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Are the American Indians of Israelite Descent?

Are the American Indians of Israelite Descent?

Are the American Indians of Israelite descent? What is their background? Find out in this interesting post with excerpts from Gerald Sigal's work. This is Judaism 101! Background Information Close to the end of the first Temple period. In the year 3187 (Jewish Calendar), the Assyrian kings captured the Jewish tribes of Reuven, Gad, and half of Menashe. Incidentally, these tribe lived on the east side of the Jordon River. Shalmanessar, king of Assyria, completed the expulsion of the ten tribes
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
A White and Delightsome People

A White and Delightsome People

In referring to Native Americans (Indians) the Book of Mormon says, "and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a white and delight some people" (2 Nephi 30:6; 1979 ed.). This prophecy never was fulfilled. Does it refer to those Native Americans who become Latter-day Saints? It should be noted that neither the skin pigmentation of the Indians converted to the Church of Latter-day Saints nor that of their descendants has been altered in the slightest because of their
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz