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Authors: Rivka Gonen
ISBN-13: 9780765761460, ISBN-10: 0765761467
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: July 2002
Edition: REV

Author Biography: Rivka Gonen

Book Synopsis

This book deals with the search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel by Jews and by Christians. Rivka Gonen discusses the various motivations for the search and the methods used by the searchers, from similarity of language, physical appearance, customs and mythology, to a re-interpretation of biblical excerpts to suit specific situations encountered by the searchers.

	List of Illustrations
	Prologue: The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel in the World Today
Ch. 1	The Man from Cush - Firsthand Account of the Ten Tribes	1
Ch. 2	Enigma - Where Are the Ten Lost Tribes?	11
Ch. 3	Jews in Search of Their Lost Brethren	31
Ch. 4	Mountain Tribes and Plain Tribes - Israel in the Caucasian Mountains and Beyond	53
Ch. 5	Lost in the Land of Assyria - The Patans of Afghanistan	81
Ch. 6	The Tribes in the Land of the Rising Sun - Israel in Japan	103
Ch. 7	The Trust to the West - How the Israelites Got to Britain	125
Ch. 8	The Red and the White - Israel in America	145
Ch. 9	Israel in the Far Reaches of the World	169
	Conclusion: Why the Search?	183
	Bibliography	191