An historical account of the ten tribes settled beyond the River Sambatyon in the East; with many other curious matters relating to the state of the Israelites in various parts of the world / Translated from the original manuscript and compiled by M. Edrehi.

  • Edrehi, Moses.
Date:
1836
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Credit: An historical account of the ten tribes settled beyond the River Sambatyon in the East; with many other curious matters relating to the state of the Israelites in various parts of the world / Translated from the original manuscript and compiled by M. Edrehi. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2G consequence, I have given it the title of Mahasay Nisim, Book of Miracles. This work speaks of the miracles which the blessed God wrought in our behalf, and which he still per- forms every moment for us, and particularly those in favor of the ten tribes who exist at the present day, and who have great wealth; and kings, princes, governors, lands, and cattle, are given them by the assistance of God: it also treats of the letter which was sent from Sambatyon in a very wonderful manner (proofs of which I will bring in the proper place). And I pray that I may find such favor in the eyes of the Almighty, as will dispose him to let me return to Jerusalem, to join my family and brethren, for I wish to go and die there and be buried there, all which will take place with the will of God, not my permission; and therefore I have composed this book to find grace in his eyes, and those of the public, for whose instruction it is written, and also that their days and my own may be prolonged in this life, and that we may enjoy the next. And, moreover, 1 pray that he will enable me to print other books, which 1 have made on various precious, and to the public instructive, subjects, as may be seen in the books composed and published by me, called Torat Haim, or the Law of Life, printed in London, in the Year of the World, 5550, or 1790; and also in a book published in Amsterdam, in the