oh, my mistake. of course i knew all the first christians were jewish. i just assumed most jews were jewish religion wise, the whole ethnic/religion confusion gets to me.

sha'lom
and good night

celebrating birthday is fine and a joyful

occasion but celebrating the anniversary there of

is kind of silly after all what did

you have to do with it

you are just the by product (side effect if you will)

of a sexual act

hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


but hey what do i know

how long is all and first


i do not think paul was jewish i am guessing

but he was a roman tax collector

Israel consisted of 12 tribes. The Jews were only one tribe called Judah. God took the ten tribes away from Jerusalem for worshiping Astoreth, Easter, and they continued their apostasy finally being taken captive and lost to history. They are known as the lost ten tribes today.

The southern tribes consisted of Judah, Levi, and some of the tribe of Benjamin.

Paul was of Benjamin, and I think that Matthew was of Levi.

J.H. Allen makes an interesting observation about the lineage of the apostles. It is his contention that all but one were from the tribe of Benjamin. He writes in his book, Judah’s Sceptre and Joseph’s Birthright:

Although Benjamin was with the kingdom of Judah, they were the children of Rachel, and differed much from the characteristic Jew, both in looks and in speech. The Galileans were Benjaminites: hence all the apostles of Christ except Judas, were Benjaminites for they were Galileans; and while Christ was in the Judgement Hall, some of those who stood by said to Peter, surely thou art one of them, for thy speech betrayeth thee (P. 288).

Art