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The first study to treat the history of claims to an Israelite identity as an ongoing historical phenomenon from biblical times onwards. From an expert on the history of traditions about the twelve tribes of Israel, this volume brings a long-term comparative approach to biblical and nonbiblical Israelite histories.

Table of Contents
1. Judah's Israels: The twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible; 2. The tribes that were not lost: The Samaritans; 3. Across the River Sambatyon: The lost tribes of Israel in medieval legends; 4. Becoming Israel in America: The Mormons and the new Jerusalem; 5. A lost tribe returns: The beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel.

The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/8/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009094092, 978-1009094092
      ISBN10: 1009094092
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first study to treat the history of claims to an Israelite identity as an ongoing historical phenomenon from biblical times onwards. From an expert on the history of traditions about the twelve tribes of Israel, this volume brings a long-term comparative approach to biblical and nonbiblical Israelite histories.

      Table of Contents
      1. Judah's Israels: The twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible; 2. The tribes that were not lost: The Samaritans; 3. Across the River Sambatyon: The lost tribes of Israel in medieval legends; 4. Becoming Israel in America: The Mormons and the new Jerusalem; 5. A lost tribe returns: The beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel.

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