Craig M White 2022 Version 1.0 (DRAFT) Where are the Levites today?
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Who are the Welsh? Why do there appear to be two or three physical types that are different to each other, however minor (much like the Scots)? Can we trace them back to their true origins and initial geographic location? This article takes the position that most Welsh descend from Levi as do some of the Scots and others scattered throughout certain modern-day nations, the so-called ‘lost’ tribes of Israel. Attempts at proving this position will be undertaken by utilizing Bible prophecy, tribal names, the attributes of the Welsh as compared with the Levites and such like. Much of this comes down to plain common sense and obvious linkages that also can be supported by the historical record. Of course, this is not meant to be a history lesson or detailed information about Wales or the Welsh – that has been covered infinitum in hundreds of works. I leverage off these works for the purpose of this article. Nor is it meant to be a scientific, academic work of a hundred or more pages that few may want to read, would be too lengthy and circuitous and yet come to the same conclusions as a shorter article. As much as it is tempting to include huge amounts of data, such would be self-defeating and not assist in promulgating the message. On the other hand, an article that is too short would not give credence to the subject matter either. As most readers would know, the Levites are part of the tribes of Israel – a part of yet separate to the 12 tribes – a sort of 13th tribe.1 Their similarity to the Welsh is rather remarkable as we shall see. In fact, many within the British-Israel movement have noticed those similarities for over a century but a full treatise on the subject is yet to develop. It is not only the British-Israelites who subscribe to this belief, but also many within the Church of God community. In 1986 I wrote to the office of the local Church of God about this matter and the response is contained below: