What Did the Israelites Look Like?
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What did the Biblical Israelites look like? Is it possible to know? Does it matter?
Many simply assume they must have looked much the same as the people who live in the Middle East today with their olive complexion, dark wavy hair and mongoloid facial features. This false perception is not surprising given this is exactly how they are usually portrayed in the movies as if this was a sensible guide.
They forget that the people living in the Middle East today are not the same people who lived there in Biblical times. Great migrations of people have occurred again and again throughout history displacing the original inhabitants all over the world.
In ignorance they mistakenly assume the modern day ‘Jews’ must be the descendants of the Biblical Israelites. However, the term ‘Jew’ no longer has any racial basis as it simply refers to anyone who is a convert to ‘Judaism’ (based on the Talmud not the Bible) or anyone who has a ‘Jewish’ mother. It is therefore now merely a religious title like Muslim or Buddhist. As such, ‘Jews’ today come from many different nationalities, but especially the Khazars who were a Turkic-Mongoloid nation from southern Russia who converted to Judaism around the 8th century AD. It was this group who later spread out to become the ‘Jewish’ populations of Eastern Europe.
In the case of the House of Israel, the biblical and historical records tell us that after they were defeated by the Assyrians in 721 BC they were all transported and resettled in northern Persia with no one returning to Palestine except one priest (2 Kings 17:18, 23-28). They are then said to have migrated north through the Caucasus Mountains and then west through Europe to the land they would be replanted in fulfilment of the words Samuel prophesied to King David (2 Sam 7:10-11).
This is further confirmed in 2 Esdras 13:40-45 stating after the House of Israel was defeated and resettled by the Assyrians, they took “counsel among themselves, that they would leave the multitudes of the heathen, and go forth into a further country, where never mankind dwelt…For through that country there was a great way to go, namely, of a year and a half: and the same region is called Arsareth”
"Ar" is the Chaldean word for river, and Biblical archaeologist, Dr. E. Raymond Capt believed this may refer to Eastern Europe, in the region of modern Romania, where a River Sareth still exists to this day.
Josephus the renown ancient historian who lived in the first century AD, wrote in his Antiquities of the Jews, Book 2, Chapter 5, v2 that out of all the “entire body of Israel” (12 tribes), only 2 tribes remained in Asia and Europe subject to the Romans since the “ten tribes were beyond Euphrates till now” and were an “immense multitude, and could not be estimated by numbers”. This migration has also been confirmed by many other leading historians, archaeological findings and historical records which is all in fulfilment of the promises and prophesies concerning Israel.
James confirms this writing “to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad” (James 1:1)
This was in fulfilment of the words previously spoken through the prophets that Christ Himself would search for His sheep and after finding them, bring them out of the nations and look after them in their own land. This is why “These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them, saying, Go not off into the way of the nations…but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel...” (Matt 10:5-7).
So while the name ‘Israel’ may have mostly disappeared from the historical records after their captivity, it certainly does not mean the people themselves vanished from off the face of the earth. They had rather become lost amongst the other nations as they migrated to a new land north west of Palestine just as promised (2 Sam 7:10-11). Christ also said “I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matt 15:24) and He surely knew where His 'lost sheep' or lost Israelites were to be found since there is nothing hidden from Him. Obviously, they weren’t to be found in Palestine otherwise they wouldn’t be lost!
So what had happened? As they migrated across Europe they had became “scattered abroad”, “lost” and ‘hidden’ among the nations. Becoming known over time by new names including the Khumri, Sacae, Cimmerians, Scythians, Goths, Picts, Scots, Viking, Angles, Jutes, Celts, Saxons and Normans. All different names for the Israelites, linked together by the black Obelisk of Shalmaneser in Babylon, the Behistun Rock in Persia and other monuments, all confirmed by many historians including Herodotus, Pliny, Ptolemy, Josephus and Turner.
Well respected British historian Sharon Turner (1768-1842) writes that "The Anglo-Saxons, lowland Scots, Normans, Danes, Norwegians, Swedes…Dutch, Belgians, Lombards and Franks have all sprung from that great fountain of the human race, which we have distinguished by the terms Scythian…or Gothic"; that the “names Saxon, Scythian and Goth are used interchangeably…"; mentions that the ancient Celtic and Cimmerian languages were the same and also says the Keltoi (Celts) were the same people as the Galatai, and that they, in turn, were the same as the Galli (the Gauls), and that the Keltoi were "one of the branches of the Cimmerian stock". (Sharon Turner, History of the Anglo-Saxons, Pg 36)
The English Scholar and Oxford Professor of Ancient History, Sir George Rawlinson wrote “We have reasonable grounds for regarding the Gimirri, or Cimmerians, who first appeared on the confines of Assyria and Media in the seventh century BC, and the Sacae of the Behistun Rock, nearly two centuries later, as identical with the Beth-Khumree of Samaria, or the Ten Tribes of the House of Israel.” (History of Herodotus, Book VII, p. 378)
It is interesting to note that another British historian wrote “the word Keltoi, or Celts…meaning hidden - the word which gives us the Irish form ceilt, meaning concealment or secret…Thus some believe that Keltoi meant the hidden or secret people…” (Peter B Ellis, The Celtic Empire, Pg 9)
Coincidence? Or the perfect name by which “lost” (hidden or secret) Israel was to become known as just as prophesied? Remember the Anglo Saxon Celtic people are said to have burst into history at the very same time and place that Israel disappeared. Coincidence, I think not!
“The Celts were the first European people north of the Alps to emerge into recorded history. But the first references to them appear in the sixth and fifth centuries BC when they began to encounter the peoples of the Mediterranean cultures….” (The Celtic Empire, Peter B Ellis, 1990, Pg 9)
Sharon Turner who wrote the monumental work “History of the Anglo-Saxons” and identified their origins in the Caucasus Mountains (northern Persia), wrote "The migrating Scythians crossed the Araxes, passed out of Asia, and suddenly appeared in Europe in the sixth century B.C…The names Saxon, Scythian and Goth are used interchangeably."
Historians record the arrival of millions of dispersed people who flooded into Eastern Europe from Asia Minor in the early pre-Christian centuries. They poured in through the Caucasus Mountain region and is why we are still called “Caucasians" to this day!
Of course, if the Anglo Saxon Celtic people are the true descendants of the Israelites, then they must have certainly looked the same which brings us back to our original question. What did the Biblical Israelites look like? Is it even possible to know so we can compare?
Thankfully, we need not be ignorant since the Bible has a surprising lot to say about their physical appearance and we therefore need be in no doubt, describing the Biblical Israelites as being “white” or “fair” skinned and “ruddy” which means “To show blood (in the face), that is, flush or turn rosy” or in some cases (King David) “reddish of the hair…” (Strong’s Concordance)
Solomon records:
“My beloved [of Israel] is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.” (Son 5:10 KJV)
Jeremiah describes the princes of Israel as being whiter than milk:
“Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies…” (Lam 4:7 KJV)
Sarah, Rebekah, Joseph, King David, Tamar, Job’s daughters and Esther are all specifically described as being fair skinned. While many of the modern translations now use a more generalised “beautiful” instead, the word “fair” used in the older translations like the King James Version should be considered more accurate since it comes from the Hebrew root word which means to “be bright, that is, (by implication)…fair” (Strong’s Concordance):
“And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon” (Gen 12:11 KJV)
“And the damsel [Rebekah] was very fair to look upon...” (Gen 24:16 KJV)
“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.” (Gen 26:7 KJV)
“And Joseph is of a fair form, and of a fair appearance.” (Gen 39:6 YLT)
“And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.” (1Sa 17:42 KJV)
“And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [David] was ruddy, and of a fair countenance, and goodly to look to...” (1Sa 16:12 KJV)
“And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job…” (Job 42:15)
“And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther…and the maid was fair and beautiful…” (Esther 2:7 KJV)
Moses in the New Testament is said to have been “exceeding fair” in appearance:
“In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months” (Acts 7:20 KJV)
Does it Matter?
Does it matter what they looked like?
Absolutely! Why? Because “Where there is no vision, the people perish…” (Pro 29:18)
Sadly, we have forgotten who we are and where we came from and as a result have lost our way. We have become blinded to our true purpose and destiny as His people. Unless we sober up soon and remember, we will perish.
Why? Because, we will never cherish or protect those things we do not value!
Instead, we continue to take all that we are and have for granted forgetting none of these things came by chance or without sacrifice. Yahweh called us to be His people and to carry out His plans and purpose on earth. He fulfilled in us the wonderful provisions and promises of the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob making us a great power and influence in the world. We have been blessed more than any other people or nation, that we might fulfil the purpose for which He called us. Yet, we standby blinded to the enemy which surrounds us plotting and robbing us of all we once were and had.
We have been fooled into believing that our origins, heritage, history, traditions, customs and physical appearance do not matter. Yet, they are of the greatest value and importance! Why? Because, these all display and prove that we are the descendants of the Biblical Israelites and are proof in themselves that Yahweh has kept every one of His promises to our forefathers and therefore can be absolutely trusted.
It is time we remembered the God of our forefathers so we might repent and believe Him once again. Only then will we fulfil our true purpose and destiny as His servant people and truly be a blessing to all the nations of the world.
We the Anglo Saxon Celtic people, not only appeared in history at the same time and place the Israelites disappeared, but we also fulfil in our history every mark the prophets of the bible wrote Israel would be identified by in the future. We settled in the 'isles of the sea', north west of Palestine (Isa 24:14-15; 49:1,12; 59:19; Jer 3:12-18, 23:8, 31:7-8, 10); became a nation and a community (commonwealth) of nations (Gen 35:10-11; 48:19); we inherited and colonised the desolate places, islands afar off, coastlands and ends of the earth (Isa 49:8; 54:3; Jer 31:8,10); grew to become the fifth and largest ever empire reaching around the globe (Dan 2:44; Rom 11:25); became a multitude of people as countless as the stars (Gen 15:5); retained our monarchy (Jer 33:17-26 and 2 Sam 7:12-16); became the chief of nations (Deut 26:19, Amos 6:1); control the world’s sea gates (Gen 22:17, 24:60); are blessed with great wealth (Deut 8:18 and 33:13-17) are renown worldwide for our crops, lamb and beef (Deut 28:3-14); have been a blessing to mankind showing the fruits of righteousness ( Matt 21:43, Gen 18:18) and have been a great missionary people taking Christianity around the globe (Isa 27:6; 43:2 1; 44:3-5; Mark 16:15 and Matt 7:20) to name only a few examples.
And of course, the Anglo Saxon Celtic people also share the same customs, laws, traditions, traits and look the same. In fact, we are described in exactly the same way:
“Galatea, is of course, the synonym for Galatian, Gaul or Celt, and is said to mean, significantly, milk-white. The Greeks often praised the beauty of the fair, ’milk-white’ skin of the Celts” (Peter B Ellis, ‘The Celtic Empire’)
This is backed up by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BC – 18 AD) who wrote “Oh lovely Galatea, whiter far than falling snows” (Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book XIII).
St Jerome in the fourth century AD wrote “I shall quote the opinion about this people that our own Lactantius recorded in the third volume of his work addressed to Probus: “From ancient times the Gauls were called Galatians due to their shiny complexion, and the Sibyl refers to them as such. This is what the poet [Virgil] meant when he said, ‘Their milky-white necks are decked in gold’, though he could have used the word ‘shiny’. It is clear from this that the province where the Gauls arrived…was called Galatia.” (St Jerome, Commentary on Galatians)
Not surprising when we look around today, we see in ourselves (the Anglo Saxon Celtic people) the same features as our forefathers and Israelite brothers and sisters. A white or fair skinned people, with reddish or rosy complexions and many of us also displaying some form of reddish hair either on our heads or elsewhere on our bodies. We display in ourselves our own proof that we are the descendants of the Biblical Israelites and with that proof, responsibility to serve Him and our fellow man.
For more evidence and proof we the Anglo Saxon Celtic people are the true descendants of the Biblical Israelites visit:
Anglo Saxon Celts Were Israelites
Anglo Saxons Fulfil All Prophesy
Anglo Saxons Are Chosen People
Celt and Israel's Similar Customs
Was Jesus a Celt?
Does King David’s Reddish Hair Confirm This?
King David was described as having fair skin and reddish hair (1 Sam 16:12 and 17:42) since the “ruddy” used in both these verses comes from the Hebrew word meaning “reddish of the hair…” (Strong’s Concordance).
Now, if we follow the basic principles of genetics, his descendants must also be fair skinned and often have reddish hair. Since Yahweh promised him there would never cease to be one of his descendants sitting upon his throne (a real throne on earth), which was to be established forever (1 Chr 17:11-14), then his descendants must still be sitting on that throne and ruling over His people all as promised. (2 Sam 7:12-16)
It is especially interesting to note that Jeremiah in later times reconfirmed these same promises (Jer 33:17-22; 25-26) and actually used the plural “descendants” at that time, meaning there were to be multiple more descendants to sit upon his throne and rule over the Kingdom. However, at the time of this promise, King Zedekiah was on the throne and according to the biblical and historical records, he proved to be the last of King David’s descendants to ever rule over Judah since all his sons were executed in 587 BC and he himself later died in captivity.
“And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.” (Jer 52:10-11)
While Jehoiachin (son of King Jehoiakim) was still alive after King Zedekiah died, he was never anointed, nor ruled Judah, because he had been cursed earlier and as a result, none of his father’s descendants were ever to sit on the throne.
“Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out…” (Jer 36:30-32)
Although the Babylonians had sort to end the royal bloodline by executing all the Princes in Judah, they had failed to understand Yahweh’s laws which were completely foreign to them:
“And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.” (Num 27:8)
As a result they had left King Zedekiah’s daughters in the care of Jeremiah allowing the throne to pass on to them once he had finally died. However, the last we hear of Jeremiah and the King’s daughters in the biblical record is in Tahphanes in Egypt:
“Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes. (Jer 43:6-7)
Remember, it was Jeremiah who was given the commission by God to root out, overthrow and destroy, before planting and rebuilding:
“See, I have this day set thee [Jeremiah] over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.” (Jer 1:10)
This fits exactly with Ezekiel’s prophecy in chapter 17 and we know Jeremiah certainly warned of and saw the overthrow and destruction of Judah by the Babylonians. What the bible doesn’t cover was how he fulfilled the last part of his calling “to plant and to build.” It is highly probable he was doing just this when we last hear of him with the King’s daughters in Jer 43:6-7. Protecting and guiding the daughters as he took them to the appointed place to see their planting in a new land, so the royal family and their rule over His people could be continued. But where?
According to Irish and Welsh historical records; monumental inscriptions; ancient poems and traditions (Annals of the Four Masters) and in fulfilment of prophecy (Eze 17) a Hebrew prophet named Ollam Folla (or Jeremiah) and his scribe Baruch is said to have arrived in Ireland from Egypt around 583 BC, having escaped the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. They came with a very important 'stone' and a Hebrew Princess named Tea Tephi or Tamar Tephi (the Tender Twig of Eze 17) Tea Tephi is recorded as later marrying the Irish King Eochaidh, ensuring the monarchy continued after King Zedekiah's death (Jer 52:10-11). Genealogies of the British Royal family have proved their ancestry goes back through this line to King David.
This is further proven by the many British customs, traditions, symbols, emblems, ceremonies and laws of succession (Num 27:8) which are shared with the Kings of Israel detailed in the bible. One example being the Israelites custom to crown their Kings on or by one particular stone (2 Kings 11:14 and 23:3) and for the people to shout “God save the King” after (1 Sam 10:24; 2 Sam 16:16; 1 Kings 1:25-39; 2 Kings 11:12 and 23:11). This is still our custom today with all the Kings and Queens of Great Britain (Ireland, Scotland and England) being crowned upon the same stone for the past 2500 years dating back to 583 BC when Tea Tephi married the Irish King Eochaidh.
Edward I had a coronation chair built in 1296 AD to accommodate this stone which is still used today, with Queen Elizabeth II crowned on it in 1953. In fact, if you watch the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II you will be amazed to see almost the entire ceremony following the exact same traditions as recorded in the bible when the Israelite Kings were crowned. And yes they shouted “God save the Queen” just like our forefathers before us. This stone the English call “Jacob's Pillow” with its battered surface, large crack and two iron rings attached almost worn through, all bear witness to its long migrations. Wear which must have occurred long before 583 BC during Israel's long wanderings in the desert since historians know it’s only been moved 3 times since then, which is in fulfilment of the prophecy that the throne of David would be overturned 3 times (Eze 21:25-27). Israel to Ireland in 583 BC; Ireland to Scotland in 506 AD and lastly Scotland to England in 1603 AD where it will remain “until he come whose right it is; and I will give it Him” when Christ comes to sit upon the throne of David (Luke 1: 31-33). Too many similarities to be a coincidence and remember His kingdom was to be a ‘Stone’ Kingdom that would crush all others and then spread worldwide to become the fifth world empire (the British Empire) (Dan 2:31-45)
So back to the question at hand, do the Kings and Queens who have sat on the British throne exhibit the same physical attributes as King David did if they are indeed his descendants? If one looks up the historical records, they will find they have all certainly been fair skinned with rosy complexions, but what of the reddish hair? We should certainly find this trait in many of his descendants and we actually do. William the Conqueror, William II, Henry II, Richard I, Edward II, Richard II, Henry IV, Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and William IV all had reddish hair and this doesn’t take into account the many others in the royal line who also had reddish hair but never got to sit on the throne. Look no farther than Prince Harry as a modern day example! In fact, there is no other place on Earth more associated with red hair than Britain.
It would seem that yes King David’s reddish hair does further prove the truth of who we are and the certainty of Yahweh’s Word!
For more evidence and proof King David`s descendants are still sitting on his throne (on earth) and ruling over His people visit:
Who is on King David's Throne
Aren’t the Anglo Saxon Celtic People a Mongrel Race?
Despite all the evidence to the contrary same might still argue that the Anglo Saxon Celtic people simply cannot be the descendants of the Biblical Israelites because they are nothing more than a “mongrel race” made up of many different races of people. However, this could not be further from the truth.
Professor of Modern History at Oxford Edward Freeman (1823 - 1892) wrote, “Tribe after tribe, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians, poured across the sea to make new homes in the Isle of Britain. Thus grew up the English nation - a nation formed by union of various tribes of the same stock. The Dane hardly needed assimilation. He was another kindred tribe, coming later than the others. Even the Norman was a kinsman”. (Origin of the English Nation)
Professor W Ripley in “The Races of Europe” states, “The shape of the head is now held to be one of the best available tests of race known…The most remarkable trait of the population of the British Isles) is its headform, and especially the uniformity in this respect which is everywhere manifested…These facts indicate a remarkable invariability of cranial type compared with the results obtained elsewhere in Europe…in the British Isles the headform is practically uniform from end to end”.
Professor Roland Usher of Washington University in an article in Woman’s Magazine, February 1915 entitled “The Secret of England’s Predominance in Europe” referred to England’s territorial, racial and religious unity saying “The greatest achievement of the careful researches of the late Bishop of Oxford into the constitutional history of England was the conclusive establishment of the fact that by the close of the 13th century the consciousness in the people of any difference in ancestry had entirely disappeared…Surely the fact that Englishmen became conscious of their common blood is a striking and important fact.”
Historian James Bonwick (1817-1906) in his book ‘Who Are the Irish?’ “establishes the Phoenician origin of the Irish” and quotes English Biologist and Anthropologist Professor T H Huxley (1825 - 1895) as saying “The argument about the difference between the Anglo-Saxons and the Celts is a mere sham and a delusion.”
Accordingly, the Picts, Scots, Viking, Angles, Jutes, Celts, Saxons and Normans may have been different tribes, but they were all the same people and all descended from the Biblical Israelites.
Of course, I am not saying the Anglo Saxon Celtic people are superior to all others. Quite the opposite! Yahweh chose a specific group of people to be His people and made certain promises to them. They were to be a holy nation and royal priesthood. Their purpose and destiny was to be a servant people, demonstrating His love to all and the blessings which come from following Him and administrating and following His Laws. The promises made, were given that they might be helped and equipped in this difficult endeavour.
All the nations of the world would be invited to see and learn Yahweh’s laws in action and when ready, repent and serve Him themselves, that they might too be blessed. As a result, Israel was to become a blessing to all peoples on the earth.
So you see, there is no superior race. Rather a servant people, serving Yahweh and their fellow man that all might eventually be blessed:
Israel His Servant People
Yahweh's Call to His People
Are You Really Saved?
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