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The House of Israel 69

of at least a part of the people of the Netherlands is to be that an Eagle holds a very important place in it. How-
seen on a stone tablet on a monument in the town of ever, we cannot use all of these eagles as evidence of
Dokkum, in the Province of Friesland. the Israelitish origin of the people of the Netherlands,
for more than half are the double-headed Eagle, of the
Among the other emblems of ancient Israel which appear pre-1918 empires of Europe, whose origin is certainly
in the provincial and municipal Arms of the Netherlands, not Israelitish.
there are a few which we should consider. One of these is a
Man, the emblem of the tribe of Reuben and of the -- W.H. Bennett
three-tribed brigade of Reuben. This emblem appears in
the Arms of at least twenty-four places including Bergen Out of Scythia
op Zoom, Hertogenbosch, Anloo, Beilen, Havelte,
Oosterhasselen, Rolde, Sleen, Vries, Zuidwolde, Venlo t can be shown conclusively that large numbers of
and Sneek. I the ancient people of Israel were removed by suc-
cessive Assyrian monarchs
In considering this evidence we should from their Palestinian homeland
not overlook the significance of the and placed in the lands to the south
fact that the form and posture of the and south- west of the Caspian Sea,
Man in the Arms of most of these in or adjoining territory which was
places is identical with the one in the soon to see an influx of
Arms of such widely separated places “Scythian”-migrating hordes. It is
as Denmark, Greece, Sweden beyond dispute that the deported
(Lappland) and some of the Scottish Israelites became engulfed in this
clans. This also points to a common westward-moving tide, which
but very ancient origin. comprised elements of several
Arms of the Province of Zeeland
races -- Nordic, Alpine and even
Reuben’s secondary emblem, which Mongol.
consists of a number of wavy bars representing a body of
Water, appears on the shield in the Arms of the Province of Out of this sea of peoples -- of various races, some bar-
Zeeland and also in those of a dozen or more municipali- barians, others civilized -- there gradually emerged the
ties. The primary emblem of the tribe of Dan was a Ser- important north-European nations of the Christian era.
pent. This emblem, though not widely used among the In such a way came the Celto-Saxon and kindred na-
Celto-Saxon peoples, does appear in the Netherlands in tions. A positive reconstruction of their movements
the Arms of Westerbork, Zaandam, Eysden and fifteen or has been impossible owing to the fact that a connected
more other places. Dan’s secondary emblem was a Horse, written record no longer exists and ethnologists have
usually, though not always, white and sometimes with a been compelled to rely on archaeology, folk-lore and
rider. This also appears in the Arms of at least twelve saga for such knowledge as is available. It is quite cer-
places including Baarn, Westerbork, Zuidlaren and tain that there is considerable divergence of opinion
Winsum. among the scholars who have investigated the matter.

Here we should remember that the emblem on the standard It is significant that modern researches in the lands an-
of the brigade of Dan was an Eagle. This brigade was com- ciently occupied by these people tend to support the
posed of three tribes: Dan, Asher and Naphtali. Though views of those scholars of past generations who were
each of these had its own tribal emblem, they were all enti- convinced that the Sacae of old and the Celto-Saxons
tled to, and did, use their brigade emblem, the Eagle. We of more modern times are racially identical and that for
need only glance at the heraldry of the Netherlands to see a long period they formed part of the Scythian hordes.

The Berean Voice March-April 2003