Make that "From the Genesis to the Romans"...
Thanks to a comment from Paul (or Liz) on this post, the blanks have been filled in on a part of history that I knew must exist, but never knew just how. Here are three sources that illustrate how Noah's descendants became the nationalities we know today.
After The Flood - by Bill Cooper
The Table Of Nations - by Tim Osterholm
The Timeline - at MustardSeed.net
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If I may, I would also advise your readers to be wary of some of the stuff on the web relating to this topic. A good deal of it is of the "Christian Identity" or "British Israel" sort and should be avoided.
ah, thanks. are there any sites/people in particular, or any 'telltale signs' (as when some people use the phrase 'zionist', it often shows an anti-semitic bias)?
I can't think of specific sites offhand. The only way to find out is to read the stuff, I guess. Red flags would be any associations between British ethnic groups and Israelite tribes, the claim that the prophet Jeremiah traveled to Ireland and reproduced with one or more local women, and sites that claim as a certainty that the Stone of Destiny is Jacob's Pillar. And, as you mentioned, whenever "Zionist" pops up, it should make the reader skeptical.
I guess the common theme is when an author tries to establish an archaeological, genetic, or historic link between ancient Britain and the Israelite tribes. It is that link that then becomes the basis for the "British Israel" stuff.
Thi isn't to say that they didn't trade or anything, though; the ancient peoples had a global economy just like we do, it just moved slower.
And speaking of genetic links: a few of the Israelite tribes have been identified today. Turns out that the Assyrians scattered them all over Asia and Africa and they intermarried with the locals. Modern Levites look like typical black Africans, and another tribe (I forget which one) looks like Thai or Malay people. There was a special on tv about it, but that's all I can remember.
Anyway, that's the best answer I can give. Hope that helps.
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