Re: The fight against Newspeak
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:53 pm
The word “tribe” as found in the OT comes from the Hebrew מַטָּה which is transliterated maṭṭâh.
The word “tribe” as found in the NT comes from the Greek φυλή which is transliterated phylē.
Both words literally mean “branch” or “offshoot” and reference a people proceeding from a single progenitor, i.e. kindred. (See phyle)
There are various enumerations of the Tribes of Israel throughout the Bible, some genealogical and others geographical. For this reason, some tribes (such as the Levites who were not enumerated among the Israelite armies nor received territorial possessions, or the Danites who had idolatrous practices) were omitted from lists. Jacob-Israel did in fact adopt Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, as his own. Usually the tribe of Levi is omitted when Ephraim and Manasseh are listed separately to preserve the 12 tribes.
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You will also see at times the mention of 10 Tribes of Israel.
The Tribe of Judah and then Benjamin split from the other tribes, creating the Kingdom of Judah. These “Israelites” were the people called “Jews” in the OT. The Kingdom of Judah lasted from approx. B.C. 975 to B.C. 536. The offspring of these people, and those who lived in Judea were continually referred to as “Jews” throughout the OT and NT.
The other 10 tribes formed the Kingdom of Israel. These were the people called “Israelites,” not Jews, in the OT. The Kingdom of Israel lasted from B.C. 975 to B.C. 721. When this kingdom was conquered, the various tribes dispersed, some merging with the conquerors, some merging with the Kingdom of Judah (hence becoming “Jews”), some moving into Europe. These are what are known as the “10 Lost Tribes of Israel” as most of them lost their identity as offspring of Jacob-Israel.
One of the most interesting tribes to research is the Tribe of Dan.
Jacob-Israel and Rachel’s handmaid, Bilhah, had a son that Rachel named Dan meaning “judged.” (Genesis 30:3-6)
Jacob-Israel called together his sons to tell them what would befall them in the last days. From Genesis 49:16-17: “Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.” To this day, the Tribe of Dan is symbolized by, among other things, a serpent:
Land given to Dan was described in Joshua 19. This plot was SW of Ephraim and W of Judah. This portion of land was too small for them, so some of the Tribe of Dan were absorbed into Judah, and some moved farther N and took Lesham (Laish) at the foot of Mt. Hermon and renamed it Dan.
Tribe of Dan was a seafaring tribe that intermarried with the Canaanites i.e. merchants and adopted their idolatrous practices (and merchant law). (2 Chronicles 2:14; Judges 18; 1 Kings 12) It was likely these idolatrous practices that caused the Tribe of Dan to be omitted from list of sealed tribes in Revelation 7:
Revelation 7:4-8 - And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Some other interesting tidbits…
The land that was taken by Tribe of Dan, Lesham, is said to be at the 33rd degree latitude and longitude according to the Paris Zero Meridian.
The esoteric “widow’s son,” was Hiram, the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, a wise, cunning master craftsman sent by the king of Tyre (modern day Lebanon) to help Solomon build his temple. (See 2 Chronicles 2:11-14 and 1 Kings 7:13-14 ) This Hiram is known as “Hiram Abiff” and is highly esteemed in freemason circles and used in their rituals depicting a brutal death, descension, and resurrection (sound familiar?). Search The Hiramic Legend.
Notice the compass….
Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8), aka Simon Magus, the purported father of Gnosticism (represented by G in above symbol), was also said to be a descendant of the Tribe of Dan, who, according to Flavius Josephus, settled in Gitta, Simon's birthplace. It is said that Simon asked to be buried alive in order to be resurrected three days later. He obviously didn't survive. Note Dan's serpent in this gnostic symbol.
Research shows the likelihood that many other antechrists (other than Christs; False Christs) have and will continue to come from the Tribe of Dan, particularly among the royal bloodlines.
The information at these links is revealing, especially the first one:
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The word “tribe” as found in the NT comes from the Greek φυλή which is transliterated phylē.
Both words literally mean “branch” or “offshoot” and reference a people proceeding from a single progenitor, i.e. kindred. (See phyle)
There are various enumerations of the Tribes of Israel throughout the Bible, some genealogical and others geographical. For this reason, some tribes (such as the Levites who were not enumerated among the Israelite armies nor received territorial possessions, or the Danites who had idolatrous practices) were omitted from lists. Jacob-Israel did in fact adopt Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, as his own. Usually the tribe of Levi is omitted when Ephraim and Manasseh are listed separately to preserve the 12 tribes.
-
You will also see at times the mention of 10 Tribes of Israel.
The Tribe of Judah and then Benjamin split from the other tribes, creating the Kingdom of Judah. These “Israelites” were the people called “Jews” in the OT. The Kingdom of Judah lasted from approx. B.C. 975 to B.C. 536. The offspring of these people, and those who lived in Judea were continually referred to as “Jews” throughout the OT and NT.
The other 10 tribes formed the Kingdom of Israel. These were the people called “Israelites,” not Jews, in the OT. The Kingdom of Israel lasted from B.C. 975 to B.C. 721. When this kingdom was conquered, the various tribes dispersed, some merging with the conquerors, some merging with the Kingdom of Judah (hence becoming “Jews”), some moving into Europe. These are what are known as the “10 Lost Tribes of Israel” as most of them lost their identity as offspring of Jacob-Israel.
One of the most interesting tribes to research is the Tribe of Dan.
Jacob-Israel and Rachel’s handmaid, Bilhah, had a son that Rachel named Dan meaning “judged.” (Genesis 30:3-6)
Jacob-Israel called together his sons to tell them what would befall them in the last days. From Genesis 49:16-17: “Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.” To this day, the Tribe of Dan is symbolized by, among other things, a serpent:
Land given to Dan was described in Joshua 19. This plot was SW of Ephraim and W of Judah. This portion of land was too small for them, so some of the Tribe of Dan were absorbed into Judah, and some moved farther N and took Lesham (Laish) at the foot of Mt. Hermon and renamed it Dan.
Tribe of Dan was a seafaring tribe that intermarried with the Canaanites i.e. merchants and adopted their idolatrous practices (and merchant law). (2 Chronicles 2:14; Judges 18; 1 Kings 12) It was likely these idolatrous practices that caused the Tribe of Dan to be omitted from list of sealed tribes in Revelation 7:
Revelation 7:4-8 - And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Some other interesting tidbits…
The land that was taken by Tribe of Dan, Lesham, is said to be at the 33rd degree latitude and longitude according to the Paris Zero Meridian.
The esoteric “widow’s son,” was Hiram, the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, a wise, cunning master craftsman sent by the king of Tyre (modern day Lebanon) to help Solomon build his temple. (See 2 Chronicles 2:11-14 and 1 Kings 7:13-14 ) This Hiram is known as “Hiram Abiff” and is highly esteemed in freemason circles and used in their rituals depicting a brutal death, descension, and resurrection (sound familiar?). Search The Hiramic Legend.
Notice the compass….
Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8), aka Simon Magus, the purported father of Gnosticism (represented by G in above symbol), was also said to be a descendant of the Tribe of Dan, who, according to Flavius Josephus, settled in Gitta, Simon's birthplace. It is said that Simon asked to be buried alive in order to be resurrected three days later. He obviously didn't survive. Note Dan's serpent in this gnostic symbol.
Research shows the likelihood that many other antechrists (other than Christs; False Christs) have and will continue to come from the Tribe of Dan, particularly among the royal bloodlines.
The information at these links is revealing, especially the first one:
LINK
LINK
LINK