Truth is one which never contradicts to it self since only lies contradicts to truth.Saying as such that somehow history is art that depends on lenses which through one observe it a good phrase to describe the Jewish identity thief culture that still can’t explain where did it get the stories from and why it doesn’t understand the meaning of names and identities in those stories which it claims to Jewish rather then GaELic since from Garden of Edin(Edinburgh,ÓdinBurgh) to ÉL which is Ugarit just like Árpád,Béla,Géza,ŐrBán,Báni…so it is GaLilee pretty much like MacAbbey (MacAbean) or MacAri….
I am an Anglican Protestant and this lecture is fascinating. Rabbi Abramson teaches with great joy and it is fun to listen how he explains Jewish History.
I am in the process of reverting to judaism (my grnadfather was a Polish Jew but when he moved to America he became Catholic unfortunately) and your lectures are so helpful for me in learning about Jewish history. Thanks so much!!
Hi , I wish to hear more of your stories. I'm is well, I wish to process to reverting to Judaism . I am Living in South Africa, originally I am Ukrainian.
Dr. Abramson is undoubtebly a shining star on the firmament of the internet. He enriches us in the only field where to enrich means real richness: intellectually. He is a teacher of the jews worldwide and a teacher of us all about judaism. Thanks and compliments for that and Best wishes to him and his team from Speyer!
After watching hours and hours on earliest Christianity, a tiny tiny group within the Jewish people, the YT algorithm finally brought me here. Many more hours of outstanding scholarship and fantastic whit ahead of me, heureka! Thank you, Sir!
Hi, I am a Jewish Christian for over 40 years now. I am 61 years of age and enjoying learning from you. I know GOD-- honors how people worship him, live and treat others. (It is sad how that can be lost in this world)
This is brilliantly delivered and amazingly informative! The prefix on historiography and philosophy was extremely useful, and makes this perhaps one of the best lectures on RUclips!
Fantastic lecture. If my high school history teachers were half as interesting as Dr. Abramson, I would not have done homework for other classes during History classes, while pretending to be taking notes. Hey, part of learning is time management :)
3:38. We say this poem at every Shabbat service in a historic Synagogue (formerly Sephardic, now reformed) St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. It is the second oldest Synagogue in the Western Hemisphere with continuous services since 1796.
This set of lectures for me as a physicist have been like the CMB (cosmic microwave background) is for the modern cosmology, i.e., the relic radiation that escaped from decoupling era and recombination epoch which stands out as the oldest electromagnetic radiation (the light that 'illumine for us the path') which is the landmark of the Big Bang origin of the universe. That relic source of data is our ancientest anchor, untill now, for understanding the history of the early universe. I see these lectures as the CMB for the jewish history. Amazing data based summary! Thanks for sharing! Hazak U'Baruch MeBrazil!
Was curious to know the Jewish history. Glad to find Dr Abramson's lecture - the genial face and the pleasant voice made the listening lively & interesting; will look for more of his courses. Thanks from an Indian to the Doctor.
I was hooked from the opening of his lecture till 13.36 when Professor Abramson signals that he is about to move on from his introductory overview, a veritable tour de force of lecturing! I don't know if Dr Henry Abramson is a tenured professor but I have decided to confer a Chair upon him nevertheless. So there you have it! The Prof is an oracle without equal in his subject matter and his ability to communicate in cyberspace. More of the same, Prof.
I have just finished watching part 1 and soaking up every detail of our Jewish history. Amazing lecture, clear, precise and 'sometimes funny". תודה רבה - תמיד יש מה ללמוד
So far this is my favorite of his lectures, and I've watched many. Do NOT miss this one! How tragic that the historians were themselves martyrs. I can't get my head around that. But in the presentation it is just a footnote because persecution of Jews is such a given. So sad.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD FYI, I shared this video on Quora. Which of your excellent videos would be the most detailed regarding Cyrus the Great? I hope to learn more about him. Thanks.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD I have discovered references to www.sefaria.org/Yoma.77a.5?lang=bi in some of the NT books. What date range might that suggest for the NT books or vice versa? Thanks.
What an amazing lecture! I was totally riveted to each and every word and concept. In one hour, you made things clearer to me about Jewish history than ever before (NOT that I am a scholar).
Professor Abramsom can you be so kind to tell me where the white Jewish come into been Are those the one that emigrated from the land of Egypt .. if we are looking for the Jewish identity It should be also that info included ?
No, the people of Egypt are the decedent of ham. These people are writing a fairy tale. The truth is the children of Ham are the original people of Egypt, says the bible.
Look up the Sabbatean-Frankists (Rothschilds etc) that believe and follow the Lurian Kabbalah and its associated Messianic movement based after Sabbatai Zevi. Deep rabbit hole.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Hello Dr. Abramson. I love your content, but the comment section is always turned off when you discuss African or Black Jews, so I never have the opportunity to inquire. My question is, do you have any meaningful information about the Jews that were forced into slavery from Portugal in the 1500's? I understand they were sent to Africa, specifically San Tome and Angola. Were they African or European? And can you shed light on the racial diversity of Jews, if there was any, in Portugal and Spain during this same time period? Thanks in advance.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD I am 65% Canaanite and 35% Amorite according to MyTrueAncestry. 100% Levantine according to 23andMe. Yet my ancestors identify as Arab and have always been Christian. How do you explain this?
Here’s my routine.I wake up at about 3 am,use my iPad to put on an lecture about ancient Israel and the exodus from wildly different sources and am usually asleep in 20 minutes.It didn’t work with you.I may not get a good nights sleep for a long time.ugh.thanks a lot google!
I came to hear Jewish history, in reference to the bible. I was hoping to hear proof of the parting of the Red Sea , but I love history and I did hear things that caught me ear. I will continue to listen to other lectures.
Your Powerpoints are amazing, or whatever software you use to make them, the maps are perfect, everything is clear and so well presented and the transitions are perfect...
Great channel. My Dad was a psychiatrist, so it's probably no surprise that many of our closest family friends were Jewish and it remains so today. He was "almost" in WWII and he named me David. I once asked him if my name was sort of a repudiation of the holocaust, and also that Iwe have a very German last name. The answer was "yes."
As a recent de-converted Christian (now atheist) I have learned quite a bit from your videos with regard to the historicity of Jesus. Who was Paul of Tarsus and who was Josephus are particularly informative. I enjoy your humor as well.
@Anthony Hujjes I now consider myself Agnostic with Atheist leanings. Do I believe there is a supernatural being out there somewhere? I don't know. Do I believe in the God of the Bible? No, not anymore. Do I believe in any other gods? No.
@@UDiamondSociety . I searched for the truth and found that Yahweh is a literary construct. Biblical archeology....Israel Finkelstein, William Dever etc.
Very strange that Dr. Abramson doesn't begin with the "shashu of Yahweh" inscription in Amenhotep III's temple at Soleb. Amenhotep III (father of Akhenaten; grandfather of Tutankhamun) is Pharaoh of Egypt (ruled: 1388 to 1351 BC). This according to Exodus is the name of the Hebrew God and first given to Moses to reveal to the Israelites and Pharaoh. These people of Yahweh already reside in Canaan during Amenhotep III reign. These are the Hebrews before they became the nation of Israel. Yahweh precedes Akhenaten's "one" god in Egypt. It is interesting to note that Amenhotep III's father only became Pharaoh because the first born prince died unexpectedly. That could mean that Amenhotep II (ruled: 1454 - 1419 BC), reigning during the zenith of Egyptian military power, was the Pharaoh of the Exodus and his first born died during the Passover.
Not that strange, he regularly omits important information (especially in an abbreviated crash course format that covers many centuries in 60 minutes). I asked him about this, however, and he told me that he couldn't even find Shasu in K.A. Kitchen's index, nor does the discussion of the inscription appear in the Encyclopedia Judaica, two go-to reference sources. The Wikipedia article summarizes some of the problems associating this inscription with Jewish history (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shasu); in his opinion (okay, it's actually me writing this, but it is fun to use the third person about myself) for now the Merneptah Stele seems to be the earliest reliable non-Biblical reference to Israel. Thanks for your valuable observation!
@@HenryAbramsonPhD First wow, you responding, But I've seen pictures of the inscription at Soleb. Are you saying they are fake? (I don't know hieroglyphics - so I'm relying on others translation work). There are only two places that Yahweh is identified this early on. The other is the Bible/Torah. If this inscription is real, then shouldn't this be the lynch pin of all discussions of Israeli history. From a secular view - this is direct reference to Moses/Aaron (indirectly).
Yahweh is a Horite God from Seir/Edom/Petra/Bozrah. The land of Uz/Oz.. If Noah's Ark lands on Mt Ararat, life had to begin in that region which is Hurrians. Hurrians are Horites. Arrata/Ararat/Armenian/*Hurrians*/Canaanites/Israelites are Horites This is the connection to Akhenaten. Yuya + Tjuyu=Queen Tiye=Hurrians=Mother of Akhenaten. During the reign of Akhenaten the King of Jerusalem was a Hurrian/Horites. Hor+ites=Hor/Horus/Heru + ites=followers of. Horites are followers of Heru The mighty men of old Shemsu Hor Akhenaten is a Horite Hebrew Hurrian The Aten is Heru of Edfu. Heru Behutet ( winged Sun Disc) Heru Khuti=Mars The Aten is the Sphinx=Her Em Akhet=Heru on the Horizon=Heru Khuti=Mars Jesus is a Horite from the tribe of Judah. Judah+Tamar=Perez. This Horite line takes you to Jesus.. Salmon BOAZ Obed Jesse David.. Christ Jesus the Horite.. The Horites, called Khar by the Egyptians, were ruler-priests who married chaste daughters of priests. Rahab of Jericho was the wife of Salmon the Horite, the Son of Hur (Hor). Salmon is called the "father of Bethlehem" in 1 Chronicles 2:54. Rahab became the grandmother of Boaz who married Ruth. Salmon (also Salma or Solomon) is a Horite name and is associated with Beit Lahna/Bethlehem and the Ephrathites (1 Chronicles 2:51). The evidence concerning David's ethnicity points to Kenites and Horites who intermarried. [edit]Sources ↑ Mt 1, 4 - ↑ Gerhard von Rad, Genesis: A Commentary, trans. by John H. Marks (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 196 1), p. 104. - Job is a Horite from the land of Uz/Oz The only woman in the bible who built her own city was Sheerah granddaughter of Ephraim. She built upper and lower Beth-Horon=House/Temple of Horon Horon is Her Em Akhet ( Sphinx ) Heru Khuti=Aten King Hezekiah from the tribe of Judah has the Aten on his seal. Horites are not cave dwellers. Horites are the Shemsu Hor.. Plato studied in Egypt for 13 years under the Horite priest Sechnuphis.. In the Pert Em Heru/Book of the Dead, Ra says: I am Ra who are Heru Khuti ( Mars ) Hence his name is Ra Heru Khuti/Ra Hoor Khuit to Aleister Crowley and Thelema. The Aten In Isaiah 9:6 Jesus is prophesied as being born as El Gibor. El Gibor is Geburah Geburah is Heru Khuti/Mars and the secret name of Ra.. Horemakhet is Her Em Akhet is Heru Khuti. In the Dream Stele, it was the Aten that made Thutmoses iv who is the Grandfather of Akhenaten King of Kemet.. It says: I am your father Horemakhet Khepera Ra Atum. Horemakhet is Heru Khuti. I am your father Heru Khuti Khepera Ra Atum In the story of Ra and Auset Ra revealed his secret name as this: I am Khepera I am Ra I am Ra Atum/Tem What is the secret name of Ra?
Abraham was born in Cutha. Cutha is the origin of the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad, the Koreshites. The Lord/God of Cutha is Nergal/Mars. Those from Cutha became known as the Samaritans. Simon Magus.. Trace the Horites in the bible to the Shemsu Hor of pre dynastic Egypt.. Horites are the mighty men of old.. Men of renown Pyramid Text Utterance 308 "Hail to you, Horus in the Horite Mounds! Hail to you, Horus in the Sethite Mounds!"
Great overview, with details that lead to more interesting “digs.” We’re following the Ray Vander Laan curriculum in our Christian Bible class, so archaeology is a big part of our studies. Hellenism is not viewed in a positive light in that course, and your explanation of its influence on early Judaism helps to explain a lot, including the inner divisions. And I am very interested in the early Jewish communities and you covered that, as well. I look forward to the second lecture. I’m reading John Barton’s “A History of the Bible,” so this reinforces the overall framework. Thank you.
Also not Jewish, but can we all give some props to an outstanding & enlightening presentation! +1 +1 +1 ...It's my sincere hope that if we could all learn & share a bit about our backgrounds and cultures in this way, maybe (just maybe), we could find a way to live in peace with mutual respect.
I’m not Jewish but I am so drawn to Jewish history, theology, and even the mysticism. I want to study this in depth to be a subject matter expert as I think there is so much wisdom Judaism…but I don’t want to seem like an imposter or appropriator. Advice on how to do This?
A spider emerges from the egg knowing how to spin an elaborate web. Is genetic memory in living things including humans that ridiculous of an idea? I found your lecture fascinating. Thank you!
This gentleman is Dustin Hoffman doppelganger. His voice and his sense of humor, when I heard him without looking I could have sworn it was the famous comedian.
I don’t understand how Mr. Abramson could be a quote on quote Jewish historian and totally disregard the curses/prophecy in Deuteronomy 28:68 placed upon the true Hebrews. The Hebrews went into captivity twice, once in Egypt and again by ship to a land which they knew not, sold to their enemies as slaves..its only one group of ppl that match that prophecy, I will allow you to ponder whom that is.. Little nugget for you, the current European Jewish stock are mere converts from the 9th century under the Kazar King Bulan...Never have they been in bondage 400yrs. Shalom Ahavah to the chosen.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD yes of course, so now the very Torah/Bible is silly conspiracy. Elohim wishes to conspire against the converts I suppose...WOW, now thats a ground breaking revelation. Shalom, shalom
@@lelelambert4023 I certainly did..Its just so sad how they disregard the location and region of Israel. There is no middle east, Israel is north east Africa. As far as the identity of the ppl, the bible confirms the identical resemblance of the Egyptians and Israelites. But i suppose he also thinks the Egyptians were pale as well...lol. Revelations 2:9, Rev 3:9, states it best whom they are and what's going to happen to them and those on earth that perpetuate the false narrative. It won't be pretty.
@@TH-rp7tv Elohim never referred to Esau as white, he referred to him as Ruddy...And it was already evident his brother Jacob was dark complexioned just as his father Issac
I'm an historian. And history happened. It didn't cease to have happened because it is now passed through time. So When you claim that you are teaching a history by announcing there is none is blatently false.
It is so nice to see a religious scholar open to learning and not just shoehorning data to fit their world view. I am so used to new earth creationists trying to twist data to fit the bible. It is nice go see someone talk about what the actual data shows. Also, from what I understand, trephination was actually a fairly safe procedure, relativley speaking. It is also still done today for some ailments, not to release the spirits, but sometimes you need fo relieve pressure on the brain.
As an historian I've often wondered if Phillip had survived the coup and Alexander were usurped our people would have been able to maintain our cultural integrity. Perhaps we never would have faced persecution of the Romans. Its recently occurred to me that we are still facing the consequences of imperialism. And I mean we as in human culture.
I dont believe one bit you're a historian. Because almost everyone with any kind of real credibility in history would tell you the whole bible and Torah is embellished bullshit
He misspoke. The Essenes did not "live in places like the Qumran caves." (50:19) Historians think the Essenes live in a settlement near the caves (there is definitely an Hellenistic period settlement, it is debated whether that was where the Essenes lived, but that seems likely). The caves were just where they hid their scrolls because they are hard to get to.
Great lecture. Perushim. I never heard that word (raised Christian). The church denomination I grew up in did a lot to demonize most of them (as Pharisees, although the church really didn't like Sadducees at all). Great intro lecture, thank you.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Dearest Professor Abramson, very hard to find the right interpelation, you are not just a brilliant scholar, but your personal and objective reflection is highly admired amongst us ( the self-deprecating humour is really enjoyable, yet respected). We are a group of Romanians, from Sibiu, fascinated about the Jewish history and the Hebrew culture, Hebrew is not just a language, it is far beyond that. Right now we are trying to find the right translation of Ka Echsof, the version sung by Levy Falkovitz with the A Team Orchestra, being the best one I've ever heard. Worth following The Shira Choir too. Many thanks and Shalom. Toda
Upon becoming a Christian, at the age of 28, I fell in love with the bible and the Jewish people. Thank you Dr. Abramson, God gave you the gift of teaching, and I love your humour. I am 75 now and I see Israel as proof of God’s existence. May He always protect you and Israel, His chosen people.
HERE is The Original Semitic Text. YaH The Heavenly FATHER was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Dr. Douglas Petrovich has done some fairly recent and amazing archeological work proving the evidence of the Exodus and even connecting things to very specific people including Jacob, Joseph, Ephraim, and Menassah.
When he mentions Hellenistic culture and math there is a sudden cut! He was about to say in conjunction with arabs? Is this so? Did they censor his talk?
Commercials way too often. That's a shame, would like to hear more and learn but I'll look for another lecture. It's just too annoying with this many ads.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD In Syria it seems, the Amorite elite rebranded as the Semitic Arameans (Ahlamu) during the Late Bronze Age collapse. From then on, Amorite regions were known as Aram (Aramea). The Amorites are to the Arameans what the Vikings are to the Normans. People still associated Amorites with uncivilized raiders as only the aristocracy were originally considered Aramean. Abraham is an Aramean from the city of Ur in Mesopotamia. His son Isaac and grandson Jacob had Aramean wives (Rebecca, Leah, and Rachel). Paradoxically, the Source (transliterated YHWH) uses Arameans to oppress Israel (Judges 3:8) as a punishment for polytheism. The Aramean language replaced Akkadian, the standard lingua franca for over a thousand years. The Aramaic alphabet (8th-century BC) came from these Arameans, who adapted the Phoenician alphabet to make their distinct script. The Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic alphabets come from their Aramaic variant (800 BC) of Phoenician. The Old Turkic alphabet comes from Aramaic. Aramaic formed the basis of all significant historical alphabets of Central Asia, such as the Sogdian and Mongolian alphabets. The Brahmi scripts of India also came from Aramaic. The Ionic variant of Aramaic (402 BC) became the Greek alphabet, and the Cumae variant became the Italic alphabet. The Runic alphabet came from Italic, and the Cyrillic alphabet came from medieval Greek.
Good / excellent historical presentation. Very informative for better understanding the role the Jews played between Mesopotamia and Mediterranean Semitic presence.
Thank you so much for your sharing your wisdom ignorance of the truth will always lead to repetition of the same errors who contributes to eliminate ignorance of the truth is contributing to freedom of repetition
Some remarkably familiar and constant themes there. If Jews could stop fighting each other, what could they achieve? It's hard not to think of "The Life of Brian" at some points.
Dubnow was born in 1860 ( not in 1880 as it presented), he was in his forties when he conducted the project of recording the aftermath of chisinau pogrom together with bialik and jabotinsky in 1903
Respected Sir,can you recommend me some books in English regarding the same? For a long time I have been wanting to study about holocaust and due to certain financial reasons I couldn't. So for the same first I need to have an indepth knowledge of Jewish history. It would be very helpful.❤️
I have listened to some of your lectures. Very interesting. Thank you. I want to point out that the word Ávila and Álvaro (in one of your videos) should be stressed on the FIRST A in the two cases. Looking forward to listening to more of your videos. Gracias.
Speaking as a gentile Evangelical Christian, I really appreciate this video. It's interesting that you mentioned the juxtaposition of Christmas and Hanukkah -- historically Yeshua/Jesus only celebrated *ONE* of the two, and it *WASN'T* Christmas.
Dr. Abramson, Please create a for dummies edition for some of us with short attention span. You are good but put me to sleep despite your excellent enthsiastic and accurate ppressentation. Do keep the jokes! Let my brain fill in the blanks!
This is a great presentation. It doesn't answer the fundamental question: How can an Ashkenazi jew find his ancestry to ancient Israel? This is archeologically impossible.
Archaeology is archaeology and genetics is genetics. I don't know about archaeological evidence but there is plenty of corroboratory DNA evidence that ties in with the genealogies and the historical record. You may wish to research this issue more deeply. Love or hate the Ashkenazis, I think you'll find that they do have their roots in the Middle East and have of course intermarried with local Europeans (so to some extent are also European in origin). I think you'll find Dr. Abramson has addressed the historical aspects of this in his other lectures. Maybe a contemporary Ashkenazi Jew could use archaeology to shed new light on what their already established connection to the Levant and ancient Jewish traditions might mean for them, their faith and history in general... I personally really loved the lecture for what it was.
I’m not Jewish, but I enjoy ALL of Dr. Abramson’s lectures! …..And the opening jokes are always the best part!
Thank you!
I am Jewish and I absolutely LOVE his history classes, but I’m also a comedian so...
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Great Job you're doing outthere.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Great Job you're doing outthere.
Truth is one which never contradicts to it self since only lies contradicts to truth.Saying as such that somehow history is art that depends on lenses which through one observe it a good phrase to describe the Jewish identity thief culture that still can’t explain where did it get the stories from and why it doesn’t understand the meaning of names and identities in those stories which it claims to Jewish rather then GaELic since from Garden of Edin(Edinburgh,ÓdinBurgh) to ÉL which is Ugarit just like Árpád,Béla,Géza,ŐrBán,Báni…so it is GaLilee pretty much like MacAbbey (MacAbean) or MacAri….
I am an Anglican Protestant and this lecture is fascinating. Rabbi Abramson teaches with great joy and it is fun to listen how he explains Jewish History.
I am in the process of reverting to judaism (my grnadfather was a Polish Jew but when he moved to America he became Catholic unfortunately) and your lectures are so helpful for me in learning about Jewish history. Thanks so much!!
Hi , I wish to hear more of your stories. I'm is well, I wish to process to reverting to Judaism .
I am Living in South Africa, originally I am Ukrainian.
Dr. Abramson is undoubtebly a shining star on the firmament of the internet.
He enriches us in the only field where to enrich means real richness: intellectually.
He is a teacher of the jews worldwide and a teacher of us all about judaism.
Thanks and compliments for that and Best wishes to him and his team from Speyer!
After watching hours and hours on earliest Christianity, a tiny tiny group within the Jewish people, the YT algorithm finally brought me here. Many more hours of outstanding scholarship and fantastic whit ahead of me, heureka! Thank you, Sir!
I love your lectures. They really help me understand the Jewish faith/culture as someone who isn’t Jewish. You’re a great teacher 👍
I'm a Henry Abramson fan! His lectures are extraordinarily informative and entertaining. A great scholar and a great presenter.
Hi, I am a Jewish Christian for over 40 years now. I am 61 years of age and enjoying learning from you. I know GOD-- honors how people worship him, live and treat others. (It is sad how that can be lost in this world)
No such thing as a Jewish Christian.
Dr. Abramsons lectures are so well complied and delivered. Excellent lecturer!
Thank you.
This is brilliantly delivered and amazingly informative! The prefix on historiography and philosophy was extremely useful, and makes this perhaps one of the best lectures on RUclips!
Fantastic lecture. If my high school history teachers were half as interesting as Dr. Abramson,
I would not have done homework for other classes during History classes, while pretending to be taking notes.
Hey, part of learning is time management :)
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Good job professor, making me proud Touro Alumni!
Just discovered your lecture series 🙌, thanks for making these available!
Dr. Abramson, I am very impressed by your video output and I genuinely thank you for all your hard work educating people.
You are very welcome
@@HenryAbramsonPhD I am a researcher to understand the history of judahite and their beliefs before history(BC)
3:38. We say this poem at every Shabbat service in a historic Synagogue (formerly Sephardic, now reformed) St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. It is the second oldest Synagogue in the Western Hemisphere with continuous services since 1796.
This set of lectures for me as a physicist have been like the CMB (cosmic microwave background) is for the modern cosmology, i.e., the relic radiation that escaped from decoupling era and recombination epoch which stands out as the oldest electromagnetic radiation (the light that 'illumine for us the path') which is the landmark of the Big Bang origin of the universe. That relic source of data is our ancientest anchor, untill now, for understanding the history of the early universe. I see these lectures as the CMB for the jewish history. Amazing data based summary! Thanks for sharing! Hazak U'Baruch MeBrazil!
Glad you found it useful!
As a Muslim all I have to say is thank you!
You are gifted men with a nack to tell history. Thank you, will recomendo to everyone. You clarifyed so many of my questions about Judaism.
Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate the feedback.
Was curious to know the Jewish history. Glad to find Dr Abramson's lecture - the genial face and the pleasant voice made the listening lively & interesting; will look for more of his courses. Thanks from an Indian to the Doctor.
Glad to have you with us!
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Thank you, Doctor.🙏
I was hooked from the opening of his lecture till 13.36 when Professor Abramson signals that he is about to move on from his introductory overview, a veritable tour de force of lecturing! I don't know if Dr Henry Abramson is a tenured professor but I have decided to confer a Chair upon him nevertheless. So there you have it! The Prof is an oracle without equal in his subject matter and his ability to communicate in cyberspace. More of the same, Prof.
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate the feedback!
I am glad that you enjoyed the lecture as well!
I have just finished watching part 1 and soaking up every detail of our Jewish history. Amazing lecture, clear, precise and 'sometimes funny". תודה רבה - תמיד יש מה ללמוד
Dr Abraham’s humanity as ever so warm and intelligent thank you
Thank you!
So far this is my favorite of his lectures, and I've watched many. Do NOT miss this one! How tragic that the historians were themselves martyrs. I can't get my head around that. But in the presentation it is just a footnote because persecution of Jews is such a given. So sad.
Glad you enjoyed it--I worked hard on this lecture.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD FYI, I shared this video on Quora. Which of your excellent videos would be the most detailed regarding Cyrus the Great? I hope to learn more about him. Thanks.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD I have discovered references to www.sefaria.org/Yoma.77a.5?lang=bi in some of the NT books. What date range might that suggest for the NT books or vice versa? Thanks.
What an amazing lecture! I was totally riveted to each and every word and concept. In one hour, you made things clearer to me about Jewish history than ever before (NOT that I am a scholar).
Great presentation, thanks for putting it on youtube.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful lecture. Greetings to you from Babylon
please dont exile us:(
😂
Professor Abramsom can you be so kind to tell me where the white Jewish come into been Are those the one that emigrated from the land of Egypt .. if we are looking for the Jewish identity It should be also that info included ?
Henry Abramson thank you !!
Laban means white
No, that’s completely inaccurate, how do you explain modern generic research on ashkenazi jews?
No, the people of Egypt are the decedent of ham. These people are writing a fairy tale. The truth is the children of Ham are the original people of Egypt, says the bible.
I am a Christian American and I was taught by my Grandparents to pray for and bless Isreal, they were Christian Pastors.
Look up the Sabbatean-Frankists (Rothschilds etc) that believe and follow the Lurian Kabbalah and its associated Messianic movement based after Sabbatai Zevi. Deep rabbit hole.
What an amazing man. Circumspect, eloquent, interesting, and funny.
Well, thanks for the kind word. I hope you enjoyed the lecture!
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Hello Dr. Abramson. I love your content, but the comment section is always turned off when you discuss African or Black Jews, so I never have the opportunity to inquire.
My question is, do you have any meaningful information about the Jews that were forced into slavery from Portugal in the 1500's?
I understand they were sent to Africa, specifically San Tome and Angola. Were they African or European?
And can you shed light on the racial diversity of Jews, if there was any, in Portugal and Spain during this same time period?
Thanks in advance.
This lecture was phenomenal! Bravo
Thank YOU FOR EXPLAINING JEWISH HISTORY. I'M A CHRISTIAN. God bless
My pleasure!
@@HenryAbramsonPhD I am 65% Canaanite and 35% Amorite according to MyTrueAncestry. 100% Levantine according to 23andMe. Yet my ancestors identify as Arab and have always been Christian. How do you explain this?
Here’s my routine.I wake up at about 3 am,use my iPad to put on an lecture about ancient Israel and the exodus from wildly different sources and am usually asleep in 20 minutes.It didn’t work with you.I may not get a good nights sleep for a long time.ugh.thanks a lot google!
I think you are following the system first introduced by King Ahaseurus in Esther chapter 6.
Thank you SO MUCH! I absolutely love your lectures, they are a treasure.
I came to hear Jewish history, in reference to the bible. I was hoping to hear proof of the parting of the Red Sea , but I love history and I did hear things that caught me ear. I will continue to listen to other lectures.
Your Powerpoints are amazing, or whatever software you use to make them, the maps are perfect, everything is clear and so well presented and the transitions are perfect...
Thank you! Prezi.com
Do you have a video on your mesiah? Plz make one if you can.
Such a great presentation that I will have to watch / listen to again !
That pat you gave yourself was well deserved. Thank you
Great channel. My Dad was a psychiatrist, so it's probably no surprise that many of our closest family friends were Jewish and it remains so today. He was "almost" in WWII and he named me David. I once asked him if my name was sort of a repudiation of the holocaust, and also that Iwe have a very German last name. The answer was "yes."
Very recommendable! Great humor interspersed by Henry Abramson! A whirlwind tour of history!
It's been a while since I've commented so I thought I'd just drop a line to let you know how much I enjoy your lectures. tyvm
As a recent de-converted Christian (now atheist) I have learned quite a bit from your videos with regard to the historicity of Jesus. Who was Paul of Tarsus and who was Josephus are particularly informative. I enjoy your humor as well.
@Anthony Hujjes I now consider myself Agnostic with Atheist leanings. Do I believe there is a supernatural being out there somewhere? I don't know. Do I believe in the God of the Bible? No, not anymore. Do I believe in any other gods? No.
Bbarfo i am also an atheist here..😊
@@Bbarfo why is it that you have fallen away from faith in the bible?
@@UDiamondSociety . I searched for the truth and found that Yahweh is a literary construct. Biblical archeology....Israel Finkelstein, William Dever etc.
Very strange that Dr. Abramson doesn't begin with the "shashu of Yahweh" inscription in Amenhotep III's temple at Soleb. Amenhotep III (father of Akhenaten; grandfather of Tutankhamun) is Pharaoh of Egypt (ruled: 1388 to 1351 BC). This according to Exodus is the name of the Hebrew God and first given to Moses to reveal to the Israelites and Pharaoh. These people of Yahweh already reside in Canaan during Amenhotep III reign. These are the Hebrews before they became the nation of Israel. Yahweh precedes Akhenaten's "one" god in Egypt. It is interesting to note that Amenhotep III's father only became Pharaoh because the first born prince died unexpectedly. That could mean that Amenhotep II (ruled: 1454 - 1419 BC), reigning during the zenith of Egyptian military power, was the Pharaoh of the Exodus and his first born died during the Passover.
Not that strange, he regularly omits important information (especially in an abbreviated crash course format that covers many centuries in 60 minutes). I asked him about this, however, and he told me that he couldn't even find Shasu in K.A. Kitchen's index, nor does the discussion of the inscription appear in the Encyclopedia Judaica, two go-to reference sources. The Wikipedia article summarizes some of the problems associating this inscription with Jewish history (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shasu); in his opinion (okay, it's actually me writing this, but it is fun to use the third person about myself) for now the Merneptah Stele seems to be the earliest reliable non-Biblical reference to Israel. Thanks for your valuable observation!
@@HenryAbramsonPhD First wow, you responding, But I've seen pictures of the inscription at Soleb. Are you saying they are fake? (I don't know hieroglyphics - so I'm relying on others translation work). There are only two places that Yahweh is identified this early on. The other is the Bible/Torah. If this inscription is real, then shouldn't this be the lynch pin of all discussions of Israeli history. From a secular view - this is direct reference to Moses/Aaron (indirectly).
Yahweh is a Horite God from Seir/Edom/Petra/Bozrah. The land of Uz/Oz..
If Noah's Ark lands on Mt Ararat, life had to begin in that region which is Hurrians.
Hurrians are Horites.
Arrata/Ararat/Armenian/*Hurrians*/Canaanites/Israelites are Horites
This is the connection to Akhenaten.
Yuya + Tjuyu=Queen Tiye=Hurrians=Mother of Akhenaten. During the reign of Akhenaten the King of Jerusalem was a Hurrian/Horites.
Hor+ites=Hor/Horus/Heru + ites=followers of.
Horites are followers of Heru
The mighty men of old
Shemsu Hor
Akhenaten is a Horite Hebrew Hurrian
The Aten is Heru of Edfu. Heru Behutet ( winged Sun Disc) Heru Khuti=Mars
The Aten is the Sphinx=Her Em Akhet=Heru on the Horizon=Heru Khuti=Mars
Jesus is a Horite from the tribe of Judah.
Judah+Tamar=Perez. This Horite line takes you to Jesus..
Salmon
BOAZ
Obed
Jesse
David..
Christ Jesus the Horite..
The Horites, called Khar by the Egyptians, were ruler-priests who married chaste daughters of priests. Rahab of Jericho was the wife of Salmon the Horite, the Son of Hur (Hor). Salmon is called the "father of Bethlehem" in 1 Chronicles 2:54. Rahab became the grandmother of Boaz who married Ruth. Salmon (also Salma or Solomon) is a Horite name and is associated with Beit Lahna/Bethlehem and the Ephrathites (1 Chronicles 2:51). The evidence concerning David's ethnicity points to Kenites and Horites who intermarried.
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↑ Mt 1, 4 -
↑ Gerhard von Rad, Genesis: A Commentary, trans. by John H. Marks (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 196 1), p. 104. -
Job is a Horite from the land of Uz/Oz
The only woman in the bible who built her own city was Sheerah granddaughter of Ephraim. She built upper and lower Beth-Horon=House/Temple of Horon
Horon is Her Em Akhet ( Sphinx ) Heru Khuti=Aten
King Hezekiah from the tribe of Judah has the Aten on his seal.
Horites are not cave dwellers. Horites are the Shemsu Hor..
Plato studied in Egypt for 13 years under the Horite priest Sechnuphis..
In the Pert Em Heru/Book of the Dead, Ra says: I am Ra who are Heru Khuti ( Mars )
Hence his name is Ra Heru Khuti/Ra Hoor Khuit to Aleister Crowley and Thelema.
The Aten
In Isaiah 9:6 Jesus is prophesied as being born as El Gibor.
El Gibor is Geburah
Geburah is Heru Khuti/Mars and the secret name of Ra..
Horemakhet is Her Em Akhet is Heru Khuti.
In the Dream Stele, it was the Aten that made Thutmoses iv who is the Grandfather of Akhenaten King of Kemet..
It says: I am your father Horemakhet Khepera Ra Atum.
Horemakhet is Heru Khuti.
I am your father Heru Khuti Khepera Ra Atum
In the story of Ra and Auset Ra revealed his secret name as this:
I am Khepera
I am Ra
I am Ra Atum/Tem
What is the secret name of Ra?
Abraham was born in Cutha. Cutha is the origin of the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad, the Koreshites.
The Lord/God of Cutha is Nergal/Mars.
Those from Cutha became known as the Samaritans.
Simon Magus..
Trace the Horites in the bible to the Shemsu Hor of pre dynastic Egypt..
Horites are the mighty men of old.. Men of renown
Pyramid Text
Utterance 308 "Hail to you, Horus in the Horite Mounds! Hail to you, Horus in the Sethite Mounds!"
That's one of my great grandfathers lol
Great overview, with details that lead to more interesting “digs.” We’re following the Ray Vander Laan curriculum in our Christian Bible class, so archaeology is a big part of our studies. Hellenism is not viewed in a positive light in that course, and your explanation of its influence on early Judaism helps to explain a lot, including the inner divisions. And I am very interested in the early Jewish communities and you covered that, as well. I look forward to the second lecture. I’m reading John Barton’s “A History of the Bible,” so this reinforces the overall framework. Thank you.
So glad I finally got to watch part 1 of our history. Henry, funny and smart as I remember! Hoping to binge-watch the rest next week.
... who was Rev2:9 referring too?
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Thank you Doctor!
Also not Jewish, but can we all give some props to an outstanding & enlightening presentation! +1 +1 +1 ...It's my sincere hope that if we could all learn & share a bit about our backgrounds and cultures in this way, maybe (just maybe), we could find a way to live in peace with mutual respect.
Also thank you!
Amen to that!
I’m not Jewish but I am so drawn to Jewish history, theology, and even the mysticism. I want to study this in depth to be a subject matter expert as I think there is so much wisdom Judaism…but I don’t want to seem like an imposter or appropriator. Advice on how to do
This?
Amazing lecture, thanks
A spider emerges from the egg knowing how to spin an elaborate web. Is genetic memory in living things including humans that ridiculous of an idea? I found your lecture fascinating. Thank you!
Interesting!
This gentleman is Dustin Hoffman doppelganger. His voice and his sense of humor, when I heard him without looking I could have sworn it was the famous comedian.
Dustin Hoffman!
Dr. Abramson, have you looked into Dr. Rohl's new chronology? Also, the finding of twelve tombs in the city of Avaris, Egypt.
I don’t understand how Mr. Abramson could be a quote on quote Jewish historian and totally disregard the curses/prophecy in Deuteronomy 28:68 placed upon the true Hebrews. The Hebrews went into captivity twice, once in Egypt and again by ship to a land which they knew not, sold to their enemies as slaves..its only one group of ppl that match that prophecy, I will allow you to ponder whom that is.. Little nugget for you, the current European Jewish stock are mere converts from the 9th century under the Kazar King Bulan...Never have they been in bondage 400yrs. Shalom Ahavah to the chosen.
This is a very brief lecture. No time for silly conspiracy theories.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD yes of course, so now the very Torah/Bible is silly conspiracy. Elohim wishes to conspire against the converts I suppose...WOW, now thats a ground breaking revelation. Shalom, shalom
@@lelelambert4023 I certainly did..Its just so sad how they disregard the location and region of Israel. There is no middle east, Israel is north east Africa. As far as the identity of the ppl, the bible confirms the identical resemblance of the Egyptians and Israelites. But i suppose he also thinks the Egyptians were pale as well...lol. Revelations 2:9, Rev 3:9, states it best whom they are and what's going to happen to them and those on earth that perpetuate the false narrative. It won't be pretty.
If that's true, then how do twins receive one of each color? Jacob would be black, and Esau, white? How many twins do you know that are one of each?
@@TH-rp7tv Elohim never referred to Esau as white, he referred to him as Ruddy...And it was already evident his brother Jacob was dark complexioned just as his father Issac
I'm an historian. And history happened. It didn't cease to have happened because it is now passed through time. So When you claim that you are teaching a history by announcing there is none is blatently false.
Thank you for saying that
Thoroughly enjoyed this lecture. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am not Jewish but I find this lecture very very good and most interesting.
Very interesting lecture. How do you feel about David Rohl's revised timeline which would seem to fit better with the archeological evidence?
The debate on the timeline is still pretty lively.
It is so nice to see a religious scholar open to learning and not just shoehorning data to fit their world view. I am so used to new earth creationists trying to twist data to fit the bible. It is nice go see someone talk about what the actual data shows.
Also, from what I understand, trephination was actually a fairly safe procedure, relativley speaking. It is also still done today for some ailments, not to release the spirits, but sometimes you need fo relieve pressure on the brain.
Thanks for the kind words
@@HenryAbramsonPhD It is the least I can do to repay you for the wonderful lessons you have shared with us.
I am a kashmir muslim history student abraham sir is too much intelligent indeed israel has command on education ❤️
Thank you for this informative lecture.
You are welcome!
As an historian I've often wondered if Phillip had survived the coup and Alexander were usurped our people would have been able to maintain our cultural integrity. Perhaps we never would have faced persecution of the Romans. Its recently occurred to me that we are still facing the consequences of imperialism. And I mean we as in human culture.
I dont believe one bit you're a historian. Because almost everyone with any kind of real credibility in history would tell you the whole bible and Torah is embellished bullshit
He misspoke. The Essenes did not "live in places like the Qumran caves." (50:19) Historians think the Essenes live in a settlement near the caves (there is definitely an Hellenistic period settlement, it is debated whether that was where the Essenes lived, but that seems likely). The caves were just where they hid their scrolls because they are hard to get to.
Great lecture. Perushim. I never heard that word (raised Christian). The church denomination I grew up in did a lot to demonize most of them (as Pharisees, although the church really didn't like Sadducees at all). Great intro lecture, thank you.
Glad you found it useful!
Professor Abramson, you have some troubling commercials during your videos. You may want to look into that.
Fantastic course, phenomenal discourse, respect Professor Abramson! I could listen to him for hours and hours!
I'm going to share this immediately
Very glad you enjoyed the lecture!
@@HenryAbramsonPhD Dearest Professor Abramson, very hard to find the right interpelation, you are not just a brilliant scholar, but your personal and objective reflection is highly admired amongst us ( the self-deprecating humour is really enjoyable, yet respected).
We are a group of Romanians, from Sibiu, fascinated about the Jewish history and the Hebrew culture, Hebrew is not just a language, it is far beyond that.
Right now we are trying to find the right translation of Ka Echsof, the version sung by Levy Falkovitz with the A Team Orchestra, being the best one I've ever heard.
Worth following The Shira Choir too.
Many thanks and Shalom.
Toda
@@LP-hg9os Thank you.
Upon becoming a Christian, at the age of 28, I fell in love with the bible and the Jewish people. Thank you Dr. Abramson, God gave you the gift of teaching, and I love your humour. I am 75 now and I see Israel as proof of God’s existence. May He always protect you and Israel, His chosen people.
Are you a Protestant?
It was also for relieving pressure in the skull from an injury for trepanation
Thank you so much for your work, amazing. Highly appreciated. May Hashem bless you and yours for eternity.
Thank you!
HERE is The Original Semitic Text.
YaH The Heavenly FATHER was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Thank you so much for your teaching and sharing there is so much here to grasp.
You are very welcome
Outstanding lecture! Riveting. Particularly appreciate Dr. Abramson's sense of humor, normally recognized as groaners...
Dr. Douglas Petrovich has done some fairly recent and amazing archeological work proving the evidence of the Exodus and even connecting things to very specific people including Jacob, Joseph, Ephraim, and Menassah.
I love you and am proud of you brother, Baruch Hashem.
Great lecture!
Hi can you do a lecture on the Jewish revolt against heraclius. It would be great to see a lecture on that subject.
When he mentions Hellenistic culture and math there is a sudden cut! He was about to say in conjunction with arabs? Is this so? Did they censor his talk?
Commercials way too often.
That's a shame, would like to hear more and learn but I'll look for another lecture. It's just too annoying with this many ads.
are you going to remake those ancient personalities that you deleted
Dr Abramson, can you cover the Amorites?
Maybe in a future series.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD In Syria it seems, the Amorite elite rebranded as the Semitic Arameans (Ahlamu) during the Late Bronze Age collapse. From then on, Amorite regions were known as Aram (Aramea). The Amorites are to the Arameans what the Vikings are to the Normans. People still associated Amorites with uncivilized raiders as only the aristocracy were originally considered Aramean.
Abraham is an Aramean from the city of Ur in Mesopotamia. His son Isaac and grandson Jacob had Aramean wives (Rebecca, Leah, and Rachel). Paradoxically, the Source (transliterated YHWH) uses Arameans to oppress Israel (Judges 3:8) as a punishment for polytheism.
The Aramean language replaced Akkadian, the standard lingua franca for over a thousand years. The Aramaic alphabet (8th-century BC) came from these Arameans, who adapted the Phoenician alphabet to make their distinct script.
The Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic alphabets come from their Aramaic variant (800 BC) of Phoenician. The Old Turkic alphabet comes from Aramaic. Aramaic formed the basis of all significant historical alphabets of Central Asia, such as the Sogdian and Mongolian alphabets. The Brahmi scripts of India also came from Aramaic. The Ionic variant of Aramaic (402 BC) became the Greek alphabet, and the Cumae variant became the Italic alphabet. The Runic alphabet came from Italic, and the Cyrillic alphabet came from medieval Greek.
@@MichaelAlberta interesting!
@@SKILLIUSCAESAR Heavy.
@@MichaelAlberta any video recommendations?
Really fascinating.
From Cambodia, that is a great lesson
Good / excellent historical presentation. Very informative for better understanding the role the Jews played between Mesopotamia and Mediterranean Semitic presence.
Why are we getting ads during this lecture?
Thank you so much for your sharing your wisdom
ignorance of the truth will always lead to repetition of the same errors
who contributes to eliminate ignorance of the truth is contributing to freedom of repetition
Whomever contributes to the ignorance of the truth is contributing to the freedom of repetition - :) awesome quote!
As a born again believer in Jesus, I appreciate this history. Great history lecture.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ridiculous.. Jews think you are a bunch of fools.
I had to stop at about 30%, because the ads were many and intrusive.
Thanks for video just subbed😊
Good information. Where are the 10 lost tribes?
Did Plato & Pythagoras study “Jewish spirituality ?” I’m thinking out loud , I’ll research it
Depends who you ask
I enjoy your since of humor, and your lectures. Fascinating....
Some remarkably familiar and constant themes there. If Jews could stop fighting each other, what could they achieve? It's hard not to think of "The Life of Brian" at some points.
Learned me good Doc. Seriously good video .
sir, kindly tell how to donate you ?
Dubnow was born in 1860 ( not in 1880 as it presented), he was in his forties when he conducted the project of recording the aftermath of chisinau pogrom together with bialik and jabotinsky in 1903
Maybe the date refers to when he began writing. Just a suggestion. From the picture he obviously was much older before the naxis murdered him
Respected Sir,can you recommend me some books in English regarding the same?
For a long time I have been wanting to study about holocaust and due to certain financial reasons I couldn't. So for the same first I need to have an indepth knowledge of Jewish history. It would be very helpful.❤️
As far as the Holocaust there are dozens if not hundreds of documentaries on here to watch. Let alone other sites/books.
I have a series on the Holocaust on this channel
Por que nas partes mais importantes foi retirada a legenda em portugues?
I have listened to some of your lectures. Very interesting. Thank you.
I want to point out that the word Ávila and Álvaro (in one of your videos) should be stressed on the FIRST A in the two cases.
Looking forward to listening to more of your videos. Gracias.
Speaking as a gentile Evangelical Christian, I really appreciate this video.
It's interesting that you mentioned the juxtaposition of Christmas and Hanukkah -- historically Yeshua/Jesus only celebrated *ONE* of the two, and it *WASN'T* Christmas.
Correct.
Dr. Abramson, Please create a for dummies edition for some of us with short attention span. You are good but put me to sleep despite your excellent enthsiastic and accurate ppressentation. Do keep the jokes! Let my brain fill in the blanks!
Thank you for using a map were the island of Cyprus is separated into the southern part and the northern part.
Evidently having a map splitting the north from the south has some relevance. I could not figure out what however.
Wow. Remarkable. I am very thankful that these lectures are available.
Glad you like them!
This is a great presentation.
It doesn't answer the fundamental question: How can an Ashkenazi jew find his ancestry to ancient Israel?
This is archeologically impossible.
Archaeology is archaeology and genetics is genetics. I don't know about archaeological evidence but there is plenty of corroboratory DNA evidence that ties in with the genealogies and the historical record. You may wish to research this issue more deeply. Love or hate the Ashkenazis, I think you'll find that they do have their roots in the Middle East and have of course intermarried with local Europeans (so to some extent are also European in origin). I think you'll find Dr. Abramson has addressed the historical aspects of this in his other lectures. Maybe a contemporary Ashkenazi Jew could use archaeology to shed new light on what their already established connection to the Levant and ancient Jewish traditions might mean for them, their faith and history in general...
I personally really loved the lecture for what it was.