There were 10 tribes, but they weren't lost. What happened was, during the Babylonian captivity of 586 BCE, the 12 tribes of Israel were expelled from the land and sent to Assyria. After 70 years, 9½ of those 12 Tribes had just assimiliated into Babylonian society, leaving only 2½ tribes returning to Israel.
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Nova - 1974 Lost Tribes of Israel 27-17 was released on: USA: 22 February 2000
Edward Hine has written: 'Forty-seven identifications of the British nation with the lost Ten Tribes of Israel' -- subject(s): Lost tribes of Israel
The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were ten of the twelve tribes of the Ancient Israelites who were defeated by the Assyrians and forcibly deported (as was common Assyrian custom). They lost their distinctive Israelite heritage. There is some speculation as to whether some of the lost tribes of Israel were African, but most people believe that the Lost Tribes of Israel merely lost their distinctive heritage and became part and parcel of other ethnic and religious groups in the Middle East.
No. All twelve tribes are from Israel. They are known as the twelve tribes of Israel, they all descend from Abraham's grandson who was named Israel. There are some offshoot religions that claim to be one of the tribes, or a "lost tribe" of Israel, but blood tests have proven they do not descend from Israel.
The Ten Lost Tribes of the Israelites.
The Ten Lost Tribes of the Israelites.
Many scholars would put the timeframe as 722-718 BC. They never returned and became known as the 'lost 10 tribes' of Israel.
The Ten Lost Tribes. http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/where-are-the-ten-tribes-where-is-the-ark-of-the-covenant
Israel Worsley has written: 'A view of the American Indians' -- subject(s): Origin, Indians, Lost tribes of Israel
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