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lost tribes

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lost tribes 10 Israelite tribes that, according to the Bible, were transported to Assyria by Tiglathpileser III or Shalmaneser after the conquest of Israel in 722 BC Numerous conjectures have been advanced as to the fate of these tribes: they have been identified with the people of Arabia, India, Ethiopia, and America (North, Central, South) and with other groups, including the Nestorians of Mesopotamia, the Afghans, the high-caste Hindus, and the holy Shindai class of Japan. The Anglo-Israelite theory identifies the English people with the lost tribes; it was, in the 17th cent., a factor in helping the Jews to reenter England. The identification of the Native North Americans with the 10 lost tribes figured in the writings of the early New England Christian theologians.

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Ten lost tribes

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Ten lost tribes. The Jewish tribes who disappeared from history after the Assyrian conquest of 722 BCE. The rabbis believed they were in exile beyond the river Sambatyon. Various identifications have been made. The Falashas were said to be a lost tribe, as have been the British (i.e. the British Israelites), the Japanese, the Afghans, and certain Red Indian tribes.

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	'Lost' tribe of Israel recognized; Sephardic chief rabbi in Jerusalem... Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 5/28/2005
	Lost Tribe members share love of bikes, religion.(Virginia Beach Beacon) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 2/8/2009
	Lost Tribe Returns to Israel. Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx; 2/11/2000