Queen tea tephi is described in ancient writings as a tender twig. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. A jewish princess named tea tephi married ebers brother eremon. Although the church in ancient america, as well as the church among the gentiles, apostatized shortly after the saviors earthly ministry, jesus restored his church in this last dispensation.
And since the jewish faith accepts that any descendant of a jewish mother is jewish that would make teia tephis descendants israelites. The british israel world federation even now admit she never existed. In the book of tephi, there are a number of quotations that relate strongly to the bible. Tea teia tephi was not an egyptian, she was the daughter of king. Teia tephi became the queen of ireland on the 21st of june in 583 b. Tea tephi is a legendary princess found described in british israelite literature from the 19th century.
King zedekiah, who was a descendant of pharez the son judah, was taken. For teia tephi s life in much more detail and in rhyme, just like the irish metrical dindsenchas, please send for a copy of the book of tephi queen of tara and gibraltar. Historical records and family trees related to tamar tephi. Salathiel shealatiel ben neriah hadavid of the jebusites. Goodchild wrote the bookwhich takes the form of a 3,000line poem after spending years studying irish legends. This royal party included the son of the king of ireland who had been in jerusalem at the time of the siege. She is represented on the royal coat of arms by the top branches of fir tree. The princess had a hebrew name tephi a pet name her full name being tea tephi. She was buried outside in her mound, and from her it was named tea mur. Mairead carew states that the britishisraelites believe they are descended from one of. Mar 30, 20 debunking the myth of tea tephi and jeremiah the prophet going to ireland the following is an exerpt of a family history book i am writing called, from the house of zarah to the ramsey family of the united states of america. Royal house of judah tea tephi in ireland and scota in. Was taphah the daughter of solomon the real tea tephi of irish tradition. Royal house of judah tea tephi in ireland and scota in scotland overview the bible tells us that the house of david, descendants of pharez the son of judah, was taken captive in babylon when the first temple was destroyed.
For teia tephis life in much more detail and in rhyme, just like the irish metrical dindsenchas, please send for a copy of the book of tephi queen of tara and gibraltar. The poem records the journey of tea tephi, jeremiah and baruch from the house of. Tea tephi queen of ireland, daughter of zedekiah last king of judah, was born in spain and died in odhbha, meath, leinster, ireland the chronicles say. Tea heremon born tephi was born at birth place, to luighaidh tephi and thamar bat sedecias hadavid heremon born hajudah tephi. Tea tephi stayed at a place, which is now called tara. It could be that he was their soninlaw, married to their daughter tea tephi. The irish government knows that underneath one of these mounds, which is marked, is the gravesite of tea tephi. The book of tephi describes in detail the journey jeremiah took with teia tephi, the lia fail stone of destiny and the ark of the covenant from jerusalem to ireland, via tanis in egypt as in raiders of the lost ark then on to gibraltar where she was proclaimed queen of the gadite israelites who live there. A romantic and historic opera in three acts, words by n. Ireland tara the earliest mention of the british isles in western literature is to be found in herodotus 450 b.
In his lost tribes of israel study maps, researcher daniel walsh relates information taken from the 1886 work the book of tephi. Tephi, queen of tara and gibraltar desposyni gnosis. Please see below for detalils of how to get your copy. Then again, it could just as well be that this is all wrong, that there was no intervening generation in the transfer of the throne to ireland, and that tea tephi was the same as scota. The book of tephi is said to have been written by teia tephi, the daughter of the. One of king davids descendants was to sit upon his throne in all.
The princess now the queen of israel had a hebrew name tephi, a pet name, her full name being tea tephi. Piano and vocal score by leavitt, burton e and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ancient irish poetry in which she is called tea tephi is full of her praises. Glover in 1861 and the myth was perpetuated unchecked.
Chapter twelve the prophet jeremiahs mysterious royal. Emania is not mentioned in ptolemys map is because these descendants of the tribe of heman son. 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. Tea descendants retails singleestate, direct from our farm to your cup. Many consider the couple as the primogenitors of the british royal bloodline. One of the greatest epochs in the history of the ancient world was the fall of nineveh, the proud capital of the later assyrian empire on the hiddekel or tigris, which was effected by the conjoint forces of chaldea and media, under the leadership of nebopalassar, or nebupalesara nebu is the son of the host of heaven, the. The names mentioned in the teatephi legend appear in the annals, true. One of davids descendants was to sit upon his throne in all generations. When these people talk about tea tephi, they actually mean tea aka tephi, the two names being used interchangeably by different bards. She was an invention of a britishisrael expositor named f. Royal house of judah tea tephi in ireland and scota in scotland.
Tephi born of the house of the high one, princess of zion, loved of the lord, home of the house of her god, daughter of david, shepherd in judah, tribe of the lion, queen over bethel, and dan where they be scattered abroad. Thamar was born on 610 bc, in jerusalem, judah, south kingdom. And since the jewish faith accepts that any descendant of a jewish mother is jewish that would make teia tephi s descendants israelites. A brief summary of the book of tephi, queen of tara and gibraltar. We are currently seeking a publisher for this work, if you can help, please contact. Descendants of tamar tephi, princess of judah in ireland. Tea 90x ggm wife of macsiorghnath born tephi in the book of the. Several known descendants of david on israelite thrones 3. In favor is the fact that these names are sometimes linked together in old irish poems. A descendant of the egyptan princess carrying this archetypal name married eber, one of the sons of mil descendants of black mil, also a descendant of the egyptian princess. And truly she must have been a beautiful character this irish queen. It has been edited and explained by jah and is ready for print. She was, like the irish people, descended from the jacob who had his name changed by god to israel at bethel, where he set up a stone pillar he had used as a.
King zedekiah himself was taken captive to babylon, with his eyes put out. She spent that night at howth staying at the palace of crimthann which was built on the hill of howth. Teia tephi would go on to be an honoured queen in her adopted land and would even marry in to the royal family of ireland. Some of their descendants migrated from ireland to scotland, and, once there. Tea tephi, davids daughter, jeremiahs ward, the romance within the romance our race, 1. Tamara tea thephi 684 bc 595 bc, queen of ireland, princess of judah authors 82nd great grandmother print and ebook editions of puramore the lute of pythagoras, a novel by steven wood collins, now available through most major online booksellers dedicated web site. In these latter days there is much more of history being uncovered concerning the coming of tea tephi to ireland, but for the present purposes of the story we are writing, such was the birth of tea tephi.
Modern literature of those who recognize our national identity has confused this tea tephi, a daughter of zedekiah, with an earlier tea, a daughter of ith, who lived in the days of david. There would have been a number of other mccurdy coats of arms but most would have been lost. Head king, and tamar or tea tephi became in due course the queen consort of ireland. Concerning the names tea, tephi and tamar, while they may refer to the same person at the time of jeremiah, it is also possible that they do not. From jerusalem to london america and britains future. Debunking the myth of tea tephi and jeremiah the prophet. In this article, this question is given careful consideration and detailed answers given. I do not believe there is a large river, called the eridanus rhine, flowing out of helvetia towards the north. Oct 17, 2003 the stone, called lia fail or stone of destiny was kept at the capital city of tara for some three centuries, and all the kings, descendants of eochaidh and tea tephi, were crowned on it. According to herbert armstrong in the book the united states and britain in prophecy, the. Jah has recovered the autobiography of teia tephi, the queen of all of ireland and gibraltar who lived and ruled from tara, co. Aug 14, 2014 royal house of judah tea tephi in ireland and scota in scotland overview the bible tells us that the house of david, descendants of pharez the son of judah, was taken captive in babylon when the first temple was destroyed.
Sceptics claim that teatephi never existed and was a madeup character. The poem records the journey of tea tephi, jeremiah and baruch from the house of judah to. The book contains detailed information about the fall of jerusalem in c. Sceptics claim that tea tephi never existed and was a madeup character, even citing the british israel world federation in support of this position. Zedekiahs daughter tamar tephi of pharez married eochaidh heremon of zarah in ireland. That king herremon was a descendant of zarah, here married to the. Genealogy to adam and eve in british royal family tree, lineage of queen elizabeth ii, prince charles, prince william, and prince george.
The best discussion of the subject there are others can be found in an article written by the renowned irish archaeologist, george petrie, entitled, on the history and antiquities of tara hill in vol. Stone of destiny stone of scone stonel tea tephi lia fail. Tamar tephi historical records and family trees myheritage. Cornwall and eventually landing at howth, near dublin, in ireland on the 18th. The marriage of tamara tea tephi, daughter of zedekiah ben jechoniah, the last king of judah, and eochaidh buadhach macduach, the 86th high king of ireland, represents the formal union of the house of judah with the house of heremon. Furthermore, josephus and the first book of maccabees mention that some. For example teia tephi expands on what jeremiah wrote in the bible in this excerpt. Eochaidh is traced in early irish records as having descended from the patriarch judah.
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