Crash Course in Jewish History 1. Ancient Israel Dr. Henry Abramson

Part 1 of a lightning-fast, four-lecture tour through Jewish history from earliest times to the present day. Delivered at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, September 4, 2019.
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[@laurencepeterson9045]

I’m not Jewish, but I enjoy ALL of Dr. Abramson’s lectures! …..And the opening jokes are always the best part!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you!

[@LegitShmullz]

I am Jewish and I absolutely LOVE his history classes, but I’m also a comedian so...

[@ologunolusegun3085]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD Great Job you're doing outthere.

[@ologunolusegun3085]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD Great Job you're doing outthere.

[@MAKDÁVID-KRIŽ]

Truth is one which never contradicts to it self since only lies contradicts to truth.Saying as such that somehow history is art that depends on lenses which through one observe it a good phrase to describe the Jewish identity thief culture that still can’t explain where did it get the stories from and why it doesn’t understand the meaning of names and identities in those stories which it claims to Jewish rather then GaELic since from Garden of Edin(Edinburgh,ÓdinBurgh) to ÉL which is Ugarit just like Árpád,Béla,Géza,ŐrBán,Báni…so it is GaLilee pretty much like MacAbbey (MacAbean) or MacAri….

[@Edmund007013]

I am an Anglican Protestant and this lecture is fascinating. Rabbi Abramson teaches with great joy and it is fun to listen how he explains Jewish History.

[@MartinWeinelt_Kiel]

After watching hours and hours on earliest Christianity, a tiny tiny group within the Jewish people, the YT algorithm finally brought me here. Many more hours of outstanding scholarship and fantastic whit ahead of me, heureka! Thank you, Sir!

[@dementedfairy7373]

I am in the process of reverting to judaism (my grnadfather was a Polish Jew but when he moved to America he became Catholic unfortunately) and your lectures are so helpful for me in learning about Jewish history. Thanks so much!!

[@jimmywoods7523]

Hi , I wish to hear more of your stories. I'm is well, I wish to process to reverting to Judaism . I am Living in South Africa, originally I am Ukrainian.

[@kathrynaston6841]

Dr. Abramsons lectures are so well complied and delivered. Excellent lecturer!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you.

[@aaronm8143]

I love your lectures. They really help me understand the Jewish faith/culture as someone who isn’t Jewish. You’re a great teacher 👍

[@maximilianUTU]

Dr. Abramson is undoubtebly a shining star on the firmament of the internet. He enriches us in the only field where to enrich means real richness: intellectually. He is a teacher of the jews worldwide and a teacher of us all about judaism. Thanks and compliments for that and Best wishes to him and his team from Speyer!

[@Rebbedude]

I'm a Henry Abramson fan! His lectures are extraordinarily informative and entertaining. A great scholar and a great presenter.

[@frankallen7779]

This is brilliantly delivered and amazingly informative! The prefix on historiography and philosophy was extremely useful, and makes this perhaps one of the best lectures on KZbin!

[@brunocarvalho9570]

This set of lectures for me as a physicist have been like the CMB (cosmic microwave background) is for the modern cosmology, i.e., the relic radiation that escaped from decoupling era and recombination epoch which stands out as the oldest electromagnetic radiation (the light that 'illumine for us the path') which is the landmark of the Big Bang origin of the universe. That relic source of data is our ancientest anchor, untill now, for understanding the history of the early universe. I see these lectures as the CMB for the jewish history. Amazing data based summary! Thanks for sharing! Hazak U'Baruch MeBrazil!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you found it useful!

[@robkunkel8833]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="218">3:38</a>. We say this poem at every Shabbat service in a historic Synagogue (formerly Sephardic, now reformed) St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. It is the second oldest Synagogue in the Western Hemisphere with continuous services since 1796.

[@AaronMiller-rh7rj]

Hi, I am a Jewish Christian for over 40 years now. I am 61 years of age and enjoying learning from you. I know GOD-- honors how people worship him, live and treat others. (It is sad how that can be lost in this world)

[@susanstein6604]

No such thing as a Jewish Christian.

[@chrisvandergriff504]

Dr. Abramson, I am very impressed by your video output and I genuinely thank you for all your hard work educating people.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

You are very welcome

[@iamwhoiam530]

​@@HenryAbramsonPhD I am a researcher to understand the history of judahite and their beliefs before history(BC)

[@robertocfaguiar]

You are gifted men with a nack to tell history. Thank you, will recomendo to everyone. You clarifyed so many of my questions about Judaism.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate the feedback.

[@ajarnwordsmith628]

I was hooked from the opening of his lecture till 13.36 when Professor Abramson signals that he is about to move on from his introductory overview, a veritable tour de force of lecturing! I don't know if Dr Henry Abramson is a tenured professor but I have decided to confer a Chair upon him nevertheless. So there you have it! The Prof is an oracle without equal in his subject matter and his ability to communicate in cyberspace. More of the same, Prof.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate the feedback! I am glad that you enjoyed the lecture as well!

[@paulineh7600]

Just discovered your lecture series 🙌, thanks for making these available!

[@Lilbendem]

As a Muslim all I have to say is thank you!

[@MarcPaganCohen]

Fantastic lecture. If my high school history teachers were half as interesting as Dr. Abramson, I would not have done homework for other classes during History classes, while pretending to be taking notes. Hey, part of learning is time management :)

[@doooovid]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD Good job professor, making me proud Touro Alumni!

[@Sridhar-Ra]

Was curious to know the Jewish history. Glad to find Dr Abramson's lecture - the genial face and the pleasant voice made the listening lively & interesting; will look for more of his courses. Thanks from an Indian to the Doctor.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad to have you with us!

[@Sridhar-Ra]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD Thank you, Doctor.🙏

[@avi3860]

I have just finished watching part 1 and soaking up every detail of our Jewish history. Amazing lecture, clear, precise and 'sometimes funny". תודה רבה - תמיד יש מה ללמוד

[@shrimpie202]

Dr Abraham’s humanity as ever so warm and intelligent thank you

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you!

[@deanshatford69]

Great presentation, thanks for putting it on youtube.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@WoundedEgo]

So far this is my favorite of his lectures, and I've watched many. Do NOT miss this one! How tragic that the historians were themselves martyrs. I can't get my head around that. But in the presentation it is just a footnote because persecution of Jews is such a given. So sad.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you enjoyed it--I worked hard on this lecture.

[@WoundedEgo]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD FYI, I shared this video on Quora. Which of your excellent videos would be the most detailed regarding Cyrus the Great? I hope to learn more about him. Thanks.

[@WoundedEgo]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD I have discovered references to www.sefaria.org/Yoma.77a.5?lang=bi in some of the NT books. What date range might that suggest for the NT books or vice versa? Thanks.

[@ShalemAhava]

This lecture was phenomenal! Bravo

[@liahk1000]

Commercials way too often. That's a shame, would like to hear more and learn but I'll look for another lecture. It's just too annoying with this many ads.

[@veaudor]

What an amazing lecture! I was totally riveted to each and every word and concept. In one hour, you made things clearer to me about Jewish history than ever before (NOT that I am a scholar).

[@السومريالعراقي-ع8ط]

Beautiful lecture. Greetings to you from Babylon

[@georgyzhukov6409]

please dont exile us:(

[@agritude101weekly2]

😂

[@vettriley675]

I came to hear Jewish history, in reference to the bible. I was hoping to hear proof of the parting of the Red Sea , but I love history and I did hear things that caught me ear. I will continue to listen to other lectures.

[@truthbetold5325]

Here’s my routine.I wake up at about 3 am,use my iPad to put on an lecture about ancient Israel and the exodus from wildly different sources and am usually asleep in 20 minutes.It didn’t work with you.I may not get a good nights sleep for a long time.ugh.thanks a lot google!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

I think you are following the system first introduced by King Ahaseurus in Esther chapter 6.

[@polmargury4199]

Professor Abramsom can you be so kind to tell me where the white Jewish come into been Are those the one that emigrated from the land of Egypt .. if we are looking for the Jewish identity It should be also that info included ?

[@polmargury4199]

Henry Abramson thank you !!

[@tienkebosherpelzmann6465]

Laban means white

[@davidblaire3229]

No, that’s completely inaccurate, how do you explain modern generic research on ashkenazi jews?

[@zalikaroberts4048]

No, the people of Egypt are the decedent of ham. These people are writing a fairy tale. The truth is the children of Ham are the original people of Egypt, says the bible.

[@kristinag4170]

What an amazing man. Circumspect, eloquent, interesting, and funny.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Well, thanks for the kind word. I hope you enjoyed the lecture!

[@errolcrockett5021]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD Hello Dr. Abramson. I love your content, but the comment section is always turned off when you discuss African or Black Jews, so I never have the opportunity to inquire. My question is, do you have any meaningful information about the Jews that were forced into slavery from Portugal in the 1500's? I understand they were sent to Africa, specifically San Tome and Angola. Were they African or European? And can you shed light on the racial diversity of Jews, if there was any, in Portugal and Spain during this same time period? Thanks in advance.

[@evelynmccabe3855]

I am not Jewish but I find this lecture very very good and most interesting.

[@charlesandrews2360]

That pat you gave yourself was well deserved. Thank you

[@brenttesterman1198]

I am a Christian American and I was taught by my Grandparents to pray for and bless Isreal, they were Christian Pastors.

[@boogiemcsploogie]

Look up the Sabbatean-Frankists (Rothschilds etc) that believe and follow the Lurian Kabbalah and its associated Messianic movement based after Sabbatai Zevi. Deep rabbit hole.

[@rhondadearborn3265]

Professor Abramson, you have some troubling commercials during your videos. You may want to look into that.

[@daniellealfano9235]

This gentleman is Dustin Hoffman doppelganger. His voice and his sense of humor, when I heard him without looking I could have sworn it was the famous comedian.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Dustin Hoffman!

[@liranzaidman1610]

Amazing lecture, thanks

[@SongOfSirensTarot]

I’m not Jewish but I am so drawn to Jewish history, theology, and even the mysticism. I want to study this in depth to be a subject matter expert as I think there is so much wisdom Judaism…but I don’t want to seem like an imposter or appropriator. Advice on how to do This?

[@michelleg7]

It was also for relieving pressure in the skull from an injury for trepanation

[@Exothermic15]

Do you have a video on your mesiah? Plz make one if you can.

[@mdb1239]

Very strange that Dr. Abramson doesn't begin with the "shashu of Yahweh" inscription in Amenhotep III's temple at Soleb. Amenhotep III (father of Akhenaten; grandfather of Tutankhamun) is Pharaoh of Egypt (ruled: 1388 to 1351 BC). This according to Exodus is the name of the Hebrew God and first given to Moses to reveal to the Israelites and Pharaoh. These people of Yahweh already reside in Canaan during Amenhotep III reign. These are the Hebrews before they became the nation of Israel. Yahweh precedes Akhenaten's "one" god in Egypt. It is interesting to note that Amenhotep III's father only became Pharaoh because the first born prince died unexpectedly. That could mean that Amenhotep II (ruled: 1454 - 1419 BC), reigning during the zenith of Egyptian military power, was the Pharaoh of the Exodus and his first born died during the Passover.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Not that strange, he regularly omits important information (especially in an abbreviated crash course format that covers many centuries in 60 minutes). I asked him about this, however, and he told me that he couldn't even find Shasu in K.A. Kitchen's index, nor does the discussion of the inscription appear in the Encyclopedia Judaica, two go-to reference sources. The Wikipedia article summarizes some of the problems associating this inscription with Jewish history (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shasu); in his opinion (okay, it's actually me writing this, but it is fun to use the third person about myself) for now the Merneptah Stele seems to be the earliest reliable non-Biblical reference to Israel. Thanks for your valuable observation!

[@mdb1239]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD First wow, you responding, But I've seen pictures of the inscription at Soleb. Are you saying they are fake? (I don't know hieroglyphics - so I'm relying on others translation work). There are only two places that Yahweh is identified this early on. The other is the Bible/Torah. If this inscription is real, then shouldn't this be the lynch pin of all discussions of Israeli history. From a secular view - this is direct reference to Moses/Aaron (indirectly).

[@crackingsealsandliftingvei5914]

Yahweh is a Horite God from Seir/Edom/Petra/Bozrah. The land of Uz/Oz.. If Noah's Ark lands on Mt Ararat, life had to begin in that region which is Hurrians. Hurrians are Horites. Arrata/Ararat/Armenian/*Hurrians*/Canaanites/Israelites are Horites This is the connection to Akhenaten. Yuya + Tjuyu=Queen Tiye=Hurrians=Mother of Akhenaten. During the reign of Akhenaten the King of Jerusalem was a Hurrian/Horites. Hor+ites=Hor/Horus/Heru + ites=followers of. Horites are followers of Heru The mighty men of old Shemsu Hor Akhenaten is a Horite Hebrew Hurrian The Aten is Heru of Edfu. Heru Behutet ( winged Sun Disc) Heru Khuti=Mars The Aten is the Sphinx=Her Em Akhet=Heru on the Horizon=Heru Khuti=Mars Jesus is a Horite from the tribe of Judah. Judah+Tamar=Perez. This Horite line takes you to Jesus.. Salmon BOAZ Obed Jesse David.. Christ Jesus the Horite.. The Horites, called Khar by the Egyptians, were ruler-priests who married chaste daughters of priests. Rahab of Jericho was the wife of Salmon the Horite, the Son of Hur (Hor). Salmon is called the "father of Bethlehem" in 1 Chronicles 2:54. Rahab became the grandmother of Boaz who married Ruth. Salmon (also Salma or Solomon) is a Horite name and is associated with Beit Lahna/Bethlehem and the Ephrathites (1 Chronicles 2:51). The evidence concerning David's ethnicity points to Kenites and Horites who intermarried. [edit]Sources ↑ Mt 1, 4 - ↑ Gerhard von Rad, Genesis: A Commentary, trans. by John H. Marks (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 196 1), p. 104. - Job is a Horite from the land of Uz/Oz The only woman in the bible who built her own city was Sheerah granddaughter of Ephraim. She built upper and lower Beth-Horon=House/Temple of Horon Horon is Her Em Akhet ( Sphinx ) Heru Khuti=Aten King Hezekiah from the tribe of Judah has the Aten on his seal. Horites are not cave dwellers. Horites are the Shemsu Hor.. Plato studied in Egypt for 13 years under the Horite priest Sechnuphis.. In the Pert Em Heru/Book of the Dead, Ra says: I am Ra who are Heru Khuti ( Mars ) Hence his name is Ra Heru Khuti/Ra Hoor Khuit to Aleister Crowley and Thelema. The Aten In Isaiah 9:6 Jesus is prophesied as being born as El Gibor. El Gibor is Geburah Geburah is Heru Khuti/Mars and the secret name of Ra.. Horemakhet is Her Em Akhet is Heru Khuti. In the Dream Stele, it was the Aten that made Thutmoses iv who is the Grandfather of Akhenaten King of Kemet.. It says: I am your father Horemakhet Khepera Ra Atum. Horemakhet is Heru Khuti. I am your father Heru Khuti Khepera Ra Atum In the story of Ra and Auset Ra revealed his secret name as this: I am Khepera I am Ra I am Ra Atum/Tem What is the secret name of Ra?

[@crackingsealsandliftingvei5914]

Abraham was born in Cutha. Cutha is the origin of the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad, the Koreshites. The Lord/God of Cutha is Nergal/Mars. Those from Cutha became known as the Samaritans. Simon Magus.. Trace the Horites in the bible to the Shemsu Hor of pre dynastic Egypt.. Horites are the mighty men of old.. Men of renown Pyramid Text Utterance 308 "Hail to you, Horus in the Horite Mounds! Hail to you, Horus in the Sethite Mounds!"

[@lordricky1446]

That's one of my great grandfathers lol

[@bingeltube]

Very recommendable! Great humor interspersed by Henry Abramson! A whirlwind tour of history!

[@sonyalum1027]

Thank YOU FOR EXPLAINING JEWISH HISTORY. I'M A CHRISTIAN. God bless

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

My pleasure!

[@ndnrb_]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD I am 65% Canaanite and 35% Amorite according to MyTrueAncestry. 100% Levantine according to 23andMe. Yet my ancestors identify as Arab and have always been Christian. How do you explain this?

[@rios3956]

Dr. Douglas Petrovich has done some fairly recent and amazing archeological work proving the evidence of the Exodus and even connecting things to very specific people including Jacob, Joseph, Ephraim, and Menassah.

[@anyalovesJesus]

Thank you SO MUCH! I absolutely love your lectures, they are a treasure.

[@garretttedeman]

Also not Jewish, but can we all give some props to an outstanding & enlightening presentation! +1 +1 +1 ...It's my sincere hope that if we could all learn & share a bit about our backgrounds and cultures in this way, maybe (just maybe), we could find a way to live in peace with mutual respect.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Also thank you!

[@TalKScribe]

Amen to that!

[@TintagelEmrys]

It is so nice to see a religious scholar open to learning and not just shoehorning data to fit their world view. I am so used to new earth creationists trying to twist data to fit the bible. It is nice go see someone talk about what the actual data shows. Also, from what I understand, trephination was actually a fairly safe procedure, relativley speaking. It is also still done today for some ailments, not to release the spirits, but sometimes you need fo relieve pressure on the brain.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thanks for the kind words

[@TintagelEmrys]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD It is the least I can do to repay you for the wonderful lessons you have shared with us.

[@mazermajestic]

Such a great presentation that I will have to watch / listen to again !

[@ambergray4138]

A spider emerges from the egg knowing how to spin an elaborate web. Is genetic memory in living things including humans that ridiculous of an idea? I found your lecture fascinating. Thank you!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Interesting!

[@karenwickhorst8226]

Great overview, with details that lead to more interesting “digs.” We’re following the Ray Vander Laan curriculum in our Christian Bible class, so archaeology is a big part of our studies. Hellenism is not viewed in a positive light in that course, and your explanation of its influence on early Judaism helps to explain a lot, including the inner divisions. And I am very interested in the early Jewish communities and you covered that, as well. I look forward to the second lecture. I’m reading John Barton’s “A History of the Bible,” so this reinforces the overall framework. Thank you.

[@pepechen]

Your Powerpoints are amazing, or whatever software you use to make them, the maps are perfect, everything is clear and so well presented and the transitions are perfect...

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you! Prezi.com

[@anthonylawson2275]

I'm an historian. And history happened. It didn't cease to have happened because it is now passed through time. So When you claim that you are teaching a history by announcing there is none is blatently false.

[@gablespark173]

Thank you for saying that

[@liamgdc]

Why are we getting ads during this lecture?

[@Pandaemoni]

He misspoke. The Essenes did not "live in places like the Qumran caves." (<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3019">50:19</a>) Historians think the Essenes live in a settlement near the caves (there is definitely an Hellenistic period settlement, it is debated whether that was where the Essenes lived, but that seems likely). The caves were just where they hid their scrolls because they are hard to get to.

[@georgepaul5843]

Good / excellent historical presentation. Very informative for better understanding the role the Jews played between Mesopotamia and Mediterranean Semitic presence.

[@henrycavanagh1259]

When he mentions Hellenistic culture and math there is a sudden cut! He was about to say in conjunction with arabs? Is this so? Did they censor his talk?

[@dahveedbenjudah3742]

I don’t understand how Mr. Abramson could be a quote on quote Jewish historian and totally disregard the curses/prophecy in Deuteronomy <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1686">28:6</a>8 placed upon the true Hebrews. The Hebrews went into captivity twice, once in Egypt and again by ship to a land which they knew not, sold to their enemies as slaves..its only one group of ppl that match that prophecy, I will allow you to ponder whom that is.. Little nugget for you, the current European Jewish stock are mere converts from the 9th century under the Kazar King Bulan...Never have they been in bondage 400yrs. Shalom Ahavah to the chosen.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

This is a very brief lecture. No time for silly conspiracy theories.

[@dahveedbenjudah3742]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD yes of course, so now the very Torah/Bible is silly conspiracy. Elohim wishes to conspire against the converts I suppose...WOW, now thats a ground breaking revelation. Shalom, shalom

[@dahveedbenjudah3742]

@@lelelambert4023 I certainly did..Its just so sad how they disregard the location and region of Israel. There is no middle east, Israel is north east Africa. As far as the identity of the ppl, the bible confirms the identical resemblance of the Egyptians and Israelites. But i suppose he also thinks the Egyptians were pale as well...lol. Revelations 2:9, Rev 3:9, states it best whom they are and what's going to happen to them and those on earth that perpetuate the false narrative. It won't be pretty.

[@TH-rp7tv]

If that's true, then how do twins receive one of each color? Jacob would be black, and Esau, white? How many twins do you know that are one of each?

[@dahveedbenjudah3742]

@@TH-rp7tv Elohim never referred to Esau as white, he referred to him as Ruddy...And it was already evident his brother Jacob was dark complexioned just as his father Issac

[@jamesmabry7180]

It's been a while since I've commented so I thought I'd just drop a line to let you know how much I enjoy your lectures. tyvm

[@keithdingaling2078]

Great lecture!

[@dfxmedia3074]

Thank you for this informative lecture.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

You are welcome!

[@candace1118]

As an historian I've often wondered if Phillip had survived the coup and Alexander were usurped our people would have been able to maintain our cultural integrity. Perhaps we never would have faced persecution of the Romans. Its recently occurred to me that we are still facing the consequences of imperialism. And I mean we as in human culture.

[@byronford31]

I dont believe one bit you're a historian. Because almost everyone with any kind of real credibility in history would tell you the whole bible and Torah is embellished bullshit

[@dwightthomas8617]

I love you and am proud of you brother, Baruch Hashem.

[@Silly.Old.Sisyphus]

i have a question: Israel was a different place to Judea in 950BC, but the same place in 550BC. So when did Israel invade Judea? Was it a peaceful invasion?

[@lawrencestewart8668]

Outstanding lecture! Riveting. Particularly appreciate Dr. Abramson's sense of humor, normally recognized as groaners...

[@cindys9491]

Great lecture. Perushim. I never heard that word (raised Christian). The church denomination I grew up in did a lot to demonize most of them (as Pharisees, although the church really didn't like Sadducees at all). Great intro lecture, thank you.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you found it useful!

[@Bbarfo]

As a recent de-converted Christian (now atheist) I have learned quite a bit from your videos with regard to the historicity of Jesus. Who was Paul of Tarsus and who was Josephus are particularly informative. I enjoy your humor as well.

[@Bbarfo]

@Anthony Hujjes I now consider myself Agnostic with Atheist leanings. Do I believe there is a supernatural being out there somewhere? I don't know. Do I believe in the God of the Bible? No, not anymore. Do I believe in any other gods? No.

[@lilchickennugget8155]

Bbarfo i am also an atheist here..😊

[@UDiamondSociety]

@@Bbarfo why is it that you have fallen away from faith in the bible?

[@Bbarfo]

@@UDiamondSociety . I searched for the truth and found that Yahweh is a literary construct. Biblical archeology....Israel Finkelstein, William Dever etc.

[@rilla1983]

How are Ashkenazi jews the biblical jews if their lineage goes back to Japheth according to genesis 10? Why would they amalgamate the names of two separate lineages? Does jewish oral tradition supersede written?

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

1) Ashkenazim trace their lineage (like all Jews) to Shem, not Japheth. 2) Why would you say they amalgamate? The notion developed in Rabbinic literature is that Greek culture (Japheth) has a place in Jewish culture (the tents of Shem). 3) Too complex a question for here. See lectures on the Mishnah.

[@rilla1983]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD genesis 10 traces Ashkenaz to Japhet. Thats why

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

@@rilla1983 Oh, I see what you're getting at. Ashkenazi Jews derive the name from the place they associate with the descendants of Ashkenaz: primarily northern Germany and eastern Europe. Kind of like I'm a Canadian Jew because I come from Canada. That doesn't mean my ancestors were Canadian.

[@rilla1983]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD hmmm interesting. Ashkenaz is a lineage. When did jews take on the name of a land where in they were scattered. When did they refer to themselves as jews with another lineage attached? For instance,, when they where in the land of cush,, when did they attach the name of that geographical region to their ethnicity and from that point being referred to as cushitic jews? Where can I find this in the bible?

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

@@rilla1983 The phenomenon is more post-Biblical, although there are isolated examples of individual Jews who are known by their extra-territorial origins. Post-biblically, besides Ashkenazic and Sefardic Jews (from Sefarad, a land they associated with Spain), you have Mizrachi Jews ("Eastern"), and many others.

[@eliezerbatistamacedo2651]

Por que nas partes mais importantes foi retirada a legenda em portugues?

[@sdrawkcabUK]

Hebrew/Yiddish terms in English: Kehillah - a Jewish congregation/community’s Ehrlich - honest/genuine Nebakh - a weak/unfortunate person Tanakh - the Old Testament Baruch Hashem - ‘thank god!’ Pesach - Passover (Jewish festival) Hashkafa - philosophy/worldview Emunah - faith/belief Chumash - book form of Torah (first 5 books the Bible) Ad kan - ‘enough!’ Mitzvot - a Jewish law/rule Tachanun - type of prayer There were others which I didn’t get as I don’t speak Hebrew or Yiddish.

[@1995yuda]

Thank you so much for your work, amazing. Highly appreciated. May Hashem bless you and yours for eternity.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you!

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is The Original Semitic Text. YaH The Heavenly FATHER was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@mominiqbal2862]

I am a kashmir muslim history student abraham sir is too much intelligent indeed israel has command on education ❤️

[@bentzionsacks9927]

From the greatest KZbin videos! Thank you Doctor!

[@errolcrockett5021]

Dr. Abramson, I'm enjoying your information, however, the comments section is always turned off when you speak of African or Black Jews, so I don't have the opportunity to inquire on those particular videos. My question is, do you have any meaningful information about Jews who were forced into slavery directly from Portugal? Specifically those sent to San Tome, and Angola/ Luango? Were these Jews African or were they European? Additionally, can you comment on the race diversity of the Jews in Spain and Portugal during the period around 1500's?

[@Alunezz1]

I’m surprised my self the comments were disabled . By the he won’t ever answer that question either . We all know why …

[@janerasmussen4231]

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[@Daniel-yc5js]

Green Sahara... helps a lot to understand the situation some😂 time ago...

[@felixamparo490]

He is a very knowledgeable person on the subject…

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

I try

[@nenora]

From Cambodia, that is a great lesson

[@michaelsmith9453]

MUST SEE "PATTERNS OF EVIDENCE"!!!

[@nicolasuarezfernandez5116]

Yes you are resilient, really interesting thankyou very much.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

So nice of you

[@JaysonCarmona]

Dr. Abramson, have you looked into Dr. Rohl's new chronology? Also, the finding of twelve tombs in the city of Avaris, Egypt.

[@jimratter5561]

Very interesting lecture. How do you feel about David Rohl's revised timeline which would seem to fit better with the archeological evidence?

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

The debate on the timeline is still pretty lively.

[@parrotraiser6541]

Some remarkably familiar and constant themes there. If Jews could stop fighting each other, what could they achieve? It's hard not to think of "The Life of Brian" at some points.

[@the5shermans]

So glad I finally got to watch part 1 of our history. Henry, funny and smart as I remember! Hoping to binge-watch the rest next week.

[@queenselah6261]

... who was Rev2:9 referring too?

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Did Plato & Pythagoras study “Jewish spirituality ?” I’m thinking out loud , I’ll research it

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Depends who you ask

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Made me smile , my father used to say “ you need that , like you need another hole in your head 😂” Wow we could go deep into physical and cultural anthropology amazing course ❤

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you!

[@user-or7ji5hv8y]

Really fascinating.

[@giannelligiuseppina1394]

Thank you so much for your sharing your wisdom ignorance of the truth will always lead to repetition of the same errors who contributes to eliminate ignorance of the truth is contributing to freedom of repetition

[@rajosaddex-swayzemitzimo1363]

Whomever contributes to the ignorance of the truth is contributing to the freedom of repetition - :) awesome quote!

[@hokkitt]

Love this as a swedish non-jew

[@rijumons100]

How can you conclude ancient Jewish history without haplogroup L( mtdna)?In human mitochondrial genetics, L is the mitochondrial DNA macro-haplogroup that is at the root of the anatomically modern human (Homo sapiens) mtDNA phylogenetic tree. As such, it represents the most ancestral mitochondrial lineage of all currently living modern humans, also dubbed "Mitochondrial Eve".

[@rachelsamuel3328]

And Israel as a group of only 3500 years old.

[@BlessedOne686]

As a born again believer in Jesus, I appreciate this history. Great history lecture.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OmarOsman98]

Ridiculous.. Jews think you are a bunch of fools.

[@tracyprice4210]

Thoroughly enjoyed this lecture. Thank you!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vinp6093]

Dr. Abramson, Please create a for dummies edition for some of us with short attention span. You are good but put me to sleep despite your excellent enthsiastic and accurate ppressentation. Do keep the jokes! Let my brain fill in the blanks!

[@Conky769]

Disable your monetary settings- getting an ad every 2 minutes. Un- watchable.

[@marceljoseph7416]

Am i allowed to listen to this lecture in a bathroom?

[@YouButter]

Clothed

[@alanshearer3682]

are you going to remake those ancient personalities that you deleted

[@MichaelAlberta]

Dr Abramson, can you cover the Amorites?

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Maybe in a future series.

[@MichaelAlberta]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD In Syria it seems, the Amorite elite rebranded as the Semitic Arameans (Ahlamu) during the Late Bronze Age collapse. From then on, Amorite regions were known as Aram (Aramea). The Amorites are to the Arameans what the Vikings are to the Normans. People still associated Amorites with uncivilized raiders as only the aristocracy were originally considered Aramean. Abraham is an Aramean from the city of Ur in Mesopotamia. His son Isaac and grandson Jacob had Aramean wives (Rebecca, Leah, and Rachel). Paradoxically, the Source (transliterated YHWH) uses Arameans to oppress Israel (Judges 3:8) as a punishment for polytheism. The Aramean language replaced Akkadian, the standard lingua franca for over a thousand years. The Aramaic alphabet (8th-century BC) came from these Arameans, who adapted the Phoenician alphabet to make their distinct script. The Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic alphabets come from their Aramaic variant (800 BC) of Phoenician. The Old Turkic alphabet comes from Aramaic. Aramaic formed the basis of all significant historical alphabets of Central Asia, such as the Sogdian and Mongolian alphabets. The Brahmi scripts of India also came from Aramaic. The Ionic variant of Aramaic (402 BC) became the Greek alphabet, and the Cumae variant became the Italic alphabet. The Runic alphabet came from Italic, and the Cyrillic alphabet came from medieval Greek.

[@SKILLIUSCAESAR]

@@MichaelAlberta interesting!

[@MichaelAlberta]

@@SKILLIUSCAESAR Heavy.

[@SKILLIUSCAESAR]

@@MichaelAlberta any video recommendations?

[@seekingwarrior17]

Love how you describe the religious books = archeology "equation". Than you

[@TheAngelin2000]

do you believer God mad earth 24 hour day, 6 days total, or long then 24 hr. like 1 day equal one year?

[@jeffry934]

Thank you so much for your teaching and sharing there is so much here to grasp.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

You are very welcome

[@shirshachakraborty8283]

Respected Sir,can you recommend me some books in English regarding the same? For a long time I have been wanting to study about holocaust and due to certain financial reasons I couldn't. So for the same first I need to have an indepth knowledge of Jewish history. It would be very helpful.❤️

[@squishypitties1258]

As far as the Holocaust there are dozens if not hundreds of documentaries on here to watch. Let alone other sites/books.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

I have a series on the Holocaust on this channel

[@nikoh6703]

Thanks for video just subbed😊