Truth About The Crucifixion — Page 79
He was told by the King that his people had no doubt of that. Similarly, Dr. Joseph Wolff, in his book Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara in the Years 1843-1845 was, "wonderfully struck with the resemblance which the Yusuf Zayes and the Khaibaries, two of their Afghan tribes, bear to the Jews". The same is affirmed by J. B. Fraser in his book An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia and Afghanistan which he published in 1843 and I quote: According to the Afghans' own tradition they believe themselves to be descendants from the Jews. . . they preserved the purity of their religion until they embraced Islam. Again, we have the evidence of George Moore in his famous work Lost Tribes published in 1861. He cited numerous facts to prove that these tribes are traceable to the Afghans and the Kashmiris. After giving details of the character of the wandering Israelites, he said: And we find that the very natural character of Israel reappears in all its life and reality in countries where people call themselves Bani Israel and universally claim to be the descendants of the Lost Tribes. The nomenclature of their tribes and districts, both in ancient geography, and at the present day, confirms this universal natural tradition. Lastly, we have the route of the Israelites from Media to Afghanistan and India marked by a series of intermediate stations bearing the names of several of the tribes and clearly indicating the stages, of their long and arduous journey. 71