Mc LEOD, N. Japan and the Lost Tribes of Israel (cover title). Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan
AUCTION 33 |
Tuesday, June 20th,
2006 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Including Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters
Lot 82
(JAPAN).
Mc LEOD, N. Japan and the Lost Tribes of Israel (cover title). Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan
Osaka, Japan: Rising Sun Office 1879
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $900
The author, a Scottish explorer, traveled extensively in Japan under the rule of the Shogun, and came to the conclusion that the noble Samurai are descendants of two of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, Ephraim and Menasseh. Although the origins of the Japanese race are shrouded in mystery, the putative claim that the Japanese nobility are exiles from the Northern Kingdom of Israel, might be considered tentative at most