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When was Jesus Born

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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN<br />

which continued to rule over descendants of the ten tribes when they<br />

regained their independence. In fact I Chronicles 3:16-24 records that<br />

the royal family of Judah did not die out, but produced many<br />

descendants during the generations after the fall of Jerusalem<br />

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Indo-Parthian Kingdom – Davidic Kingdom?<br />

http://parthia-aramaic.org/<br />

There is a common misconception that the ten tribes of Israel<br />

“disappeared” when they were carried away by Assyria and others<br />

migrated into Asia for fear. According to 2 Chronicles 15:9, members<br />

of the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon "fled" to Judah during<br />

the reign of Asa of Judah. Whether these groups were absorbed into the<br />

population or remained distinct groups, or returned to their tribal lands<br />

is not indicated. In c. 732 BC, Tiglath-Pileser sacked Damascus and<br />

Israel, annexing Aram and territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad and<br />

Manasseh in Gilead including the desert outposts of Jetur, Naphish and<br />

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