ew people know that Jeremiah was much more than a prophet. He tends to get lumped in with Isaiah, Ezekial, and the others. Jeremiah did more than go around speaking doom and gloom. He held a high level position in the kingdom of Judah. He was the grandfather of King Zedekiah. II Kings 24:18. Most importantly, Jeremiah appears to have been God's Trustee of the Bloodline and the Throne of David.
So who was Jeremiah? Besides being the son of Hilkiah, the High Priest of Josiah's day (2 Kings 22:4; Jer. 1:2), Jeremiah was closely connected with the Royal Family of Judah through Josiah's marriage with the Prophet's daughter, Hamutal (2 Kings 23:31; 2 Chron. 35:25; 2 Kings 24:18); and according to Rabbinical tradition, he was descended from Rahab, and thus was remotely connected with the Royal House of David.
Historical records and the Book of Jeremiah (43:5-7) indicate that, at the fall of Jerusalem in 588 BC, the prophet Jeremiah and (possibly) family members of the Biblical king Zedekiah escaped to Egypt. This uprooting and (later) planting (in another country?) done by Jeremiah, is seen by some to fulfil God's prophecy through Ezekiel in chapter 21:26 where God promised to: "exalt him that is low (line of Zarah - Eochaidh) and abase him that is high (line of Pharez - Zedekiah)."
Jeremiah's commission has always puzzled scholars. One can find where Jeremiah rooted out, pulled down, destroyed, and threw down kingdoms. History shows that his prophecies about the destruction of kingdoms came true. The mystery is, where did Jeremiah "build and plant?" The scriptural account doesn't contain any building and planting. There is also some confusion about Jeremiah's being put "over the nations." It would appear at first glance that this meant his prophesying against them. This is not the case. First, Jer 1:10 says that God set him "over the nations, not nations (in general). This is repeated with the word kingdoms; the kingdoms. The bible is concerned with only one people, the twelve tribes of Israelites.
Jeremiah was to "throw down" AND "build and plant" the Israelite nations. We'll have to follow his trail to find where he accomplished his mission. First we'll look at the Biblical account. Jer 15:11-14 tells us Jerry is going to a brand new place he "knowest not." Isaiah fills out the picture a bit. Isaiah 41:1-3 tells us that a "righteous man from the east" was put over nations and kings. This man would not travel by foot ( on land). Jer 41:10 establishes the presence of the "king's daughters" in the group with Jeremiah. Jeremiah, as their great-grandfather, would certainly have assumed the postion of Guardian.Then we find Jeremiah and the girls going to the Egyptian city of Tahpanhes. In fact, there is an ancient structure there that bears the name, "Palace of the Jew's daughters." Isaiah helps us again with a last bit of confirmation, in chapter 37:31, telling us that a "remnant of Judah" shall escape and "take root downward."
Before going on, we must take notice of what God had promised Jeremiah and his fellow travelers. God told Jeremiah that he'd be treated kindly by the Babylonians and die a natural death. Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe and Ebed-Melech, the Ethiopian, are also told they'd be spared. The probable number in Jeremiah's traveling band was five: Jeremiah, Baruch, Ebed-Melech Tea Tephi and her sister.
The Final DestinationIt's not so hard to trace the migration of large groups of people. Not so with small groups, however there is enough evidence that we may overcome any doubts one might have about Jeremiah's destination. But we have to go the history books. Only one place in the world claims to have the grave of the prophet Jeremiah. Only one country's history tells of an old man, and his scribe Brug bringing a king's daughter from Egypt. Only one country claims the Harp of David for it's Arms. Only one country has Jeremiahs coming out of it's ears - Ireland. Buried
ineradically in the poetry and folk-lore of Ireland is the tale of a Prophet, an Egyptian Princess and Simon Brug (Baruch) a Scribe. They Landed in Ireland about the same time that the destruction of Jerusalem took place, bearing with them a great chest and a stone wrapped on a banner. The Princess married the Zarahite King, Eochaidh II. Ard-dath, Ard-righ, or Heremon (horse man of all Ireland), and their son was Irial. I,
Although, due to the Bards embellishing the story, accounts of Jeremiah's arrival and work in Ireland differ in some details, the basic elements of each tale are the same.
The Stone, known as the "Stone of Destiny" came from Spain, and before that, from Egypt
It came in the company of an aged guardian, who was called "Ollam Folla", (Hebrew for revealer or prophet)
Accompanying the man was an eastern king's daughter
Eochaidh (Eremhon) married the daughter, Tea Tephi
The aged guardian became the most influencial Statesman and Spiritual leader of Ireland.
The following picture is of an inscription found in a tomb located in Schiabhla-Cailliche, near Oldcastle, County, Meath, Ireland, not far from Tara. Thirty-some stones with strange markings upon them, lie in the sepulchral chamber within the huge cairn of stones which make up the tomb. A large carved stone outside the tomb is till pointed out as Jeremiah's judicial seat. Our confirmation lies on those thirty stones in the cairn.
One interperation, by George Dansie of Bristol, says the the stones show a Lunar Eclipse, in the constellation of Taurus and a conjunction of the planets Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo. The prow of a ship is shown in the center, with five lines indicating the number of passengers it carries. On the left, a part of the ship, perhaps the stern, is shown with only four passengers, one having been left behind, as indicated by the line falling away from the ship. The wavy line indicates the passage of the ship across the ocean, terminating at a central point on an island.
The stellar and planetary alignment of the inscription gives a date of 583 BC. This date allows just the right amount of time for our little band to go to Egypt, and return to Palestine briefly before making their way to Spain, then Ireland.
Thus it has been said that the Princess Tamar Tephi (the "Palm Beautiful" of Judah), and Jeremiah the prophet-priest, representing the Royalty and Priesthood of the House of Israel (both uprooted in Palestine), were now planted, and about "to take root downward" in the Hii-i-yum ("Islands beyond the sea"), the refuge promised long ago to David (2 Sam. 7:10, 11 and 16; Jer. 33:17-26); - where Israel and Judah were to settle down and move no more until Shiloh come" (Gen. 49:10); - where "David's throne was to be established for ever"; - where the "Ark of God," the "Sceptre of Judah," and the "State of Israel" now rests (the first in the hill of Tara, the second in the Castle of Edinburgh, and the third at Westminster [now, 2002, also in Edinburgh]): - and where the throne of the "Sweet Psalmist of Israel" still flourishes; which is now [1924] occupied by their Majesties George V, and His Gracious Consort, Queen Mary [grandparents of Queen Elizabeth II], who are both of "the House and Lineage of David" (1 Chron. 15:1; Luke 2:4).
What more natural, even from the merely human point of view (leaving out of consideration for the moment the designs, promises, and guidance of The God of Israel), than that when they fled out of Egypt in order to escape the impending fury of Nebuchadnezzar, - they should seek an asylum among their compatriots of Dan and Asher who had been established in Iberia and Ierne (Ireland) for upwards of 1,000 years, and with whom there was constant communion with their old home?
"Ollam Fodhla" is the Hibernianized form of the ancient Hebrew words signifying "learned prophet" or "seer," and what more appropriate appellation could have been found for the venerable Jeremiah, now upwards of 70 years old? And how natural and imperative it would be for him, a prophet and priest of The Holy One of Israel (Jer. 1:1-4), to undertake a reformation in the government, religion, education, and everyday life of the people in the land whither God had sent him? (Jer. 1:10; ibid. 15:11, 14, 19-21); a land where the worship of the God of Israel had long since died out and been replaced by the adoration of Baal and the other impure gods and goddesses of Zidon, Tyre, and Philistia.
Irish lore states that Ollam Fodhla (the venerable Prophet Jeremiah) died, and is said to have been buried on Devenish Island, the "Holy Isle" in the Lower Lough Erne, 3 km from Enniskillen. No dwelling-house has ever been erected on this Sacred Isle, which is held in reverential awe by the people of the surrounding districts. A row of 3 km from the town of Enniskillen, down Lower Lough Erne, will land the visitor on this holy island of Devenish; and here, besides the ruins of an ancient Priory and a still older Abbey - in the latter of which may still be seen what is said to be the sarcophagus containing the dust of Jeremiah the Prophet - stands what may be pronounced to be the most perfect Round Tower in the whole of Ireland.
Teia TephiTamar Tephi - the eldest daughter of Zedekiah, and, after her father's deposition and the slaughter of all her brethren (2 Kings 25:6 and 7), the de facto Queen of Judah - was named after her remote ancestress, Tamar, the daughter-in-law of Judah (Gen. 38:6), and this name ("a palm"), a favorite cognomen for ladies of the Royal Family of Judah (1 Chron. 3:9; 2 Sam. 14:27), was indicative of her high parentage, while the qualifying affix, Tephi ("beautiful" or "endearing"), also formed an appropriate designation for the lovely Jewish Princess.
Ancient Irish poetry (in which she is called Teia Tephi) is full of her praises; of her lofty birth, her stormy life in Jerusalem and at Tahpanhes in Egypt (Jer. 43:5-7); her voyage to Spain and thence to Ireland, and of her splendid destiny as the Consort of the Irish Ardagh. And truly she must have been a beautiful character this Irish Queen! Helping forward the reforms suggested to her Consort, the Ardagh or Head King, by her great-grandfather Jeremiah, and assisting to ameliorate the lot of her adopted country; thus endearing herself to the people, and establishing such a hold upon their affection and gratitude, that this is reflected in the history and flowing poetry of ancient Ireland. Truly, "her children rose up and called her blessed; her husband also, he praised her" (Prov. 31:28).
The Book of TephiThe story of Teia Tephi, said to be a princess in the Line of David, is told in Irish myths and legends, but much of what we know today of her exploits in Ireland come from The Book of Tephi, said to be written by her, which documents her exploits.
The Line of DavidThe Saxon Kings of Britain stated they were descended from the Biblical King David, a belief passed on from one generation to the next as a statement of historical fact. Sharon Miner's 'History of Anglo-Saxons, vol. I' in fact documents the results of a search made by certain Saxon kings to prove beyond doubt that this was so.
Hebrew words in Spain and IrelandDr. J. J. Pearson: THE French have a saying that "Africa commences at the Pyrenees": and certainly no country in Europe exhibits deeper traces of Hamitic and Shemitic permeation than the Iberian Peninsula. After every allowance has been made for the inevitable effects resulting from the long-continued Arabian and Moorish occupations of this region (from the beginning of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Centuries), there remain many districts of Spain - Galicia, Asturias, Santander, the Basque Provinces of Biscay, Quipuzcoa, and Alava, and Navarre, - which wholly or largely escaped the contamination of those Saracenic influences; districts in which the old Hebrew place-names of the leading natural features of the country, those of the ancient cities and towns, and the personal appellatives of the natives, still remain (with slight modification), the same as those bestowed upon them upwards of a thousand years before the camel-driving Prophet of Mecca saw the light.
And these familiar designations are no mere phonetic representations of Keltic, or Gothic derivatives obtaining prior to the Arab invasions of Taric, Musa, and Abderraman-ben-Moavia, or the Moorish incursion of Yusef-ben-Taxfin: but are undoubtedly reminiscences of that Israelitish Colonization of Spain which flourished long before the periods of Keltic, Carthaginian, or Gothic penetration into that country.
The like remarks apply with equal force to the indisputably Hebrew designations which have survived the Keltic domination in the South and East of Ireland and parts in the South and extreme South-West of England. They also abound in the old Scottish kingdom of Argyll in the West of Caledonia. Considerations of space preclude more than a brief enumeration of these Hebrew derivations obtaining in Spain, Ireland and Britain. Other authorities attribute some of these terms to the Phoenicians from Tyre.
"Many linguists believe that the name "Espana" (Spain) derives from Isephanim, a Phoenician word which means "land of rabbits". The Phoenicians inhabited the Iberian peninsula 3,000 years ago and founded cities which still exist such as "Malaka" ("factory"), today Malaga, and Gadir ("walled enclosure"), today Cadiz. Gades was the Latin name for Cadiz." Victor Hurtado Oviedo in American Airlines "Nexos" Jan.-March 2002, p.22. The Tribe was Dan was closely associated with the Phoenicians, being its neighbours.
IBERIA, the name of the country, from Ibharim ("chosen ones"): whence also the Iberus (Ebro), and the ancient designations of Ireland, Ibernie, Hibernia, Iverne, Ierne, Erin, etc.
BALEARIC ISLANDS, from Bal, Baal or Bel (the name of the false god), and Aroer, "health," "the health of Baal." From this word Baal or Bal are also derived all the Ballys, Bals, and Bels of Ireland and Bells and Bellos of Scotland.
ALGECIRAS, from Al, "the," Gaza, "strong," and Ira, "city" or "watch."
ALICANTE, from Al and Kenez, the "possession" or "nest."
ALMADEN, from Al and Medan, the "process" or "covered secret."
ALVA, from Alvah, the name of one of the Dukes of Edom, "that came of Esau" (Gen. 36:40).
ARAGON, from Arannah, "cursed," and Gozan, "pasture."
ARDATH or ARMAGH (the title of the Head-King or Overlord of Ireland), from Ard, "Commander" or "Law-giver," and Doth, "Law." Whence also Ardmag (Armagh), the "law-giving priest," Ardee, Ardglass, etc., in Ireland; Argyll (Ard and Giloh, "rejoicing" or "overturning"), Ardnacross, Ardminish, Ardbeg, Ardtalla, Ardtussa, Ardishaig, Ardnadam, Ardno, Ardlui, Ardoe, Ardrossan, Ardnamurchan, and a host of other Ards and Airds scattered throughout Ireland, Argyll and Western Hebrides.
BADAJOZ, from Beth, "a house," and Jose (Joseph), "the house of Jose."
BISCAY, Bay of, from Birsha, "evil"; hence this bay is termed Yum-Birsha, or "evil sea," by Jews everywhere to-day.
BILBOA, from Bil or Bel, "lord," and Boaz, "strength" - "Strength of Baal."
CADIZ (Gades), from Gaddi, a "troop," "host,"or "army."
CARRICK, from Gera, "pilgrimage," or Kirjath, "city of calling" or "meeting."
CARRICK-FERGUS, "the Pilgrimage or calling of Feargue."
CASHEL, Cush, "black," and El, "god." CUSHENDALL and CUSHENDEN.
DAN, popular praenomen throughout Ireland; not an abbreviation of Daniel. [From the tribe of Dan.]
DENIA, from Dan; whence also all the Danes, Dens, Denes, and Dunes in Britain.
DON (Spanish title), and DUN (a court), from DAN. Hence Llandun (London), Dundrum, Duncannon, Dundee, Dunstaffnage, Dunedin (Edinbro'), - "Court of Edwin." "The O'Connor Don."
DUBLIN (anc. Eblana), from Abilene, region occupied by Dan in N. Palestine.
DURANGO, from Durah, "abode," and Anah, "sorrow," "Abode of Sorrow."
ZEARGUS, or FEARGUS (Fergus), from Zarah (son of Judah, and twin brother of Perez), "brightness" or "glory," and Gaza, "stronghold," "The strength or glory of Zarah" (the First Coloniser of Iberia).
GIL (popular Spanish surname), from Giloh, "rejoicing," or Keilah, "one that divides"; whence also Kells, and all the Kils, Kellis, Kellys, and Ghylls in Ireland, Scotland, and North of England.
GITANO (Gipsy), Gittit, "winepress," and Anah, "poor" - "a poor winepress" - mendicant.
HI or HY ("the Island"), Hy (Iona), HII-I-YUM ("Islands of the Sea"), Britain.
HUELVA, from Hul, "expecting," or "looking for," and Ivah, "fraud" - "an eye to the main chance."
HUESCA, from Hul, and Eshcol, "bunch of grapes" "In search of vines."
IAGO, JAGO, IACO (Spanish praenomens), from Jacob; whence also our "James," "Jack," and "Jock."
INEZ, from Inah (Sanscrit and Heb.), "a light," "glory," "splendour."
IRUN, from Araun, "Ark," or Haran, "an enclosed place ";
ARUNJUEZ, from the foregoing and Gesh, "a vale" - "the enclosure in the valley."
JUAN, and JUANITA, JOHANNA, feminine forms of Johanan, "the grace or favour of God."
KENMARE, KENMUIR, from Kenez, "possession," and Mara, "bitter," or Merom, "elevation."
KINTYRE, from Kenez, and Tyur or Tyre, "rock" "rocky possession."
LISBON (Alisboa), Al, "the," Ishbi, "one," or "a man," and Boaz, "strength," "The Place of the strong one"; Lisburn, Lismore, Lisle.
MALAGA, from Melek, "a King," and Gaza, "stronghold."
MALCOLM, from Malcham, "their king"; Melchi, "my king"; Malchus, "king," or "kingdom." (Zeph. 1:5).
PAU, from Pau, name of city of Edom (Gen. 36:39).
PEREZ, the name of Zarah's twin-brother: one of the most common appellatives in the Iberian Peninsula.
ROSS, from Rosh, "head," or "top"; Kinross, Portrush.
SARAGOSSA (Zaragoza), Zara and Gaza, "Stronghold of Zarah."
SEGUBTO (Sagunto), Segub, "fortified," and Toi, "wanderers," "Fortress of the Wanderers." Perhaps the oldest city in Europe! [Perhaps because Europe was previously too cold to be inhabited, but was warming up.]
SALAMANCA, from Salem, "peace," and Manaen, "a comforter."
SEGOVIA, from Segub, "fortified," or" raised."
SORIA, Sorek, "vine bearing yellow grapes."
TERUEL, from Terah, "breath," and El, "God," "Breath of the Lord."
TARIFA (whence our word "Tariff"), from Zarephath, a "crucible" - for smelting metals.
XERES, from Zeresh, "the dispersed inheritance."
ZAMORA, from Samaria (in Heb. Shomeron), "his guard," or "his throne."And it is more than probable that all the Zalas, Zaras, Zeras, Geres, Zunes, Zus, and Seras of the Peninsula are also of the same Shemitic or Hebrew derivation.
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