Research Catalog

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Description

1. 1 online resource (ix, 302 p.) : ill., maps.

Summary

1. The legendary story of the ten lost tribes of Israel has resonated among both Jews and Christians down through the centuries: the compelling idea that some core group of humanity was "lost" and exiled to a secret place, perhaps someday to return triumphant. In this fascinating book, Zvi Ben-Dor Benite shows for the first time the extent to which the search for the lost tribes of Israel became, over two millennia, an engine for global exploration and a key mechanism for understanding the world. --from publisher description

Uniform title

1. Ten lost tribes (Online)

Alternative title

1. Ten lost tribes (Online)

Subject

1. Lost tribes of Israel
2. Jews -- History
3. Jewish diaspora -- History

Contents

1. Introduction: Ten lost tribes and their places -- Assyrian tributes -- An enclosed nation in Arzareth and Sambatyon -- Tricksters and travels -- "A mighty multitude of Israelites" -- Concordia mundi -- Hopes of Israel -- Conclusion: To find the ten lost tribes.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-292) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi.

Title

1. The ten lost tribes [electronic resource] : a world history / Zvi Ben-Dor Benite.

Imprint

1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-292) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2009001739