{"product_id":"a-view-of-the-american-indians-their-general-character-customs-language-public-festivals-religious-rites-and-traditions-shewing-them-to-be-the-paperback","title":"A View of the American Indians: Their General Character, Customs, Language, Public Festivals, Religious Rites, and Traditions: Shewing Them to be the - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsrael Worsley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Are the Ten Tribes of Israel lost or missing?... Jews may have found their way to America.\" - The Eclectic Review (1829)\u003cbr\u003e \"Israel Worsley worked over the material gathered by Boudinot and Smith, and added something.\" -Narrative and Critical History of America (1889)\u003cbr\u003e \"Established some very curious coincidences between the Beni-Israel, and some of the American tribes.\" -The Congregational Magazine, 1828\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Are the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel to be found in Native American tribes of North and South America? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1828, Unitarian minister Israel Worsley sought to answer this question in the affirmative by publishing the book: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A View of the American Indians...Shewing Them to be the Descendants of the Ten Tribes of Israel.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The purpose of Worsley's 1828 book was to give a concise but conspicuous view of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel, extracting from the works of Ethan Smith, Elias Boudinot, and other sources including incidental remarks of historians, Josephus, Prideaux, Gibbon, Robertson and others, such materials as bear directly upon the point in question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the proofs cited by Worsley in support of Native Americans being descendants of the lost tribes of Israel are the following: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - The American Indians live in tribes;\u003cbr\u003e They have a tradition prevailing universally, that they came into that country at the Northwest corner;\u003cbr\u003e - They acknowledge One God, the Great Spirit, who created all things seen and unseen-the name by which this being is known to them is ale, the old Hebrew name of God; he is also called yehovah, sometimes yah, and also abba;\u003cbr\u003e - They are distinctly heard to sing with their religious dances, halleluyah or praise to yah;\u003cbr\u003e - They keep annual feasts which resemble those of the Mosaic ritual;\u003cbr\u003e - There is a sort of jubilee kept by some of them;\u003cbr\u003e - They have cities of refuge;\u003cbr\u003e - In their temples is a holy place into which none may enter but the priest;\u003cbr\u003e - The priests garb is a humble imitation of the High Priest's robes, with a breast plate and other ornaments;\u003cbr\u003e - They have a succession of priests, who are inducted into office by purification and anointing;\u003cbr\u003e - They had once a holy book, which while they kept, things went well with them; they lost it, and in consequence of the loss fell under the displeasure of the Great Spirit; but they believe they shall one day regain it.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47505462657202,"sku":"9781447657552","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/H6CQsySLTd9781447657552_3213fb55-b3ef-46d4-a590-84fcc5fb37b8.webp?v=1779532648","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-view-of-the-american-indians-their-general-character-customs-language-public-festivals-religious-rites-and-traditions-shewing-them-to-be-the-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}