[2sheep]

>There were no Jews 4,000 years ago, not even any Israelites. Jacob/Israel was not even yet born.  To get your head straightened out about the most basic history, please read the 3-MINUTE HISTORY at my FR Profile below before responding. Thank You.

No, thank you.  This verse is from Thinkin' Gal's post #17 above:

Isaiah 11:13 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off:

I suspect that Alouette is of Judah.  Right now you are sounding like an adversary of Judah.  Re-read the above verse.  Beware provoking the Most High who indeed can make you a lost member of any tribe you pick and cut you off!  Lost forever!

[Alouette]

I suspect that Alouette is of Judah.

Good guess, but actually I am of Levi. :)

[William Terrell]

So far, all the comments I've seen regarding the evidence that the lost 10 tribes of Israel became the celts when entering Europe add up to , "I just don't believe it." While this attitude benefits the ignorant when dealing with evidence that invades their comfort zone, I don't think it benefits people that claim to be savvy enought to post their opiniions on FR.

Can you offer an alternate explanation of what happened to millions of the House of Israel and the origin of the celts with some hard evidence? When a length of red string passing in front of the eyes changes to blue, one has to conclude it is still the same string based on prima facie evidence. Hard evidence is necessary when one wants to claim that the string were switched.

Do you have any alternate interpretation that would change the meaning of the plain words of Hosea 1:10, 11? One that makes sense? If you do, it's time to offer it. Much more delay will tend to change, "I just don't believe it." into "I just don't want to believe it." And from there the position deteriorates quickly.