Hebrew

What does a man do in the morning when he makes coffee?
He brew.
That was a joke that my dad used to tell me. I grew up having a love and interest in the Hebrews and intrigued
by the Hebrew language. It wasn’t until I have gotten older, and when more information in our age of
technology has allowed me to do some deep delving into this topic.
There are various areas of this broad topic. First, is the literal sense of the Hebrews as a family. Starting
with Abraham who was known as the first Hebrew. And then going through his son Isaac, his son Jacob, and his
sons 12 sons, Levi of the Levites, Dan, Gad, Benjamin, Joseph and his 2 son’s Mennasah and Ephraim, Simon,
Judah, etc. all the way down through the Davidic Dynasty (house of David) and down through the Desposyni
(family/close relatives of Jesus), and their descendants.
Second, is the teachings of the Hebrews. This includes Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and
Islamic), and just the common education on Abraham and the Hebrews.
Third, is the Hebrew Language, both spoken and written. All of this and more has been fascinating to me.
Everything from God promising Abraham that his seed will be multiplied to the Israelites (Son’s of Jacob)
forming the 70 great nations of the earth, to inheriting the house of David, wise King Solomon, Jesus and his
glory, Joseph of Arimathea, ancient Hebrew writings, numbers symbolizing words, to the importance and
significance of them! One of the most intriguing things to me though, is probably genetics and the ability to
piece together the puzzle of God’s will for human relationships.
With March just around the corner, and Easter coming up soon, it’s the perfect time to talk about Hebrews, and
my most favorite one of all, Jesus Christ!
The term “Hebrew” may come from the Hebrew word ʿeber, which means “the other side”. This could refer to
Abraham crossing the Euphrates or Jordan River to settle in Canaan. The Hebrews were a Semitic, nomadic
people of the Middle East, who were considered “Apiru” or “Habiru”. The term
“Hebrew” is first used in the Bible to refer to Abraham in Genesis 14:13.
The Hebrews were one of the most important cultures in Western Civilization, and their religion, possibly
Judaism, was a crucial part of world history because it was the religious root of Christianity, and other
Abrahamic religions.
In the Bible, the Hebrews were the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are also known as
Israelites. The term “Hebrew” is used to refer to these people from the time of the patriarchs until they
conquered Canaan in the late 2nd millennium BCE.
Hebrews (Family)
Abraham Abraham’s father was Terah, his wife was Sarah (Sarai), and Abraham is known for spreading awareness of
God. Abraham is the first to be called a Hebrew in the bible.
God called Abraham to leave his home in Mesopotamia and travel to Canaan.
Abraham, his wife Sarah, and his nephew Lot traveled to Canaan.
Sodom & Gomorrah
God revealed to Abraham that he would destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of the people’s sins. Abraham
pleaded for the lives of any righteous people living there, especially the lives of his nephew, Lot, and his family.
The Abrahamic Covenant is when God told Abram (later named Abraham) to leave his country and promised
to make him a great nation, bless him, make his name great, to give him land, and said he would give protection
to Abraham and his descendants. The covenant also included circumcision as a symbol of the agreement.
The covenant was made when Abraham was 99 years old.
God promised to give Abraham the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession.
God promised to make Abraham a great nation and bless his descendants.
God promised to bless those who blessed Abraham and curse those who dishonored him.
God commanded Abraham and his descendants to be circumcised.
God promised to give Abraham a son named Isaac.
God promised to make nations of Abraham and that kings would come from him.
God reveals himself to Abraham when Abraham was 99 years old in Genesis 17 and 18.
God introduces himself as “El Shaddai,” or God Almighty
God changes Abram’s name to Abraham
God commands Abram to “walk before me and be blameless”
God reveals his plans to Abraham
God says he will encourage Abraham’s descendants to keep the way of the Lord
God tested Abraham’s faith by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Instead of having Abraham
sacrificing Isaac, he replaced him with a ram instead.
Abraham and Sarah were told by God they would have a child. “Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you
will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after
him.”
The Significance of Abraham and his life: The covenant between God and Abraham was the first of a series of
covenants between God and the Patriarchs. It is considered an important event in history. Abraham is honored
for his obedience and faith. Abraham is considered a leader in the Bible for his blessings, intercession for
Sodom and Gomorrah, and his willingness to sacrifice his son.
The cave of Macpelah is located in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (modern-day Hebron). Abraham bought
it to use as a burial site.
Issac
He was the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of
Israel. Isaac’s name means “he will laugh”. Isaac is the chosen heir through whom God’s promises would be
fulfilled.
The Sacrifice of Isaac
22 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said,
“Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a
burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning,
saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the
burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up
his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and
the boy[a] will go over there and worship and come again to you.” 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt
offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them
together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said,
“Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 Abraham said, “God will provide
for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.
9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in
order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his
hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said,
“Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to
him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” 13 And
Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And
Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called
the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be
provided.”
15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn,
declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely
bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore.
And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, 18 and in your offspring shall all the nations of the
earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose
and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.
When Abraham submitted to God’s command, and Isaac followed his father to the sacrificial altar, it
prophesied the greater sacrifice that would take place centuries later…When a Father, (God), would ask HIS
ONLY BEGOTTEN SON (Jesus) to die as a sacrifice, to pay the price for sin, and that Son would obediently
follow as well.
Covenant with God
God told Isaac: “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these
lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed.”
“Stay in this land (Caanan) for a while, and I will be with you and bless you. For to you and your
descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.”
The Covenant of Isaac from God continues to carry on his promise to Abraham about the promise of being a
blessing to all nations. It is also seen as part of an unfolding plan of salvation.
Isaac had two sons who were twins. Esau and Jacob. For the sake of getting this published, I am
focusing this blog on some of the biggest parts of the Hebrew history.
Deathbed: As Isaac was getting old, his son Jacob had sent for him and his mother, however, Isaac responded
with having Jacob come to him instead, before he died. Jacob followed his dying wish, and brought with him
Judah and Levi.
God revealed to Rebekah that “two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be
separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger”
Blessing of Jacob Isaac blessed Jacob with the dew of heaven, the fatness of the earth, and dominion over his
brother.
Blessing of Levi ‘May the God of all, the very Lord of all the ages, bless thee and thy children throughout all
the ages. 14. And may the Lord give to thee and to thy seed greatness and great glory, and cause thee and thy
seed, from among all flesh, to approach Him to serve in His sanctuary as the angels of the presence and as the
holy ones. (Even) as they, will the seed of thy sons be for glory and greatness and holiness, and may he make
them great unto all the ages. 15. And they will be princes and judges, and chiefs of all the seed of the sons of
Jacob; They will speak the word of the Lord in righteousness, and they will judge all his judgments in
righteousness.
And they will declare my ways to Jacob and my paths to Israel.The blessing of the Lord will be given in their
mouths to bless all the seed of the beloved. 16. Thy mother hath called thy name Levi, and justly hath she called
thy name; thou wilt be joined to the Lord and be the companion of all the sons of Jacob; let his table be
thine, and do thou and thy sons eat thereof; and may thy table be full unto all generations, and thy food fail not
unto all the ages. 17. And let all who hate thee fall down before thee, and let all thy adversaries be rooted out
and perish; and blessed be he that blesseth thee, and cursed be every nation that curseth thee.
Significance
Jacob
His name means “supplanter” or “heel-grabber,” was born to Isaac and Rebekah as the younger twin brother of
Esau. From the beginning, Jacob’s life was marked by struggle and divine purpose. He was the grandson of
Abraham, the son of Isaac and Rebekah. Jacob is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, including
Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, and Islam.
Jacob acquired his brother, Esau’s birthright and blessing.
Esau, despising his birthright, sold it to Jacob for a meal. Jacob had twelve sons, who became the progenitors of
the twelve tribes of Israel and became known as Isrealites. His life is marked by significant events that show
God’s unfolding plan and covenant with his chosen people.
Children (Israelites)
Mother Name Meaning Reason for Name
Leah Reuben See a son Joy for having a son (see Genesis 29:32).
Leah Simeon Hearing Because the Lord heard that she was hated
Leah Levi Joined “This time will my husband be joined unto me”
Leah Judah Praise “Now I will praise the Lord”
Bilhah Dan Judging “God hath judged me”
Bilhah Naphtali Wrestling “With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister”
Zilpah Gad Troop “Leah said, A troop cometh”
Zilpah Asher My happiness “Leah said, Happy am I”
Leah Issachar A reward God hath given me my reward
Leah Zebulun Dwelling “Now will my husband dwell with me”
Rachel Joseph Adding “The Lord shall add to me another son”
Rachel Benjamin Son of my right hand “You are the son of my right hand”

Covenant with God The pivotal moment in Jacob’s life occurs when God confirms the covenant He made with
Abraham and Isaac, extending it to Jacob at Bethel. As Jacob is fleeing from Esau’s anger, Jacob dreams of a
ladder reaching to heaven, with angels ascending and descending on it. The LORD stands above it and declares:
“I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants
the land on which you now lie. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the
west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and
your offspring. Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to
this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Awakening from his dream, Jacob recognizes the significance of the place, declaring, “Surely the LORD is in
this place, and I was unaware. He names the place Bethel, meaning “House of God,” and sets up a stone pillar as
a memorial. Jacob makes a vow, saying: “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, if he will
provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD
will be my God. And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me, I
will surely give you a tenth.” Years later, after Jacob’s return to Canaan, God appears to him again at Bethel,
where Jacob and him fight all night, reaffirming the covenant and changing his name to Israel, meaning “he
struggles with God”.
Upon hearing the news that Joseph was alive, Jacob was initially stunned but then filled with joy. God appeared
to Jacob in a vision at Beersheba, reassuring him not to fear going down to Egypt, for He would make Jacob’s
descendants a great nation there. The Lord promised to be with Jacob and to bring his descendants back to the
Promised Land. The relocation of Jacob’s family to Egypt was a fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham that
his descendants would be strangers in a foreign land.
Deathbed: Nearing the end of his life, Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelite tribes, gathered his sons to impart his
final blessings and prophetic insights upon his 12 sons and his 2 grandsons of Joseph.
Blessings of the Isrealites
“Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide royal delicacies.”
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, and in the evening he divides the plunder.”
“Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. He will be a serpent by the road, a viper
in the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward. I await Your salvation, O LORD.”
“Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.”
“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds. He saw that his resting place was good and
that the land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.”
“Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall
bow down to you”
“Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.”
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in
power. Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my
couch and defiled it.”
“Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and shall be a haven for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon”.
“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall. The archers attacked him
with bitterness, shot at him with hostility. But his bow remained steady; his strong arms were made agile by the
hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, by the God of your father
who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the
depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb. The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings
of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the
brow of the prince of his brothers.”
“Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let me not
join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their
anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.”
Blessings of Ephraim and Manessah Jacob adopts Joseph’s sons as his own, saying, “Now your two sons, who
were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you here, will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and
Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.” Jacob crosses his hands to place his right hand
on Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh, the firstborn. Joseph attempts to correct his father, but
Jacob insists, saying, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will be great.
Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a multitude of
nations.”
Jacob then blesses them, saying, “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God
who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He
bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may
they multiply greatly upon the earth.”
Jacob then gives his sons specific instructions regarding his burial. He commands them to bury him in the cave
of Machpelah, where Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekkah, and Leah are buried.
Significance
Israelites
As mentioned earlier, the Israelites were the sons of Israel (Jacob). They formed the Twelve Tribes of Israel in
Egypt, after Joseph had requested their presence. They were considered part of the original “Jews.”
Jews The term “Jew” comes from the Biblical Hebrew word Yehudi, which originally referred to people from
the Kingdom of Judah. Jewish identity was formed in the Land of Israel, which is considered the Promised
Land. The term “Jew” was used for all followers of Judaism after the Babylonian Exile.
Joseph, was sold into slavery by his brothers and ended up in Egypt, where he rose to become the second most
powerful man under Pharaoh due to his God-given ability to interpret dreams.
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams
41 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, 2 and behold, there came up out of
the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. 3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly
and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 And the
ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a
second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. 6 And behold, after
them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind. 7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump,
full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. 8 So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he
sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was
none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today. 10 When Pharaoh was angry with his
servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, 11 we dreamed on the
same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation. 12 A young Hebrew was there with us, a
servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation
to each man according to his dream. 13 And as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office,
and the baker was hanged.”
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved
himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a
dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can
interpret it.” 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”[a] 17 Then
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile. 18 Seven cows, plump
and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass. 19 Seven other cows came up after them, poor
and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt. 20 And the thin, ugly cows ate up the
first seven plump cows, 21 but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them,
for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke. 22 I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on
one stalk, full and good. 23 Seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them, 24 and
the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could
explain it to me.”
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about
to do. 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one. 27
The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the
east wind are also seven years of famine. 28 It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about
to do. 29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, 30 but after them there will
arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume
the land, 31 and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be
very severe. 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh’s dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly
bring it about. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of
Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of
Egypt during the seven plentiful years. 35 And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming
and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. 36 That food shall be
a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land
may not perish through the famine.”
37 This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man
like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this,
there is none so discerning and wise as you are. 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order
themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” 41 And Pharaoh said to
Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and
put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. 43 And he
made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, “Bow the knee!” Thus he set him over all
the land of Egypt. 44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall
lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah. And he
gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of
Egypt.4
6 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from
the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. 47 During the seven plentiful years the earth
produced abundantly, 48 and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occurred in the land of
Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it. 49 And Joseph stored
up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be
measured.50 Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera
priest of On, bore them to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has
made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.”52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For
God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54 and the seven years of famine
began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55
When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the
Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do.”56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph
opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57
Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
The Famine and Joseph’s Rise:
A severe famine struck the region, affecting Canaan where Jacob and his family resided. Joseph, having
interpreted the Pharaoh’s dreams, had prepared Egypt for the famine by storing surplus grain during seven years
of plenty. When the famine hit, people from surrounding lands came to Egypt to buy grain, including Joseph’s
brothers, who did not recognize him initially.
As Joseph’s brothers are bowing down to him for grain, he remembered: “In my dream we were all sheaves of
grain. All of you bowed down to me.” Joseph did not tell them who he was. He told them he would give them
grain if they brought Benjamin back with them the next time. He said that Simeon would stay with him until
they came back. He told them not to come back unless they brought Benjamin. The brothers took their bags of
grain and went back home. When they ran out, it was time to go back. Israel did not want the brothers to take
his youngest son, Benjamin, to Egypt, but he knew that if Benjamin didn’t go, the official in charge of the grain
would not give them any. Benjamin said goodbye to his father and went with his brothers.
Joseph was so happy to see his brother Benjamin! But he still did not tell the brothers who he was. They still
thought he was just an important Egyptian. They had no idea this was their brother, Joseph. The brothers tried to
give the money back from last time, but Joseph’s servants would not take it. The brothers were very confused.
Joseph held a large feast for all of his brothers and gave Benjamin five times as much food as everyone else.
Joseph and Benjamin had the same mother, so Joseph felt connected and affectionate toward him. He wanted to
show love to Benjamin, but he was not yet ready to tell his brothers who he really was. He had to ensure they
understood what they had done to him was wrong.
This time, when the brothers left to go back home, Joseph tested them again. Joseph secretly told his workers to
put all their payment money into the bags of grain they were taking home to Israel. He also told them to put his
own expensive silver cup in Benjamin’s bag. Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way home.
Joseph waited a little while, and then he sent his officials after his brothers. When the officials found the money
and cup, they brought all of the brothers back to Joseph. Joseph told them that it looked as if Benjamin had
stolen his cup. Benjamin would have to stay and be a slave in Egypt.
Joseph’s brother, Judah, begged him not to keep Benjamin. “It will make my father so sad! First, my father’s
favourite son, Joseph, was taken away from him. Now he will die if we tell him that his son, Benjamin, is
gone.”Joseph broke down when he heard about his father and how sorry his brothers were for hurting him. He
saw that they really loved their father. Joseph said, “Don’t you understand …I am Joseph!”
Joseph invited all his brothers to live in Egypt, where there was plenty of food. So the brothers went back to
Canaan and told their father, Israel, the good news. Joseph is still alive! Israel and all of his family moved to
Egypt to be with Joseph. There were seventy people in Israel’s family. Even the Pharaoh was happy for Joseph.
He met Joseph’s father and agreed that he and his family should live in the land of Goshen in Egypt.
It is uncertain if the Israelites ever heard God speak or not.
Exodus
It is thought that some of the Israelites may have migrated out of Egypt before the Exodus. One such group are
the Trojans. Another may have been a part of the tribe of Dan that meandered into Greece. Yet another may
have been the family of Epher aka Atlas that went to the unknown island of Atlantis.
Levi- Levites & Cohanim Priests Peace Purity
Levi He was the third son of Leah. The name Levi (,)יול derived from Hebrew, means “attached to me.”
God’s eternal covenant with Levi and his descendants through Aaron. One covenant that has not been
highlighted, or mentioned much is the Levitical Covenant. This might be because the Old Testament does not
contain an account of this covenant actually being made. Instead, what we have are indications that one did
exist, and some theories on this. Surely there must be some information somewhere on this.
At one time there was information on how Levi fought with God all night and he questioned him through out
the quarrel, however it is now claimed that Jacob was the one who did that, instead of Levi. So there is now no
information I can find as to how, when, or where the covenant was made or exactly what it entailed.
Another thing I have been having trouble finding information on was Isaac’s blessing to Levi shortly before he
passed away. Either way, the significance and responsibilities of the Levites and care that God entrusted them
with is inspiring!
Malachi 2:4-6 “So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may stand,
says the LORD of hosts. My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a
covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name. True instruction was in his mouth, and no
wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many away from
iniquity.”
It is possible that the Levitical Covenant has its origins tracing back to the time of the Exodus. The tribe of Levi
was set apart for special service to God following the incident of the golden calf, where the Levites
demonstrated their loyalty to God. The Levites were entrusted with the care and transportation of the Tabernacle
and its furnishings during the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness. Within the tribe of Levi, the family of
Aaron was specifically chosen for the priesthood, with Aaron and his descendants serving as the high priests.
Levites were not priests, but they did make up a Levitical system, on which Israel’s entire worship of Jehovah
God depended.
Thus Phinehas by his atoning work, redeemed the Levites, and thus was able to call it a covenant, even though
nothing was directly said between God and Levi. (Unless you consider Isaac foretold it upon his deathbed,
through God “entering him” or by knowledge of one of God’s messenger Angels.) Another thought is that the
covenant with Levi is a priestly covenant, one that refers to the entire system of priesthood that stands in Israel
until the coming of a better priest.
Moses Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, and Joshua led them to conquer Canaan.
Moses and the Burning Bush
Exodus 6:2-3
God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am Yahweh; and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as El
Shaddai, but by my name, Yahweh, I did not make myself known to them.”
Exodus 6:4-7
I also established my covenant with them … I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the
Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant. Say, therefore, to the sons of
Israel, “I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you
from their bondage … I will take you for my people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am
Yahweh your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”
3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the
far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to
him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So
Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” 4 When the LORD
saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said,
“Here I am.”
5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy
ground.” 6 Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of
Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. 7 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen
the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am
concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to
bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of
the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9 And now the cry of the Israelites has
reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 So now, go. I am sending you to
Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”12 And
God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have
brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go
to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his
name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the
Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of
your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.”
16 “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been
done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the
Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’
18 “The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him,
‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to
offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty
hand compels him. 20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will
perform among them. After that, he will let you go.21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward
this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed. 22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and
any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons
and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.”
The Red Sea Crossing
14 Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi
Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh
will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ 4 Then I
will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his
army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD.” And they did so.
5 Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was
turned against the people; and they said, “Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” 6
So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him. 7 Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all
the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them. 8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king
of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness. 9 So the
Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them
camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon.
10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after
them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. 11 Then they said to Moses,
“Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so
dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone
that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we
should die in the wilderness.”13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the
salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you
shall see again no more forever. 14 The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
15 And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But lift up
your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground
through the midst of the sea. 17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them.
So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians
shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his
horsemen.”
19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of
cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the
camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the
one did not come near the other all that night.21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD
caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters
were divided. 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a
wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the
midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the LORD looked down upon the army of the Egyptians
through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. 25 And He took off their chariot
wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for
the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.”
26 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the
Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.” 27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and
when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the
LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the
horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained.
29 But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them
on their right hand and on their left.
30 So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the
seashore. 31 Thus Israel saw the great work which the LORD had done in Egypt; so the people feared the LORD,
and believed the LORD and His servant Moses.
The Ten Commandments
20 And God spoke all these words:
2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other
gods before me.4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the
earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your
God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of
those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my
commandments.7 “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone
guiltless who misuses his name.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the
seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or
daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in
six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh
day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.13
“You shall not murder.14 “You shall not commit adultery.15 “You shall not steal. 16 “You shall not give false
testimony against your neighbor.17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they
trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But
do not have God speak to us or we will die.”20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test
you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”21 The people remained at a distance,
while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
Idols and Altars
22 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to
you from heaven: 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or
gods of gold. 24 “‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings,
your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless
you. 25 If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use
a tool on it. 26 And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.’
Going to heaven alive… is he still alive then? Moses meeting Scota…. did he take them to Ireland?
Priests/ Priesthood (Kohanim)
Aaron was the first High Priest of Israel after his brother, Moses. He was the founder and ancestor of the
Israelite priesthood. His mother, Jochebed, the Egyptian-born daughter of Levi, married her nephew Amram son
of Kohath (the 2nd son of Levi and brother of Jochebed), and gave birth to three children: Miriam, the eldest;
Aaron; and Moses, the youngest, who was born when Aaron was three years old.
The Bible does not say anything about Aaron’s birth, his early life, or his upbringing. It states that he married
Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah, with whom he had four sons: Nadav, Avihu, Eleazar,
and Ithamar. His brother-in-law, Nahshon, was a direct ancestor of King David.
Aaron is first mentioned in the Bible when God, angry that Moses was reluctant to accept the mission to free the
Israelites from the Egyptian oppression, told him that Aaron was a good speaker and that he would be Moses’
spokesperson.
Kohen (Hebrew: ןֵהֹּכ, kōhēn, [koˈ(h)en], “priest”, pl. םיִנֲהֹּכ, kōhănīm, [koˈ(h)anim], “priests”) is the Hebrew
word for “priest”, used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. They are
traditionally believed, and halakhically required, to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron (also
Aharon), brother of Moses, and thus belong to the Tribe of Levi.
Cohen, Jewish priest, one who is a descendant of Zadok, founder of the priesthood of Jerusalem when the First
Temple was built by Solomon (10th century BC) and through Zadok related to Aaron.
So given this information, the Hebrew word Kohen means Priest. And Kohen is not specifically named after
someone. The Kohanim are a group of Priests. A Kohen is a simply a Priest. In modern day belief’s, it is being
taught that only the direct male line descendants of the tribe of Levi through Aaron can inherit the ability to be a
Priest in this Priestly Caste.
Just as a side note, while we are on the topic of words meaning “Priest,” there are some other surnames/ words
that mean “Priest.” Druid’s were priests, Antenor of Troy was a Priest for King Priam (Podacres), Coel (like Old
King Cole) means Priest or of Holy Land, and in Arabic Khauri means priest, and Khouri is a surname found in
the Levanant! One variation of this last name is “Cory” which if I recall correctly, there was a family in Devon,
England and one in Cornwall that their motto was “Jehovah is my shield!” As mentioned earlier, the God of
the Hebrews is JEHOVAH! (YHWH-Yahwah)
It appears that there are different variations on beliefs of the Covenant of Levi and God’s promise to him on
Priests, Purity, Peace, and Life. It appears though, that all of this covenant leads to Jesus Christ (Yeshua the
Messiah). So maybe he was foretold to be coming from Levi as well? I will delve more into this later.
The priestly part of the promise, might refer to a promise of priesthood and not just from a single individual. I
will delve more into this later as well. Purification, one would like to think that God is providing purification
through his chosen Priests to guide us on the right ways.
The perception of purification has many different views. One view is that the Levites purified themselves
physically before performing their duties to God. Another view is that the purification part of it is that in order
to be a priest, you had to be completely blemish free with no scars or diseases, etc.
Another view of the purification is to be wiped away from the wrongdoings and to be taught the correct way
which is believed to have been taught to Aaron, and passed on through his decendants. Or to be completely
removed of sin.
The promise of peace is another whole story. The background of the Levites have not shown that it has had a
peaceful background. As far as them being left alone for war, etc. I don’t believe the peace part has been fully
fulfilled yet. I think that time is to come later. Again, I will get more into that later.
The last part, LIFE… if you are reading this, obviously you are still alive and not dead, so you are still have life
in you. But, Levi is no longer alive so the covenant was not for him to live forever. So what did the life part
mean? Did it mean that he was going to ensure that life of humans will continue? Did it mean his lineage will be
blessed with human life to continue? Or did it mean that through his lineage our Savior, and the Messiah will
show up and save all of our lives, and purify us so that we all can live?
So, the ultimate responsibility of the Priests was to teach the Laws of God and to help people know him. (Same
as today- no matter your faith.) And the responsibility of the Levites was to assist the Priests in provisions. (Ex.
Carrying the Ark of the Covenant, building the places of worship.) The levites did the preparations, and the
Priests did the carrying out of God’s (YHWH- Jehovah’s) word.
Nazarites/ Nazirites
A Nazirite (or Nazarite) was someone (such as Samson or John the Baptist) who took a special vow before God
and was subsequently consecrated to God for service. Numbers 6 details the requirements for being a Nazirite,
which included abstaining from wine (verses 3–4), keeping one’s hair unshaved (verse 5), and staying away
from dead bodies (verses 6–7). After the time of the vow was fulfilled, the Nazirite had to present sacrifices and
cut his or her hair, offering this as a sacrifice as well.
It is from the Hebrew word nāzīr meaning ‘consecrated one’, from nāzar ‘to separate or consecrate oneself’ + -ite
The Nazarites had even more rules to follow than the Levites! When Samuel’s, another judge of Israel,
mother Hannah dedicates him, God instructs her that no blade is to come to his head (1 Samuel 1:11). This
means he cannot cut his hair, one of the hallmarks of a Nazarite
The Nazarites followed atleast three rules, in addition to separating themselves: First, Nazarites refrained from
drinking alcohol. Secondly, they had to avoid getting near or touching anything that had perished, including
family gravesites. Finally, for the duration of the vow, a Nazarite could not cut their hair. Although the Bible has
left much of the Nazarite expectations in secrecy.
Nazarites wanted to dedicate themselves to the service of God for a period of time.
Samson (1119-1079 BC) the only explicit Nazarite in the Bible He performed feats of superhuman strength
against the Philistines shortly before Saul became King.
Samson Kills 1,000 Philistines
14 When Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed
upon him, so that the ropes that bound him were like flax that’s been burned by fire, and his bonds
dissolved. 15 He happened upon a jawbone from a putrefying donkey, reached out to grab it, and killed 1,000
men with it. 16 Then Samson declared,
“With a jawbone from the donkey here a heap, there a pair of heaps—
with the jawbone of the donkey I’ve killed 1,000 men.”
Samson and Delilah
16 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. 2 The
people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at
the city gate. They made no move during the night, saying, “At dawn we’ll kill him.”
3 But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city
gate, together with the two posts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He lifted them to his shoulders and carried
them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.
4 Sometime later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. 5 The rulers of
the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great
strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you
eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and
subdued.”
7 Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as
weak as any other man.”8 Then the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been
dried, and she tied him with them. 9 With men hidden in the room, she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines
are upon you!” But he snapped the bowstrings as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a
flame. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.
10 Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have made a fool of me; you lied to me. Come now, tell me how you can
be tied.”11 He said, “If anyone ties me securely with new ropes that have never been used, I’ll become as weak
as any other man.”12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them. Then, with men hidden in the room, she
called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” But he snapped the ropes off his arms as if they were
threads.
13 Delilah then said to Samson, “All this time you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how
you can be tied.”
He replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll
become as weak as any other man.” So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove
them into the fabric 14 and tightened it with the pin.
Again she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and pulled up the pin
and the loom, with the fabric.
15 Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you won’t confide in me? This is the third
time you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.” 16 With such nagging
she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
17 So he told her everything. “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a
Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I
would become as weak as any other man.”18 When Delilah saw that he had told her everything, she sent word to
the rulers of the Philistines, “Come back once more; he has told me everything.” So the rulers of the Philistines
returned with the silver in their hands. 19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave
off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him.20 Then she called,
“Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake
myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.21 Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his
eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the
prison. 22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
The Death of Samson
23 Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate,
saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy into our hands,
the one who laid waste our land and multiplied are slain.”
25 While they were in high spirits, they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out
of the prison, and he performed for them. When they stood him among the pillars, 26 Samson said to the servant
who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against
them.” 27 Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on
the roof were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform. 28 Then Samson prayed to
the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow
get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” 29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on
which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the
other, 30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the
temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.
31 Then his brothers and his father’s whole family went down to get him. They brought him back and buried him
between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led Israel for twenty years.
John the Baptist may have been a Nazarite for a while as John avoids drinking alcohol, another hallmark of the
Nazarites, and lives a separate life.
Paul briefly engaged in a Nazarite vow (Acts 18:18). This shows, as touched on later, that Nazarite vows only
last for a limited period of time, but not an entire lifetime.
John the Baptist may have been a Nazarite for a while as John avoids drinking alcohol, another hallmark of the
Nazarites, and lives a separate life.
Paul briefly engaged in a Nazarite vow (Acts 18:18). This shows, as touched on later, that Nazarite vows only
last for a limited period of time, but not an entire lifetime.
House of David
David
(Hebrew: ֵ
ב
דִוָּד תי Bēt Dāwīḏ) King David was an Israelite. Some say he was a Jew, others say he was a Levite.
Either way he was a descendant of one of the sons of Jacob. He was a king of the Tribe of Judah and is
considered the founder of the House of David.
The House of Saul and the House of David were two opposing factions in a civil war that lasted for years. The
war was fought between the Kingdom of Israel, represented by the House of Saul, and the Kingdom of Judah,
represented by the House of David.
Jehovah talks to David!
1Sa 23:2 Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD
said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
1Sa 23:4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down
to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
David and Goliath: David and Goliath
17 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at
Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of
Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. 3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites
another, with the valley between them. 4 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the
Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of
scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; 6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze
javelin was slung on his back. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred
shekels.His shield bearer went ahead of him.
8 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a
Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. 9 If he is able to
fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our
subjects and serve us.” 10 Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let
us fight each other.” 11 On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had
eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old. 13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The
firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah. 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest
followed Saul, 15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.16 For forty
days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.17 Now Jesse said to his son
David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their
camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back
some assurance from them. 19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against
the Philistines.”
20 Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had
directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry. 21 Israel
and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other. 22 David left his things with the keeper of
supplies, ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were. 23 As he was talking with them, Goliath,
the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and David heard
it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.25 Now the Israelites had been
saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great
wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family
from taxes in Israel.”
26 David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes
this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the
living God?”27 They repeated to him what they had been saying and told him, “This is what will be done for the
man who kills him.”28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with
anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the
wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the
battle.”29 “Now what have I done?” said David. “Can’t I even speak?” 30 He then turned away to someone else
and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before. 31 What David said was overheard and
reported to Saul, and Saul sent for him.
32 David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.”
33 Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and
he has been a warrior from his youth.”34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s
sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued
the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has
killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied
the armies of the living God. 37 The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will
rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you.”38 Then Saul
dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39 David
fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in
these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his
hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling
in his hand, approached the Philistine.
41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked
David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he
despised him. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed
David by his gods. 44 “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!”
45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you
in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day
the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will
give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that
there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that
the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet
him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The
stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. 50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with
a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 51 David ran and
stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he
cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. 52 Then
the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and
to the gates of Ekron. Their dead were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 53 When the Israelites
returned from chasing the Philistines, they plundered their camp.
54 David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own
tent.55 As Saul watched David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, commander of the army,
“Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, Your Majesty, I don’t
know.”56 The king said, “Find out whose son this young man is.”57 As soon as David returned from killing the
Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine’s head.58 “Whose
son are you, young man?” Saul asked him. David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”
David’s Royal Dynasty
The House of Saul and the House of David were two opposing factions in a civil war that lasted for years. The
war was fought between the Kingdom of Israel, represented by the House of Saul, and the Kingdom of Judah,
represented by the House of David.
David’s son and successor was named Solomon- known as “Wise King Solomon”
David’s Covenant with God
God said of David “He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. I will be his father, and he
shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. And I
will establish him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.”
David’s son, Nathan (the Prophet) was a significant biblical figure who played a major role in the building of
the Temple and the delivery of the Messianic promise.
JESUS My Most Favorite Hebrew All!
Originally Jesus (Yeshua) was believed to have been born in very early March. Which is why March is so
symbolic of him. He was born in Bethlehem as Mary and Joseph were on their way to Bethlehem for the census.
The Birth of Jesus
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2
(This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their
own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David,
because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to
be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7
and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there
was no guest room available for them.
Jesus likely understood Hebrew, though his everyday life would have been conducted in Aramaic.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he
dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later
that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the
waves because the wind was against it.25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26
When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in
fear.27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter
replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind,
he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and
caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”32 And when they climbed into the boat, the
wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
Jesus Changes Water Into Wine
2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his
disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They
have no more wine.”4 “Woman,[a] why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”5 His
mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the
Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the
jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the
master of the banquet.”
They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize
where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom
aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had
too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first
of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
The Plot Against Jesus
26 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2 “As you know, the Passover is two
days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”3 Then the chief priests and the elders of
the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and they schemed to arrest
Jesus secretly and kill him. 5 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of
very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.8 When the disciples saw
this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price
and the money given to the poor.”10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She
has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you,[a] but you will not always have me.
12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly I tell you, wherever
this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you
willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From then
on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
The Last Supper
17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you
want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”18 He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and
tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples
at your house.’” 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.20 When evening
came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. 21 And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you,
one of you will betray me.”22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t
mean me, Lord?”
23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man
will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for
him if he had not been born.”25 Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me,
Rabbi?”
Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his
disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave
it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured out for
many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that
day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the
Mount of Olives.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written:
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[c]
32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of
you, I never will.”34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will
disown me three times.”35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all
the other disciples said the same.
Gethsemane
36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go
over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be
sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
Stay here and keep watch with me.”39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My
Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”40 Then he returned to
his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless
I drink it, may your will be done.”43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were
heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.45 Then he
returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the
Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”
Jesus Arrested
47 While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with
swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had arranged a
signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” 49 Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings,
Rabbi!” and kissed him.
50 Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”
Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. 51 With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached
for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.52 “Put your sword back in
its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. 53 Do you think I cannot call on
my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then would
the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”55 In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I
leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple
courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. 56 But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might
be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.
Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the
elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He
entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were
looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though
many false witnesses came forward.Finally, two came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to
destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are
you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 63 But Jesus
remained silent.The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the
Messiah, the Son of God.”
64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at
the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”65 Then the high priest tore his clothes
and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the
blasphemy. 66 What do you think? ”He is worthy of death,” they answered.67 Then they spit in his face and
struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”
Peter Disowns Jesus
69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of
Galilee,” she said.70 But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.71 Then
he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was
with Jesus of Nazareth.”72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”73 After a little while, those
standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”74 Then he
began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”Immediately a rooster crowed. 75
Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three
times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Judas Hangs Himself
27 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus
executed. 2 So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.3 When Judas, who
had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”“What
is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left.
Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is
blood money.” 7 So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. 8 That
is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was
fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used
them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a]
Jesus Before Pilate
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t
you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?” 14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—
to the great amazement of the governor.15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner
chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus[b] Barabbas. 17 So
when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas,
or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to
him.
19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with
that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”20 But the chief priests and
the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.21 “Which of the two do you
want me to release to you?” asked the governor.“Barabbas,” they answered.22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus
who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked.They all answered, “Crucify him!”23 “Why? What crime has he
committed?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and
washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your
responsibility!”25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”26 Then he released
Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers
around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns
and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail,
king of the Jews!” they said. 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to
crucify him.
The Crucifixion of Jesus
32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33
They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 34 There they offered Jesus wine
to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided
up his clothes by casting lots. 36 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37 Above his head they
placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled
insults at him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three
days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” 41 In the same way the chief priests,
the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!
He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God.
Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who
were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
The Death of Jesus
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus
cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[c] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?”).[d]47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”48
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to
Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.51 At that moment the curtain of the
temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The
bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’
resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.54 When the centurion and those with him
who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed,
“Surely he was the Son of God!”
55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his
needs. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of
Zebedee’s sons.
The Burial of Jesus
57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a
disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out
of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the
other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
The Guard at the Tomb
62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they
said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64 So give
the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the
body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
65 “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made
the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.
Jesus Has Risen
28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at
the tomb.2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the
tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as
snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his
disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I
have told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly
Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said
to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
The Guards’ Report
11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests
everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave
the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole
him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of
trouble.” 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely
circulated among the Jews to this very day.
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw
him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and
on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Jesus and the catching of fish
3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and
got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said
to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the
right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because
of the quantity of fish. 7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon
Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself
into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the
land, but about a hundred yards off.
9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to
them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net
ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to
them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was
the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third
time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus and Peter
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than
these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to
him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love
you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you
know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18 Truly, truly, I say to you,
when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you
will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he
said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”
At the end of Jesus’ travels, which traditionally included India and Tibet, He returned to Palestine at the age of
thirty years, to begin His ministry, in strict accordance with the Mosaic law as the regulation age when priests
entered upon their Levitical duties. And here began the transfer of the High Priesthood from the House of Levi
to the House of David, to be vested in our Lord. “Thou art a priest forever” –
Desposyni “Jesus Dynasty”
The term comes from the Greek word desposunos, which means “of or belonging to the master or lord”.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεσπόσυνοι (despósunoi), plural of δεσπόσυνος (despósunos, “belonging to the master or
lord”).
Noun
Desposyni pl (plural only) (Christianity) Those people in the same family descent as Jesus Christ. Some of the
Desposyni were leaders in the early Christian church of Jerusalem. Joseph of Arimathea is thought to have built
the first place of worship in England, called Wattle’s _.
I have gathered bits and pieces of the possibilities of the Members of the Desposyni. Of course, the only
one known for sure is who we know as “The Virgin Mary.” Obviously, she had parents, but there’s a
discrepancy in who her parents were for sure. Likewise, her siblings are thus unknown for sure, and her aunts,
uncles, and cousins as well. On top of it all, there’s discrepancies as to whether or not Jesus was born to two
human beings (Joseph “the carpenter” and the “Virgin Mary”) or if he was born to Jehovah God, and “The
Virgin Mary.”
There are also discrepancies in whether Mary and Joseph had children. This is a puzzle that will remain for all
times until God reveals to us the Truth. Until then, everything remains speculation without real evidence.
Joachim (male line descendant of King David through Solomon and the tribe of David?) & Anna (Mary’s
Parents)
Mary Mary was born around 18 BC in Herodian Judea. She died after 33 AD in either Jerusalem or Ephesus.
The Protoevangelium of James, an early Christian writing, says Mary was from the family of David, which
would make her a member of the tribe of Judah, as a descendant of Boaz and David.
Mary’s Sister and her daughter, Elizabeth (Mary’s Cousin) the mother of John the Baptist, who is thought to
be from the tribe of Levi. Most everything we know about Saint Elizabeth comes from the beginning of Luke’s
Gospel. In it, Elizabeth is married to Zechariah, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. She is also the cousin of
Mary, the mother of Jesus. One day, as Zechariah is in the Temple, the Archangel Gabriel appears to him and
says Elizabeth will have a son. Their child will grow up to become John the Baptist. Elizabeth is old, so
Zechariah doesn’t believe Gabriel. As punishment, Gabriel takes away his voice. Sure enough, Elizabeth
becomes pregnant, and poor Zechariah is mute the whole time. After John’s birth, Zechariah gets his voice back.
Elizabeth is best known for being the first to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, even before his birth. While they
were both pregnant, Mary visited Elizabeth, and John leapt in Elizabeth’s womb when Mary arrived. Elizabeth
announced that Mary and her unborn child were blessed. She also called Mary blessed for having believed
God’s promise. Elizabeth’s name means “God is faithful.”
Elizabeth was descended from the house of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi. It may be that Ellizabeth’s and Mary’s
mothers were sisters. Their mothers could have been from the tribe of Judah or Levi. As commentator Matthew
Henry noted: “Though Elisabeth was, on the father’s side, of the daughters of Aaron, yet on the mother’s side
she might be of the house of David, for those two families often intermarried, as an earnest of the uniting of the
royalty and the priesthood of the Messiah” However Mary and Elizabeth were related, tribal heritage among the
descendants of Jacob was passed down through fathers, not mothers. Thus, Elizabeth and Mary were
descendants of Aaron and David, respectively, by way of their fathers’ ancestry, and not necessarily of their
mothers’.
Judah and Levi were probably both common ancestors to Elizabeth & Mary–it is statistically very improbable
that they were not–but in keeping with Jewish custom the text records only their patrilineal genealogy. Mary’s
father was of the tribe of Judah and Elizabeth’s father was of the tribe of Levi.
Mary of Clopas (Mary’s Cousin, Sister, Sister-in-Law) If this Mary was the Virgin Mary’s sister-in-law
and had a husband named Cleophas, or a previous husband, Alpheus of the tribe of Levi, was she married to a
brother of “The Virgin Mary”?
Cleophas is taught to be the brother of Joseph “The Carpenter”, thus making him Jesus’ uncle- through marriage
with Jesus being the son of Jehovah, or through blood if you believe that Jesus had a human father. I have listed
Clophas for the reasoning of Mary that was present at Jesus’s crucification could have been married to him, and
if was actually “The Virgin Mary’s” sister-in-law, that would make Clophas a brother to the Virgin Mary, and
not a cousin or her husband’s brother.
Joseph of Arimathea (Mary’s brother or Uncle) was next of Kin to Jesus in order to claim his body after being
crucified. Some suggestions are that he was Mary’s uncle (Brother to Mary’s father), Mary’s blood brother, or
even Jesus’s own half-brother through Mary.
Joseph was a wealthy man who came from Arimathea in Judea.
He was a good and righteous man who managed to be both a member of the Council (the Sanhedrin) and a
secret supporter of Jesus – which is why he did not join in the Council’s actions against Jesus.
Joseph is called “nobilis de curio” which indicates that he had an officer’s rank in the Judean or Roman Army,
and accounts for his acquaintance with Pontius Pilate, the Spanish born, British-educated Governor of Judea. In
this connection it is also said “Joseph was a soldier of Pilate seven years”.
many Christians fled to the great port of Caesarea, prepared to go forth to another land in search of peace and
freedom of worship. Joseph of Arimathea appears to have been the leader of a little band which included
Martha, the three Mary’s, Salome, Lazarus, Zachaeus, the family of Joseph, his servants and twelve disciples.
After the death of Jesus, Joseph asked Pilate for permission to take Jesus’ body and bury it properly.
Permission was granted and the body was taken down. Joseph, helped by Nicodemus, wrapped the body in cloth
with the addition of myrrh and aloes.
They buried Jesus in an unused tomb that Joseph may have intended for himself, where it was protected by a
heavy stone rolled against the opening.
The Burial of Jesus
38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but
secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He
was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture
of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the
spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41 At the place where Jesus was
crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it
was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
After this the Jewish Elders were mad at Joseph for doing so. Of which he responded to them asking why they
are so mad at him. They did not treat him well and are not repentant for what they have done. He has buried him
properly, with respect and sealed the cave with a rock. The Jewish elders then captured Joseph, imprisoned him,
and placed a seal on the door to his cell after first posting a guard. Joseph warned the elders, “The Son of God
whom you hanged upon the cross, is able to deliver me out of your hands. All your wickedness will return upon
you.”
Once the elders returned to the cell, the seal was still in place, but Joseph was gone. The elders later discover
that Joseph had returned to Arimathea. Having a change in heart, the elders desired to have a more civil
conversation with Joseph about his actions and sent a letter of apology to him by means of seven of his friends.
Joseph travelled back from Arimathea to Jerusalem to meet with the elders, where they questioned him about
his escape. He told them this story:
On the day of the Preparation, about the tenth hour, you shut me in, and I remained there the whole Sabbath in
full. And when midnight came, as I was standing and praying, the house where you shut me in was hung up by
the four corners, and there was a flashing of light in my eyes. And I fell to the ground trembling. Then someone
lifted me up from the place where I had fallen, and poured over me an abundance of water from the head even
to the feet, and put round my nostrils the odor of a wonderful ointment, and rubbed my face with the water
itself, as if washing me, and kissed me, and said to me, Joseph, fear not; but open thine eyes, and see who it is
that speaks to thee. And looking, I saw Jesus; and being terrified, I thought it was a phantom. And with prayer
and the commandments I spoke to him, and he spoke with me. And I said to him: Art thou Rabbi Elias? And he
said to me: I am not Elias. And I said: Who art thou, my Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus, whose body thou
didst beg from Pilate, and wrap in clean linen; and thou didst lay a napkin on my face, and didst lay me in thy
new tomb, and roll a stone to the door of the tomb. Then I said to him that was speaking to me: Show me, Lord,
where I laid thee. And he led me, and showed me the place where I laid him, and the linen which I had put on
him, and the napkin which I had wrapped upon his face; and I knew that it was Jesus. And he took hold of me
with his hand and put me in the midst of my house though the gates were shut, and put me in my bed, and said
to me: Peace to thee! And he kissed me and said to me: For forty days go not out of thy house; for, lo, I go to
my brethren into Galilee.
According to the Gospel of Nicodemus, Joseph testified to the Jewish elders, and specifically to chief priests
Caiaphas and Annas that Jesus had risen from the dead and ascended to heaven, and he indicated that others
were raised from the dead at the resurrection of Christ (repeating Matt 27:52–53). He specifically identified the
two sons of the high-priest Simeon (again in Luke 2:25–35). The elders Annas, Caiaphas, Nicodemus, and
Joseph himself, along with Gamaliel under whom Paul of Tarsus studied, travelled to Arimathea to interview
Simeon’s sons Charinus and Lenthius.
There are many legends about him, including one that he visited Britain/Cornwall with the young Jesus, and
another that after the Crucifixion he brought the Holy Grail to Glastonbury in Somerset and established the first
Christian church there. lt was certainly not by mere chance that Arimathean Joseph became acquainted with the
Cornish tin and Somerset lead mining, for as a Prince of the House of David, Joseph was aware that his kinsmen
of the tribe of Asher had made Cornwall famous for the prized metal.
the legend current around the old harbors, of the Baltic that Joseph of Arimathea as an Eastern Mediterranean
Sea-faring merchant visited their ports with the Boy Jesus on board. Similar legends are found around the
Hebrides of the visit of Joseph to these most north-westerly islands of the Hebrews.
The legends of Joseph of Arimathea
But there’s much more to Joseph of Arimathea than is found in the gospels. A whole host of other stories have
grown up around him…
He was the first person to bring Christianity to Britain, having been sent with other disciples by St Philip
Joseph as the founder of British Christianity
He built Britain’s first church (some say this was actually the first church in the world)
He was Mary’s uncle, and thus Jesus’ great-uncle
He was a merchant who visited England to buy Cornish tin
He took Jesus with him to England when Jesus was a teenager (local legends say that among the places they
visited were St Just in Roseland and St Michael’s Mount)
He brought to England two vials containing the blood and sweat of Jesus (or two vials containing the sweat
of Jesus)
He brought the Holy Grail to England and hid it in a well at Glastonbury, now called the Chalice Well
One of the abiding legends of early English Christianity is that Joseph of Arimathea visited the West Country of
England with the teenage Jesus. Both Somerset and Cornwall claim to have been visited by Joseph and Jesus.
Some people think Joseph was a merchant that traded tin and metals, thus making his money. And Cornwall was
known at that time to be rich in such precious metals. And that Cornwall was on his trade-route, thus he
returned to the area after Jesus had passed away.
The legend of the Glastonbury Thorn
The Glastonbury Thorn (Crataegus monogyna ‘Biflora’) is a variety of hawthorn or dogwood that flowers twice a
year in winter and spring – or, given suitable conditions, at Christmas and Easter.
The legend states that Joseph of Arimathea became a missionary after the death of Jesus and was eventually sent
to England to preach the Gospel. He took with him the Holy Grail, and his pilgrim’s staff.
After landing in England, he made his way to Glastonbury. When he stuck his pilgrim’s staff in the ground at
Weary all Hill it overnight turned into a flowering thorn tree.
In time Joseph converted thousands to Christianity, including, it is said, 18,000 in a single day at the town of
Wells. He also converted Ethelbert, the local king.
Joseph went on to found Glastonbury Abbey.
He became so well-known and admired that when he died at the age of 86, his body was carried by six kings in
the funeral procession.
The Glastonbury Thorn is said to flower on Christmas Day every year, and blossom from the plant in the
churchyard of St John’s Church Glastonbury is said to be used to decorate the Christmas breakfast table of the
Queen each year.
St John’s Church has a stained glass window commemorating Joseph of Arimathea.
Joseph, Avalon/ Arviragus
The Arimathean party of Christian Israelites were received at Glastonbury as “Judean refugees”, in old Latin
“quidam advanae” = certain strangers, in later Latin Culdich, Anglicized Culdees. They were welcomed by
Arviragus, who at that time resided at his palace at Caerleon-on-Usk.
Arimathean Joseph and his party, which included his son Josephes, sailing from Morlaix where they had waited
for suitable weather conditions, arrived at Glastonbury and landed on the Wirral, (Avalon) about one mile from
the Tor. Joseph immediately thrust the staff (or a piece of the Crown of Thorns) he carried into the ground,
tantamount to planting a tree, an ancient form of claim to land either by presentation or purchase.
This king, perhaps better known by his domestic name, Caradoc, latinized Caractacus, rather than by Arviragus,
his title which signifies High King or King Paramount, had yet another title, that of Pendragon, literally King
Commander.
The first notable act of the king, Arviragus, was to bestow upon the twelve disciples of Joseph, the Judean
refugees, twelve hides of land free of tax.
Every Druid was entitled to one hide of land, free of tax, freedom to pass unmolested from one district to
another in time of war, and many other privileges.
The refugee missionaries proceeded with the full consent of the King and the Druidic hierarchy to introduce the
Gospel of Christ by building a church, a wattle church, to the precise dimensions of the tabernacle of old. The
wattle church at Glastonbury was built of timber pillars and framework doubly wattled inside and out and
thatched with reeds, as the mode then was.
Kings of Brittany Line
Grail King Line
Dau Anna and Welsh/ Cornwall (Dummonia Line)
Mary (Jesus’ Sister)
Salome (Jesus’ Sister)
Anne (Jesus’ Sister)
James (Jesus’ Brother) St. James or “James the Just”
Jude (Jesus’ Brother) “Jude of Galilee”
Simon (Jesus’ Brother)
Joses (Jesus’ Brother) “Mar” “Joseph ha Rama Theo”
Mary Magdalene- wife or close follower- Adopted an orphan Sarah
Son: G…
318 Sylvester & Desposyni
In 318 a guy named Sylvester who was backed by Constantine held a meeting with the Desposyni in which
atleast 8 of them showed up. It is uncertain who led the discussion, but it it thought that Josephes may have
been the primary one. The Desposyni had requested a few things, including that the Mother Church be brought
back to Jerusalem and that it be led by the Desposynic Members, instead of the Roman or Greek ones they
chose to be bishops.
Sylvester responded to them that the Mother Church is now in Rome , with the bones of the Apostle Peter… So
pretty much a no go…That Rome will be controlling the religious foundation, not the familly members of Christ,
that of all people should know the correct ways of God, through being the relation of our Redeemer, Jesus
Christ.
Remember, it was a select group of Jews of the Sanhedrin that went against Christ and it was the Romans that
Mocked Jesus as being the King of Jews and ordered his crucification to be carried out. The Romans were
against Jesus and his family for a very long time…
Just as The House of David was slowly killed off, the known Desposyni also slowly disappered. However, as
noted earlier, some of these unknown lines may have survived, both of the David lines, and the Desposynic
lines, either through sons of ones that were not of the Royal Line themselves, making them an easy target, or
through the various daughters that they had.
Merovingian Dynasty- Long Haired Kings of France (Carried on Nazarite tradition)
Jewish Dynasty of Kent, England (from Jutland- Jews land?)
Hebrew Religion/ Education
As we near the end of this blog, I’m going to let a few statistics speak for themselves. Here they are:
Hebrew Teachings in Cambridge College in early 1600’s/ Hebrews of England In 1607, Cambridge University
received its first rabbi to teach Hebrew to students, and many of these students went on to translate the King
James Bible. This translation of the Bible, for the first time, began to “dehellenize” biblical names. For example,
Elias, as he had been called previously, became Elijah to sound more like the Hebrew pronunciation. Many
Puritans showed great appreciation for these Old Testament names, and Puritan children were often named
using the new Hebrew spelling!
If I recall correctly, while I was looking up information one day about the colonial immigrants of America,
(which will be another post for another day), I had seen something about in 1607 a bunch of people from
England had gathered together and held a meeting to discuss leaving England and finding a new land for
Religious freedom!
Pilgrims of the Mayflower Just some quick side notes on these leaders. First, these guys only brought with
them the equivilant of the Torah or the Judiac Pentateuch (The first 5 books of Moses) and a Hebrew translated
version of Psalms. Second, there are paintings of the pilgrims showing a man wearing a yarmulke, which is a
special type of hat that is worn by Jews. Third, is the naming practices of their children and Hebrew names.
Fifth, the pilgrims from the Leiden Congregation called themselves Pilgrims and the others Strangers, just as the
bible does. William Bradford was fluent in Hebrew– he could both read it and write it. The last point I want to
draw attention to on the Pilgrims is the First Thanksgiving. Once the pilgrims arrived in America, they first
prayed and gave thanks for a safe arrival. This is known as birkat ha-gomel in the Judaic/ Jewish tradition.
Hebrews of Scotland There’s information out there showing there’s a possibility that many people who lived in
certain areas of Scotland may have also been of Hebrew desecent. I will delve deeper into this at a later point on
some of the families that are potentially believed to have been of Hebrew descent or at minimum, practiced
Hebrew beliefs.
Hebrews of Denmark and Scandinavia The short version of this, is many of these people’s ancestry is thought to
have come from the Isrealite Tribe of Dan. The most famous of these is who is known as Odin (Sigge) who may
have originally came from the Troad/Troy area of turkey and passed through Russia on his way through,
conquering many roman inhabited areas, and leaving son’s of his to reign the conquered area.
Hebrews of Spain/France (Black Sea Germans/ Germans from Russia/Ukraine) & Yiddish
Yiddidsh is a language that is thought to have been created by Charlemagne’s son, Emperor Louis who was
fluent in several languages, including Hebrew, Arabic, German, and a couple others, which comprise the
Yiddish Language. His mother, Hildegarde was Swabian, and one of his great-grandmothers was believed to
have been Jewish… So is it possible that Charlemagne and Charles Martel were of Hebrew background through
their Swabian ancestors?
Kent’s house of Jews in England There was a royal house of Kent that is believed to have been Jewish; at least
in belief, if not in lineage. They may have come from Jutland which some have translated to mean “Jewsland.”
Further research will have to be done to show if these came from the time of Cerdic or Alfred “The Great”.
Hebrew Genetic Footprint(s)
As already mentioned, there are many, many lines of the Hebrews. From Abraham, the first to be called a
Hebrew to his son, Isaac, and his son Jacob (Israel), to his 12 son’s (the Israelites) and his daughter, Dinah, to
all of their descendants, whether it be through the Levitical Line and Aaron and Moses, or through the line of
Judah through David.
The Levitical line is believed to carry the haplotype of R1a1 with an SNP of Y-2619.
The Aaronic line, however, is believed to carry the line of J.
The line of David is thought to either be Levitical or most commonly, the line of Judah. This means that the
lines of Solomon and Nathan should match the haplotype of Joseph of Arimathea if he truly was a direct male
descendant of one of them!
Some of the genealogical lines of descendants attached to Joseph of Arimathea are the Kings of “Armorica”
(Brittany/ Bretagne), Long-Haired Kings known as the Merovingians, who practiced a Nazarite tradition of
having long hair to show respect to a higher Power- that of Jehovah, the “Fisher Kings” or “Grail Kings” of the
bible who are believed to have been descended from one of Joseph’s sons, King Arthur who is thought to
possibly be of the Grail King line, and many lineages are thought to have come from his daughter, Anna in the
former “Dummonia” area of Cornwall/ Western England/ and Wales. Of course, further testing would have to be
done to determine relationships and genetic relativity of closeness that far back. I would love to be a part of that
testing!
From some of the information I have seen, it’s possible that the Swabian people and the area of Alsace may
have been descendants of the House of David and have intermarried with the Cohens and Levites, who became
known as Black Sea Germans, who also migrated to “Russia” under Catherine “The Great”, of which many
have moved to America, becoming known as “Germans from Russia.”
Again, if this project has not already been done, I’m game for being a part of one!
Hebrew Language
Hebrew is a Semetic Language and is potentially the only language spoken from the time of Adam and Eve
until the Tower of Babel, when God scrambled everyone’s words so they could not understand each other.
It’s interesting to note that while I was putting together all of this information, I came across someone that has a
belief that God has in mind one more specific person to help with bringing the end of time. This person is
believed to be of course, a Hebrew of origin, and commonly known to be called Shiloh, and will be backed as
the second coming of Christ.

Below is a list of different possible genealogies…It’d sure be nice to follow these and test which ones are accurate! Oh what history holds. the first ones are to Joseph “The Carpenter” (Jesus step-father) and one showing if he was the father of Joseph of Arimathea…. The other ones are lineages for the Virgin Mary. I couldn’t find one for Solomon to Joseph of Arimathea and Mary… I have more digging to do… The last one is one showing down to the mid 1300’s, but that line leads to where the House of David, Levites, and Cohanim intermarry in what we call “Black Sea Germans/ Germans Russia” (Which are now Germans from Russia and Germans from the Ukraine.)