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unusual facts about British Israelism



C. A. L. Totten

He devoted most of his remaining life to writing, chiefly on biblical chronology, biblical prophecy, pyramidology, British Israelism, the symbolism of the Great Seal of the United States and other esoteric subjects.

Comparative linguistics

Some believers in Abrahamic religions try to derive their native languages from Classical Hebrew, as Herbert W. Armstrong, a proponent of British Israelism, who said that the word 'British' comes from Hebrew brit meaning 'covenant' and ish meaning 'man', supposedly proving that the British people are the 'covenant people' of God.

Herbert W. Armstrong

Armstrong adhered to a form of British Israelism which stated that the British, American and many European peoples were descended from the so-called Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, using this belief to state that biblical references to Israel, Jacob, etc., were in fact prophecies relating to the modern day, with literal application to the USA, Britain, and the British Commonwealth.

Richard Brothers

In similarity to modern British-Israelists, Brothers asserted that the ‘hidden Israel’ had no notion of its biological lineage and that part of his role would be to teach them of their true identity and lead them to the land of Canaan.


see also

Lysons

Canon Samuel Lysons, (1806–1877) antiquarian, son of Daniel, proponent of British Israelism