Richard Hewitt (Risbek)

Richard Hewitt (Risbek) is an international speaker and researcher for Lost Tribes Institute. He is focused on the historical relationship between the tribes of Israel’s northern kingdom and their impact on the nations of the world. He stumbled into the topic of the Lost Tribes of Israel during his nearly 20 years in Kyrgyzstan, from 1994 to 2013.

Hewitt's books and articles explore connections between biblical history, anthropology, and global cultural memory. The Lost Tribes of Israel topic always finds its completion in scripture's Messiah, who is surprisingly indigenous to every culture.

He is the co-founder of the Lost Tribes Institute and the author of Lost Tribes of Israel Found in the Kyrgyz Epic.