Author: WILSON, J.[OHN]
Title: Our Israelitish Origin. Lectures on Ancient Israel, and the Israelitish Origin of the Modern Nations of Europe.
Description: Philadelphia: Daniels & Smith, 1851. Third American Edition. Hardcover. "John Wilson (1799 - 1870) was a self educated man. In 1840, he published the first edition of this book in which he claimed the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel made their way from the Near East, across the continent of Europe, to the British Isles. He believed the Northern European people to be descended from the Ten Lost Tribes, with the people of Britain being the Tribe of Ephraim. He relied upon philological 'evidence' of English, Scottish, and Irish words that were similar to Hebrew words." - Wikipedia. "If the view maintained in Mr. Wilson's Lectures be true, it is a subject of deep interest to us all; for, in that case, the inhabitants of the United States are a part of the 'Lost Tribes of Israel,' and the literal posterity of Jacob; and particularly are the Anglo-Saxons of the posterity of Ephraim, the youngest son of Joseph." - Preface. iv, 237 pp. Index. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper. Former library copy with relatively few related markings. Binding intact. Average wear to elaborately embossed original chocolate brown cloth. Rubbed gilt lettering upon backstrip. A sound vintage example of this fascinating compilation.; Sm 8vo. Good .

Keywords: 1799 1870 Anglo Israelism History Religion Judaica