The Ten Lost Tribes. A World History - Zvi Ben-Dor Benite

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The Ten Lost Tribes A World History ZVI BEN-DOR BENITE 1 2009 ...

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For Zvi Salih, Sassoon Ghazal, and Miriam b. Samra, of blessed memory, and Salha b. Lulu, my grandparents ...

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Acknowledgments The idea of writing a world history of the ten lost tribes was born during two conversations I had in the summer ...

many others) Gil Anidjar, Nicola Di Cosmo, Simo Parpola, Haggai Ram, and Elchanan Reiner. Elchanan, who always knows where to fi ...

daughters, Sophia, Lulu, and Cora, made this book better by making sure I didn’t think about itallthe time. Katherine, my friend ...

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Contents Introduction. Ten Lost Tribes and Their Places, A Note on Transliterations, xiii Assyrian Tributes, An Enclosed ...

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A Note on Transliterations As this book is intended for a varied community of readers and scholars and draws on sources in a var ...

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The Ten Lost Tribes ...

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Introduction Ten Lost Tribes and Their Places Upon retiring from professional life, Avigdor Shahan, a prolific writer, historian ...

“Indeed, throughout the generations many messengers set out towards the tribes,” the teacher answered solemnly. “[T]hese messeng ...

most acute and oldest known instances of loss still “alive” today. This is because it is also globe spanning in nature—closely r ...