The Ten Tribes of Israel

We know today that the original Indians of North America are not the lost tribes of Israel as so many antiquarians and historians from the 1790’s to the late 1800’s claimed them to be. It is known today that the Western Hemisphere has had numerous visitors from across the sea both from the east and the west. Some came to trade and depart while others came to stay. The ones that might have stayed is the mystery Jenkins seeks answers to. It is a paradox as to why so many artifacts are found in the Western Hemisphere which are clearly not part of the indigenous cultural matrix and are refused as authentic by most archaeologists. Yet, they are found all across this land of North America. The most familiar word to describe these anomalous finds is "Hebraisms." Timothy R. Jenkins book, The Ten Tribes of Israel, originally published in 1883, is one man’s collective work showing the cultural similarities, written records, oral history and language traits which have "Hebraism" connections. The most obvious of all the anomalies are the geometric works and hill forts that are very numerous in the state of Ohio.

An Ohioan born in 1821, Timothy R. Jenkins was the prolific author of mostly biblical interpretations of history, one of which resulted in his arrest on charges of "blasphemy". He died in his 63rd year while traveling to Cleveland for the publication of what would prove to be his last book, The Ten Tribes of Israel.