiv]

a topic converted from the old system (originally a3bf9a6c0211a.htm):

Genetic evidence links Jews to their ancient tribe
JP | 11/20/2001 | By Judy Siegel
Posted on 11/19/2001 3:41:35 PM PST by Sabramerican
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/574370/posts

another related topic:

Eclipse Brings Claim Of Medieval African Observatory
New Scientist | 12-4-2002 | Stuart Clark
Posted on 12/04/2002 5:22:25 AM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/800406/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[Fedora]

Thanks for posting this. Interesting subject. One note on the date: I think the available historical evidence tends to place the date of the Jewish migration to Africa in the period of the founding of the Elephantine colony rather than the period of the Lost Tribes, though of course it's possible there were earlier migrations:

Elephantine

The Elephantine papyri are caches of legal documents and letters written in Aramaic, which document the community of Jewish soldiers stationed here during the Persian occupation of Egypt. They maintained their own temple to their Lord, functioning alongside that of Khnum. The Jewish community at Elephantine was probably founded as a military installation in about 650 BCE during Manasseh's reign, to assist Pharaoh Psammetichus I in his Nubian campaign. The documents cover the period 495-399 BCE.

[Clemenza]

The actor Yaphet Kotto is the son of a Cameroon Jew on his mother's side. He was even bar mitzvahed!

[SJackson]

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[ManHunter]

I saw that as well, and it was very interesting. I did notice in a sidebar remark by the host that tourism, which used to be the core of the Zimbabwean economy, has dried up almost completely.

I was rather impressed by the moves that Mugabe made initially to bring together elements of Shona and Matabele, which have been warring off an on for centuries. What has happened in the recent past, with the slaughter of whites (who were assured protection by Mugabe), the resulting land grabs, mass starvation along political and tribal lines, 35% HIV postive rate, etc., has led to a Rwanda-in-the-making. For those interested, here's a somewhat dated article with a straightforward perspective on Zimbabwe:

http://www.etherzone.com/2002/lamp121702.shtml

[CollegeRepublican]

Thanks. I watched that program last night. I was going to do some research on the net on this topic today. I guess you did it for me. :)

[OESY]

Symbolically, even their flag is black.

[Chani]

I like Digging for the Truth on the History Channel too. That Josh is a cutie! ;)

[eyespysomething]

mark to read later, missed it last night

[Zionist Conspirator]

I'm not a big fan of "lost tribes" theories, but this is a better story than those people in Uganda (with the long name) who "converted" to Judaism in the Twenties. They are under the influence of "Reform" and subscribe to liberal Biblical theories--downright bizarre when you think of how alien their culture must be from that of Western liberals.