Is This Tribe in India Secretly Jewish? | Unpacked

The mystery of the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel has captivated the imagination of societies around the world for centuries. Among the many communities who claim to descend from these Lost Tribes, the Bene Menashe, from a remote region of India, assert a profound connection to the tribe of Menashe, tracing their lineage back to ancient Israel.
Amidst a recent surge of unrest threatening centuries of peaceful existence, the Bene Menashe's story prompts critical reflections on Jewish identity and belonging.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:43 Origin story of the Bnei Menashe in India
01:47 Christian missionaries convert many Bnei Menashe
02:11 Return to Jewish roots
04:02 Reabsorption into the global Jewish community
04:49 A minority amidst ethnic violence
05:35 Aliyah, immigration to Israel
06:59 Discrimination against Bnei Menashe
07:30 The importance of Jewish unity
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[@Sophia_2727]

I am an Indian Jew myself✡️. I belong to Bene Israel tribe. I love Israel 🇮🇱 but I will never leave my India 🇮🇳. Few years ago when my family decided to move to Israel to live more Jewish life. Our Hindu neighbours came to our home and some of them started crying. They got very sad. Honestly Hindus are a very simple and emotional community. My family finally changed the decision of moving to Israel. We Jews never faced any discrimination or persecution in India because of only Hindus. They treat us like their own family members. India is a Hindu majority country that's why small minorities like us Jews & Zoroastrians never faced discrimination. Being a Jew, if Israel🇮🇱 is in my heart then India🇮🇳 runs through my vein ♥️. Jay Hind🇮🇳 Am Yisrael Chai🇮🇱.

[@jessereichbach588]

visit atleast!

[@Sophia_2727]

@@jessereichbach588 I have visited Israel 2 times till now, it's our promised land❤️ Even my family had a plan to visit Israel in December, 2023. But we have to postpone our plan due to the ongoing war. We will visit Israel in August.♥️

[@arpitshivhare217]

Love to Jewish community ❤

[@jessereichbach588]

@@Sophia_2727 im glad. Unfortunate timing on the current trip. Im afraid this might last some time with multiple fronts now.

[@drdonna4915]

​@@Sophia_2727👏👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

[@NilfgardianNationalist]

A very good friend of mine is part of the bnei Menashe community. These people are at the top of our jewish society.

[@Cherokee6567]

😂

[@jessereichbach588]

@@Cherokee6567 U find that funny because you lost your land and project your own emotions on others?

[@Cherokee6567]

@@jessereichbach588 I didn’t watch the video what are you talking about?

[@jessereichbach588]

@@Cherokee6567 i dont know u laughed at the comment, was curious why. especially if didnt watch clip

[@drdonna4915]

Why wouldn't they be?

[@AniPo42]

There's a huge Bnei Menashe community in my town. I learn Torah weekly with one woman who's lived here for thirty years.

[@Gaite4354]

Jews came from India and are the most friendly and wholesome people I met. They deserve to be part of our community and shouldn't face any discrimination.

[@AboveAll604]

That's the ancient and historical relation of jews and India....

[@MAXXTERN511]

I don't think they will ever face discrimination in India .

[@AbhayPeshin]

The Muslim and the europeans did discriminate, massacre many Jews of India. Please Google and verify! ​@@MAXXTERN511

[@dominickcolon4755]

@@MAXXTERN511 I think she meant discrimination from other Jews for being from India.

[@MAXXTERN511]

@@dominickcolon4755 oh , i get it now , thanks mate 😊

[@avihuginhkip7251]

Akhi, thank you so much for speaking about my Community i.e (Shevat Menashe). Now I settled in the Holy Land for about 3yrs.and before that when I was in Hodu(India) I humbly served/hosted around 20-25 Israelis in my own house (after completing their IDF duties) whom I really don't know them . Especially my family and communities simply Loved and sympathized them because they are Jew our lost brethren. Great watching.

[@dee7665]

No

[@elenahickman4329]

​@@dee7665 why are you saying no?

[@avihuginhkip7251]

@@dee7665 😂😂🫵🏿

[@mbassan]

It's great to have you with us our brother.

[@kobo132]

That's great. That's how we Jews should be, united.

[@AboveAll604]

The old and historical friends,Jews and India 🤝

[@drdonna4915]

Similar values.

[@pouriab9782]

Try to make more of these historical videos. I love them and always get emotional as a non jew. Stay strong Israel 🇮🇱

[@coisasdewookie8668]

Jewish history is so rich.

[@Hacker-kr9vc]

It truly is

[@GRQFT]

❤❤

[@Veganbutchershop]

Rich in entitlment and perceived superiority.

[@user-hr9ce3zb3x]

@@Veganbutchershop Jeez relax

[@frankwilliamk3769]

@@Veganbutchershop good one they were the ones getting kicked around countries for centuries. they never claimed superiority. their own torah holy texts claim god choose them because they are not superior

[@coravandijk9088]

I am a christian, but know G'd first chose the people from Abraham, Isac and Jacob. Wonderful to find them all over the world and renewing their belief from the Thora. May Adonai bless you with your chanel.

[@hebrewisraelitesjew5133]

God chose Jacob only...

[@MichaelGeletka-nm6me]

Can you explain how and why?

[@Mighty-ue7bt]

well Jesus is their Messiah. As a Christian how can you say otherwise.?

[@mayankkumar6255]

Jews contribution to India and to the World is incredible .

[@4EVRLOVE]

What they contributed to india , thry provide weapons and we paid that,s businesss, u can,t justify this by supporting the genocide, get back to your senses, for israel indian had made whole middle east your enemy the amount of racism is going against indian by the muslims by creating AI genrative images is so disgusting, earlier we supported russia or chooses to be neutral whole europe and west turn against india and spreading fake propaganda , i request govt please make fireball like china and shutdown most of the social media especially twitter , we condemn the hamas attack against israel but what israel did to palestanians for the last 6 months was horrible, both the countries should negotiate and end the war and follow the 2 state solutions. Or palestnians should migrate to 57 islamic ountries.

[@xavitheta5190]

ZIONISTSCUM

[@Elias-Mesias-Meshi]

As a Christian,the Jewish people have been close to my heart and I have read some about Judaism, but You have taught me a lot after the massacre of innocent Israelis by heartless Jihadists! Thanks and my Dear Jesus protect Jewish people! Amen! Thanks Dear!

[@ebog4841]

Prayers for Jerusalem! TRUMP 2024

[@SlimJim3082]

They're not the real J3ws. The present day J3ws are Khazarians who converted to Judaism and are now posing as J3ws

[@LRH-mq8ob]

😂😂😂

[@esther_18]

Another enjoyable episode that unpacks the tracing of Jews in different parts of the world. I hope to view one about the Jewish community in Singapore soon. Wonder how different you guys will showcase it. A shoutout to your production team. Good work. 👏👏👏

[@Hacker-kr9vc]

This was great, would love to learn more about other lost tribes. Thank you

[@Stardust475]

Thank you for the brief overview of this lost tribe. I appreciate the honesty about racism and integration issues in Israel covered here.

[@elvisnnaemeka6722]

Jews must be allowed to live peacefully in the land of their ancestors.

[@rivkahaokip6628]

QLike and subscribe done. ❤thanks Im one of the Benei menasheh community from India doing Aliya in the year 2018 . Thank God and proud to be Jews ❤❤❤❤ Toda H ,Toda H ,Toda H for his unending love .

[@TheWBWoman]

Thank you! I had never heard of the bnei Menashe. It's good to know about them.

[@magnisky]

I am Indian Hindu, and sorry the menashe tribe in India suffered the consequences of ethnic warring tribes in manipur. Though the jewish community there wasn’t targeted specifically, it was under the crosshairs of violence in manipur. Jews are and have always been welcome in India.

[@useyourdelusion6807]

Hope things have improved since.

[@sunnymitra6372]

​@@useyourdelusion6807For now.....but there's another problem happening right across the Myanmar Borders with Civil War threatening to spill over to Indian Territory

[@rivkahaokip6628]

@magnisky sorry to informed you that Two SYNAGOGUE are burned down and a No. Of villages and number of Benei Menasheh houses which is in the heart of Imphal are turned into ashes, also No. Of people loss their live but the media doesnot mention particularly about the Benei Menasheh Why in Manipur context we are knowned by KUKI TRIBE Thanks.

[@useyourdelusion6807]

@@rivkahaokip6628 so sad

[@magnisky]

@@rivkahaokip6628 thank you for presenting this side. The 2 warring tribes are Meitis X Kukis. Each tribe comes with their own culture and practices. In both tribes there are a mix of religions (including everything from Hindu, Christian, Islam, Shamanism, Judaism). It not necessarily a religious war but a war for resources and territory. That said, majority of meitis are Hindu and majority of Kuki is Christian. So it can be said, Jews were not primary targets in this. Still horrible though either way.

[@ClickbaitMotorsports]

Incredible. Because of our disobedience, God dispersed us all over the globe. But we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. And so the Lord created Joseph's coat of many colors. 🇮🇱

[@Bruised.reed.not.broken]

Yes and he brought you back to the land NOT because of your obedience or because you have done well, but because of HIS names sake Ezekiel 36. He has brought you back into the land unbelieving but he will one day breath life into your bones, replace your heart of stone with a heart of flesh Jeremiah 31:33. Then you will look upon him whom you have pierced and cry like one cries for their first born Zechariah 12:10. I will return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense; in their affliction they will seek me Hosea 5:15. They will then ask him, where did you get these wounds in your hands. And he will say in the house of my friends Zechariah 13:6. In the new testament Jesus said before he was betrayed to be condemned to die in Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 38. See, your house is left to you desolate. 39. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’ Baruch ha'ba b'shem Adonai!! All you have to do is call on him and he will come!! 🙏🙏 We are paying for you Israel!!

[@ClickbaitMotorsports]

@@Bruised.reed.not.broken Israel doesn't need your preaching...Gentile. The Lord has always taken care of Israel, way before any gentile was allowed to be close to the Lord. Worry about properly understanding the scriptures, instead of just babbling about without any understanding. Don't forget that Saul of Tarsus, an alleged Apostle to the Gentiles was a Jew. He was a Jew, of the tribe of Benjamin. He was not a Gentile, God didn't choose any Gentile to preach to the Gentiles, he chose a Jew. So know your role, and worry about your own personal salvation. God will always keep and protect Israel without your help, Gentile.

[@laurasilbermandeswiszcz8171]

Amazing video!!!! Like all of your videos, actually! Not only because they are so interesting, but the way you talk about everything, with so much empathy and kindness!

[@Benjoytouthang]

Inspiring and great video akhi

[@rivkahaokip6628]

❤❤❤❤❤ may H bless you for your acknowledgment and keep growing Amen .

[@tmoney6128]

If you could/would do a video like this one on the tribe of Levi it would be greatly appreciated. Every video you upload is a mitzvah! Great stuff ☝️❣️

[@theunboundDragon]

The Levi Tribe lived in Jerusalem in the Kingdom of Judea. They are among the Jews today. all the surnames Kohen, Kahn, Cohen, Levi, Katz, and many others

[@tmoney6128]

@@theunboundDragon I guess not exactly like this video, but I'd still really love to see/hear more about them because as you can prob guess that's the tribe of my ancestors. Thank you for the info u shared on the subject , I really do appreciate it 🙏. Like the ppl in this video I already know who I am and where I come from., I would just love to watch a video by this channel about my tribe/history of my ancestors.

[@joshuacatton3840]

In ancient Israel the tribe of Levi was spread out throughout Israel. So there are Levi’s who are ashkenaz, Sephardi, Ethiopian, and probably some mixed in with bnei menashe.

[@tmoney6128]

@@joshuacatton3840 that makes sense considering they were mostly caretakers/keeper's ect. of the temple's, which would back up what you said about them being spread out since there's temple's all over. Thank you for the information👍.

[@alexjohnson9630]

Keep up the great work.

[@nathiekatzoff97]

beautiful. thanks for sharing

[@Aeynora]

Thank you for sharing this ❤

[@kuro758]

you will find all types of people in india😊♥

[@takenbythewindNdrivenbythesea]

Wow, this is a great information 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@karlshaner2453]

Everyone should know where the tribes went. God tells us the general direction!

[@hebrewisraelitesjew5133]

We been slavery and scattered throughout the 4 corners on earth ✍🏿 it's biblical

[@karlshaner2453]

@@hebrewisraelitesjew5133 So is "North".

[@hebrewisraelitesjew5133]

@@karlshaner2453 all 12 tribes of Israel went to slavery on chips

[@karlshaner2453]

@@hebrewisraelitesjew5133 And slavery has always been blind to color, and gender. The ancient 12 tribes of Israel were what folks today would call white.

[@karlshaner2453]

@@hebrewisraelitesjew5133 Israel was not black.

[@felicitatislibertatisque]

Very interesting story. Thanks for sharing.

[@tashikoweinstein435]

I actually had a dream last night about the tribes of Israel!. Thought it was weird, but I am also a Jew ✡️ living in the Diaspora, so......

[@donkeycamel101]

That is amazing ‼️ Can you share about the dream ? I would love to hear about it . 🙏✡️🕎🇮🇱🇺🇸

[@tashikoweinstein435]

@donkeycamel101 umm, ok.....let see what do I remember....I remember seeing the ancient temple 🛕 it had a Greek design to it. The tribe of Levi was in charge and you had to pick the tribe, there a was fight involved in order to be apart of the tribe and I kept pressuring myself to join The Levi Tribe cause they were most powerful, it ended up giving me a headache and I had to force myself back to sleep saying that I must join Levi I woke many times during the dream and always had pledged my Allegiance to Levi in order to fall back to sleep! There was a lot of talking involved too!! Again really weird, never had a dream that gave me headache

[@donkeycamel101]

@@tashikoweinstein435 Anazing dream . Thank you for sharing ‼️🙏✡️🕎🌹

[@Butterfly-ADHD]

I realize how much I have to learn. I am saddened by hearing how much bigotry by Jews to Jews. We need to be supportive of all.

[@drdonna4915]

It's a small minority, especially now. Jews of all colors socialize. If they don't share a common language, it's a shorter conversation. People of all colors, religions, and ethnicities ride the same buses, eat in the same restaurants, drink out of the same fountains, vote in the same elections, and use the same toilets.

[@selinaBARMAR2565]

Thanks for the research. A wealth of information here. Some of us discover accidently that we are more Jewish than we ever thought or was looking for.

[@ironfromicey8700]

I met people from the bnei menasche they are very nice and graceful people. They know what it means to be jewish.

[@eliyahufogel]

What does it mean to be Jewish?

[@alphadog3384]

I had a friend now deceased who was Ben-Israel (India) she would tell me stories about going to synagogue as a child.

[@misaostudio3303]

Barukh Hshem let Hshem bring us Home we eagerly waiting 😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Kai-hw3ks]

Thanks for exactly highlighting our small community the way we wanted it to be.

[@fabiolimadasilva3398]

Your people is special! Greetings from Brazil.

[@UNPACKED]

Thank you! You might like our new Portuguese channel: youtube.com/@UNPACKED_PT Please watch, subscribe, and spread the word!

[@deeannakim9306]

❤❤❤love your videos.

[@michelehanlon2586]

My former married name was Menashe. Family came from Iraq.

[@drdonna4915]

Have you done any genealogy research? It's interesting (and can be frustrating).

[@theindian2226]

Great

[@NaProbablyNot]

Amazing community! A Jew is a Jew! ❤

[@lookup4183]

Rehoboam was actually king over all 12 before the split and Yaroboam's reign over the ten.

[@element2138]

Many interesting discoveries about this and other cultures, can be found in Simcha Jacobovici's video "Quest For The Lost Tribes Of Israel".

[@drdonna4915]

Ty!

[@narrowistheway77]

The Bible clearly demonstrates that the 10 tribes of the North weren’t fully lost, many people from each tribe settled in Jerusalem during the war with Assyria and the archaeology in Jerusalem verifies that there was indeed a sudden population boom and refugee crisis in Jerusalem during the reign of Hezekiah…. Hence there are no “Ten lost tribes”, but there are indeed a massive number of Jews from those ten tribes that were displaced centuries earlier than the main Jewish diaspora in 70AD

[@sararichman6612]

Love this channel and this naarator is supberb. Anyone know who he is?

[@useyourdelusion6807]

No clue, seems like he runs the chan though

[@ryanmoore2447]

How do you guys separate ppl trying to get to israel and actual ppl who could be from the lost tribes? Do you do dna testing?

[@achilles7607]

Religious Jewish communities around the world is what brings up the question... Jewish converts are much more rare than people claim it to be... The thing is... Only ten tribes were lost. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin were never lost, only scattered and some even remained in Israel. The only found lost tribe was Dan, which are Ethiopian Jews. Some claim that Samaritans are from the tribe of Ephraim and Manasseh but this is arguable...

[@user-iq7th6rd7s]

Welcome 🎉✡️🕊

[@liorbench]

חזק וברוך Great vid

[@mapleva]

Well done! I had no idea this Tribe existed. The name is familliar as their was a Manashe family that I would go to summer camp with.

[@kewekhalothopi9225]

Great to be where your home is, glad to see you together 💖💖💖. I saw your father Abraham rejoicing for equipping his children much better than his generation. Anyway no more trouble ok ❤❤❤

[@calee7311]

They are an asset to our culture and our nation. We are blessed to have them as part of our Jewish melting pot.

[@scottdwyer646]

Please do a video the Jews of Italy ❤

[@nempohhangsing3019]

I'm proud to be a Jewish descendant, though belong to Christianity. My dad had once solved me my curiousity of the word Manmasi, He told me, "It's the. corrupted word for Manashe, We're the lost tribe of Israel, he added". That was way back in 1964/65Praise The Lord, 🙏🙏🙏

[@LRH-mq8ob]

LoL 🤣🤣🤣

[@mayanlogos92]

Id like to see such a movie Btw, is there currently one... Preferably im English, but Hebrew will do too❤

[@rogerbraga9849]

My family is Anglo-Indian and we left India in 1947 just before Independance when I was born. My mother told me my grandmother knew a rich Jewish family there, the Morgensterns, who were in the jute business. My grandma and mum had dinner with them sometimes, my mum being very impressed with the large amount of silver on the table. I wonder if they are still there .

[@reynolddsouza4357]

ISAIAH circa 700BC:“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

[@ryanmoore2447]

My friend is Ethiopian and said his grandparents were allowed to come to Israel but he still has family that weren't allowed to come to Israel. Alot of them have came to Canada. Why let some of the family in but won't let the rest and he also told me this has happened to alot. part of a family was allowed then the rest arent

[@Dbenji29]

Too much bureaucracy in the government. It's a bad system. There are a million of people waiting to enter Israel. Meanwhile they let hundreds of thousands of violent Americans enter the West Bank.

[@justiceriser8970]

Well from what going on in gaza I wouldn't be surprised

[@avisting]

Politics,it's not in our hands(Israelis)

[@ryanmoore2447]

@avisting you mean your governments politics? His sisters were giving birth control with out them knowing in Israel. Their whole family pretty much left and went to Canada because of the way they were treated.

[@jessereichbach588]

​@@justiceriser8970 what does gaza have to do with the hevrews in ethiopia? U realize the people in Aza and in Yizreal basically look the same right:? And neither mostly, look like those from Ethiopia, hevrew or not lol

[@paul1780]

Comment for the algorithm.

[@lylac491]

Proud to be a descendant of Manasseh❤❤

[@42069TV]

No. you're not

[@abhidxs6121]

​@@42069TV who are you again?

[@BrianJuntunen]

I don't understand because the northern tribes formed a different religion from the Laws of Moses observed in the south. How did they get the Hebrew teachings after years of idolatry?

[@_burb_]

Iam proud being abenei menashe .❤❤

[@TheBlackHermit]

I am glad they are honest to speak of the racism faced by Asian Jews because some people like to sugar coat things. But its something to think about if you are Asian and wanting to convert.

[@user-wb3ji3yp3q]

שכל בני ישראל יעלו לארץ ישראל אמן🙏🇮🇱♥️🇮🇱

[@mbassan]

זה מה שאני עשיתי,בגיל 40. אני מודה להקדוש ברוך הוא כל יום שאני נושם את האוויר פה.

[@Veganbutchershop]

Could it be the Torah ended up in all these places including europe not the people

[@GingiBoy]

רגע רגע רגע אז איך הם חוגגים חנוכה אם הם יצאו לגלות הרבה שנים לפני????

[@achilles7607]

אני מאמין שהם יהודים אבל אני לא מאמין שהם מזרע ישראל...

[@ruth15kh]

לא היינו חוגגים חנוכה ופורים. אבל יש לנו שיר על קריעת ים סוף בשפה שלנו. אסור לנו לעבוד ואפילו להתקלח בשבע ימים אבלות... יש מלא מסורתים שמאוד דומה למה שבני ישראל היו שומרים

[@GingiBoy]

@@ruth15kh וואו לא ידעתי תודה על המידע עם ישראל חי💙

[@EAlyahya]

They celebrate hanukkah only after they received Jewish education from Shelichim to fully convert to Orthodox Judaism as per Israeli Rabbinate. Prior to that, they don’t know about Hanukkah.

[@bomboclaaat92]

The bible surprisingly mentions where the tribes were exiled to. 2 Kings 17:6 "In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes." Melakhim Bet: 17-6 in the Tanakh בִּשְׁנַ֨ת הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית לְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַ לָכַ֚ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיֶּ֥גֶל אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַשּׁ֑וּרָה וַיּ֨שֶׁב אוֹתָ֜ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָב֛וֹר נְהַ֥ר גּוֹזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי:

[@caralhoguy]

DNA test suggests maternal near eastern DNA among the Bnei Menashe, whereas paternal ancestry is no different to the other groups in the region. Indicative of maternal Jewish ancestry

[@dodleymortune4312]

Beautifull story, One day God willing, you will also finaly recognize, just like you welcome those tribes who were lost, that we ( the Christians ) were grafted to Israël and that Jesus is the Messiah and he who will save and rule the world.

[@judeancupcake7553]

No. All of that is nonsense.

[@dodleymortune4312]

@@judeancupcake7553 It is written : they will look on him whom they pierced. Who will live will see.

[@judeancupcake7553]

@@dodleymortune4312 It is also written "I do not like green eggs and ham."

[@dodleymortune4312]

@@judeancupcake7553 It is written that God shall not be mocked what a man sow he will get.

[@judeancupcake7553]

@@dodleymortune4312 well I definitely don't like ham, but I do like eggs!

[@ianblake815]

I know Judaism was in India before Europe

[@TheGeographyforall]

Kerala Goa Mumbai and Manipur has jews One of my best friend Naftali lives in kochi

[@yodhin79]

Why do they look like the native people of that region and not middle eastern ?

[@user-un9tf5fj5h]

I am Mizo(which is considered to be bnei maneshe)but i think it is ridiculous to be claimed to be jews.

[@triszveechannel2439]

Try to look the Philippines tribe of Israel here alot of here language culture and traditions was still here until now

[@SionTJobbins]

Gwych! Mensch i genhadon Cymru yn yr India! Diolch. 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Harrysuke]

i totally believe it, jews used to worship the golden calf and indian's is the only religion that worship the holy cow. they definitely related. i hope more indians can settle in israel and build the kamadhenu temple.

[@useyourdelusion6807]

There were 2 kingdoms, but the 12 tribes are a literary motif. There are no lost tribes just lost individuals. Torah wasnt even finished being compiled until 4th century bce. Meaning, centuries after Assyria sacked Samaria. They might have been "lost", but it almoat certainly happened after the babylonian exile and absolutely wasnt from a specific "tribe". Theres zero evidence suggesting yizrealites were broken into 12 tribes, but substantial evidence they were from 50+ different peoplegroups. Not 12 sons of a man , a "mixed multitude" who created a unifying mythology, applying the likely GREEK 12 tribe motif when Alexander showed. Yea, that late. Chronicles is interesting. It might better represent the divirsity among the "yizrealites", when it discusses davids soldiers, chr1. Like chapter 9 to12 i think. Sucks they are getting crap for being different.

[@bomboclaaat92]

Judges/Shoftim 5 is apparently the oldest written part in the Bible, it provides a different list of tribes to say: Ephraim, Benjamin, Machir, Zebulun, Issachar, Reuben, Gilead, Naphtali. It could be said that Machir is Manasseh though

[@jessereichbach588]

@@bomboclaaat92 yea but by that time they were simply Samarians of the kingdom of samaria, when Assyria sacked.

[@bomboclaaat92]

@@jessereichbach588 the judges period was before the israelite kingdom(s) were established

[@jessereichbach588]

@@bomboclaaat92 right, so by the time samaria was sacked, they had mostly lost tribal identity and adopted the identity of the 2 kingdoms, either Yehudim or Samarian.

[@bomboclaaat92]

@@jessereichbach588 That is true, although tribal identity would've been a family thing, the nationality would be Israelite/Israelian or Judahite/Yehudi

[@eldansambatyon]

bnea manashe, kuki etc

[@josephdevasia3921]

Do you know about the Cananaya Christian’s of Kerala, south India? They do not marry with us and claim to be Jews in Mesopotamia before they came to India as Christians to evangelize us but not to intermingle with locals. For them to go back to Israel, should they be converted back to Judaism?

[@user-kw7dh5yo5i]

There r more than 25 lakh u called menashe in north east tribe called kuki.Among 25 only 50thousand coverted into jews the rest Christian and myslf

[@anonymouspyramids6192]

The social scientist Lev Grinberg commented that "right wing Jewish groups wanted such conversions of distant people to boost the population in areas disputed by the Palestinians." This is politically motivated- these people were Christian- they’ve been Christian for generations. The movement began in 1951, when a tribal leader reported having a dream that his people's ancient homeland was Israel; some tribal members began embracing the idea that they were Jews. Before the movement's start, the community was largely a Christian one. DNA testing doesn’t exclude the possibility they could be *extremely* distantly related but just look at the Wikipedia page! “researchers found no genetic evidence of Middle Eastern ancestry for the Mizo-Chin-Kuki men.” All of this stinks of Israeli settler propaganda. (Coming from an American Jewish perspective)

[@AmaraYahu]

Yahud

[@mrp5764]

please do researsh on the syrian christans of kerala they are also the lost tribes of israel and then converted to christanity by st thomas the appostal.

[@mybestfriendjesus8326]

These North East Indian claiming to be be Jews were Baptist Christians. Due ro skrimish they converted to the Hebrew root or Judaism in the late 70s & 80s.

[@galina_niyazov]

This made me cry, jews not being accepted by b their owm brothers

[@poamlevi8615]

We are Jewish no matter what we look like what language we speaks ❤

[@Yeshayah5742]

Am Yisrael Chai!

[@christopherb.2986]

getting a bit mythological here rather than historic but ok

[@adamdudley8736]

the DNA test results should have been the end of the debate as to whether or not they are Jewish

[@JenGangte]

Lol u think after traveling for thousands years u still think genetic will still be valid lol ??

[@julieponce3345]

I thought it was 12 tribes

[@UNPACKED]

2 of the 12 weren’t lost. Only 10 were lost.

[@julieponce3345]

@@UNPACKED thank you

[@SweetE1403]

It’s so sad how racism is playing out in all this, I know ancient Israel was a mixed multitude of people

[@justiceriser8970]

2:11 just like a certain group

[@JohnSmith-gm5yn]

Amazing the blatant misinformation that a simple search clears up. 1. The “beni menashe” started out in the 1950’s as a Jewish messianic (christian) group and learned all they did about jewish practice from books in the 1960’s. Literally the group began because one man said in a dream God told him so. They have is no history before that point. 2. The group was named the “beni menashe” by rabbi Eliyahu Avichai, the leader of a group that explicitly looks for these so called lost tribes. 3. Dna testing has at best been in-conclusive at best and at worst shown there is no middle eastern substrate to the "beni menashe". Incredibly dishonest.

[@davidsimmons5936]

Tabbetan in India

[@topnotch676]

The story is similar to the Igbo

[@Thoughtflux]

Much love & respect from Indian Christians.

[@drdonna4915]

Thank you. Love and friendship back with wishes that you Stay safe. You also live with difficult neighbors. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Mer1912]

As a Jew, I welcome them. Also, there is nothing in the Torah or Talmud that is against their integration into our community; in reality, the Torah and Talmud support it.

[@TalismanRebelion]

Squatters mixed with microsoft call center scammers

[@MasaruKitKat]

As an Asian Jew myself, I am finding myself in tears learning about the ant-Asian hate and violence in Israel during the height of the pandemic…That completely breaks my heart…because you’re absolutely right. As Jews, we are all responsible for each other.

[@kk7420]

Im an indian jew of israeli descent. My ancestors moved to india and im so glad im part of such a diverse country. Nice to see asian jews too❤

[@simonmoos7576]

I double checked all the allegations made in this video. Unfortunately, they turn out to be unscientific and frankly false. Please, keep the good work by being honest and not distorting facts to suit a narrative.

[@UNPACKED]

Can you share more of what you found?

[@42069TV]

@@UNPACKED LMAO, stop yapping