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From Judah to the Brutus Stone

by Jackie Edwards

"And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? This breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah" (Genesis 38:27-30).

The story of Brutus stems from the Patriarch Judah, for Brutus himself was descended from one of his grandsons -- Darda.

We remember that Judah married a Canaanite woman and had three sons; Er, Onan, and Shelah, but any descendants from these would not be eligible to be a part of the Royal line that was to come from him. The Scepter line had to be pure, and in this instance, it looked as if Satan had put a spoke in the works right at the start!

As things turned out, only Shelah produced offspring. Er and Onan had none, and in fact, Tamar who was first married to Er, became a widow of both. And she was supposed to be given to Shelah when he came of age, but this did not happen -- and it could be presumed that God's Hand was behind this. So, Tamar, perhaps prompted by the LORD, removed her widow's clothes, and disguised herself complete with veil, and went and sat on the road to Timnath, where she knew Judah would pass by. Judah saw her, and presumed she was a harlot. The outcome of this liaison was that Tamar conceived and bore Judah twins.

The birth of these twins was a strange event and showed that the LORD was truly working something out here that would only become clear many years later. For at the birth, one child put out his hand, and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around the hand. But then the hand was pulled back, and when the first child was born, Pharez, it was not he with the scarlet thread.

Still, the "official" first born was Pharez, and he was the heir to the sceptered line promised to Judah, and the ancestor of King David, and the Davidic line through which the Messiah was born into.

But, what of the other son, who was named Zarah? He of the scarlet thread? Well, it could be said that because of this thread, it proved he had, partially at least, appeared first and was as much an heir to the throne as his brother. And this did indeed prove to be eventually, as things worked out.

Zarah had five sons, two of whom separated from the main body of the Israelites, probably with some of the Danites who are known to have taken to their ships, ans along with the Phoenicians, traveled abroad, even to the land of Britain. And indeed, of these two sons, some of the descendants of Calcol did indeed find their way to Ireland. The ensign of Northern Ireland contains a red cross on a white background but with a red hand in the center of a six-pointed star, and in some cases, there is a crown above it. Through the Royal line, which saw the union of the House of King David, through the marriage of one of the daughters of King Zedekiah (after he and all his sons were killed), came a daughter who apparently married the King of Ireland, from whom King Charles the 3rd is descended.

What of Darda, the other son? He and his people moved into Asia Minor, and established a nation there on the shores of the Dardanelles (named after him...). It was here that the ancient city of Troy was brought into being, and indeed it flourished for two or three centuries, being impregnable -- until the "Siege of Troy," (and we all know the story of the Wooden Horse!) And if you consider Troy to have been a "myth," in 1870 Heinrich Schliemann began to dig where he had been led to by a dream, and eventually discovered the ruins of the fabled city of Troy, and evidence of the war.

Brutus was reputed to have been the son of Aeneas, who was of the Royal blood, and he escaped from the siege with other Trojans. They came to the island of "Melitta" or "Malta," and there it is said, in a ruined temple dedicated to "Diana," Brutus was told in a dream, to go to "The Great White Islands." So, he and his men sailed through the Pillars of Hercules, round the Bay of Biscay, and eventually approached the south-western shores of Britain (of the "White Cliffs").

Looking for a suitable place to land, he came to the mouth of the River Dart which led him inland to a town called "Totnes." You will find embedded in the High Street of Totnes, a stone known as the "Brutus Stone" signifying he actually walked upon it -- and a sign is still fixed beside it verifying this.

Notice the following from an old British history published in 1661:

"In the time of King Edward I [1272-1307]. At Lincolne, where [was] held a Parliament, after much diligent search of antiquities...letters were sent to the Pope of Rome, sealed with an hundred seals and witnesses...wherein is declared and justified that in the time of Hely [Eli] and Samuel the Prophet [that is, ca. 1100 B.C.], Brutus a Trojan landed here, and by his own name called the Country Britannia, before named Albion" (Percy Enderbie, Cambria Triumphans, or "Britain in Its Perfect Luster" ).

The account goes on to describe how the nation was divided between his sons into three parts -- Loegria, Albania and Cambria (later known as England, Scotland and Wales respectively). This was likely derived in part from the record set down by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 1100s in his History of the Kings of Britain, which many scholars now prefer to dismiss as fiction. However, Geoffrey claims that he was translating from a much older source in the early British language. And there is much evidence to support his claim and work.

Furthermore, 300 years before Geoffrey the Welsh monk Nennius had also recorded the coming of Brutus in his History of the Britons -- explaining him to be descended from Aeneas of the Trojan royal house, the same Aeneas from whom the early Roman emperors claimed descent, and how Brutus subdued Spain and journeyed through Gaul before arriving in Britain. Indeed, others had recorded elements of this tale as well. And there was much tradition surrounding it, such as Brutus coming upon other Trojan colonies in Spain and Gaul and persuading them to join him in his journey north.

Some time later, Brutus and his men sailed around the southern coast of England and finally went up the Thames Estuary where they founded "New Troy"; "Caer Troia" or "Troi Novantum" -- which was eventually renamed "Londinium" by the Romans, hence today London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.

One author comments: "No longer need the story be regarded as fabulous, that Brutus the Trojan, the grandson of Aeneas (the hero of Virgil's great epic), gave the name of Caer Troia, Troynovant or New Troy, to London. In site and surroundings...there seems to have been considerable resemblance between the historic Troy on the Scamander and New Troy on the Thames. On the plains of Troy today may be seen numerous conical mounds rising from out of the lagoons and swamps that environed the citadel hill of Hissarlik [the modern site of ancient Troy in northwest Turkey], akin to those that dominate the marshes, round about the Caer and Porth of London, in prehistoric times" (E. O. Gordon, Prehistoric London: Its Mounds and Circles, 1946, p. 83).

Modern history identifies the Trinovantes as an ancient Celtic tribe dwelling not far to the north of London at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain. Julius Caesar mentioned them in his writings. They may have derived their name from Brutus' capital. According to Bede's History of the English Church and People, completed in 731, "the strong city of Trinovantum and its commander Androgius surrendered to Caesar" (Book 1, chap. 2, translated by Leo Sherley-Price, 1955).

But let us briefly return to the south-west, and note the names of two rivers in the area. One, as we know, is the River Dart, and the other, the River Tamar. Tamar all but divides Devon and Cornwall. Now, when we consider that Tamar was the mother of the children of the Royal line, she would surely be considered one of the most important women in the Bible because of her descendants. So, it would seem quite fitting to name an important river after her, and not a mere coincidence! As to the River Dart -- perhaps it should have been named Darda.

Is it conceivable that the River Dart, along with the surrounding countryside of Dartmoor, was actually named after the heir of Darda, founder of the house of Troy? The Dart might seem to have been named after the Celtic tribe of Durotriges who lived in the area, although perhaps the reverse is true -- they being named after the river and countryside, which itself was named after Darda.

The ancient history of the British Isles is full of intrigue, and many, many pointers to the origins of the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic peoples. Is is sad to see in current times that much of this valuable insight into the past is being deliberately cast into oblivion. It is up to us to attempt to bring all these gems of Truth into the light of day, and with the LORD's help, perhaps the partial blindness of our people will -- at last -- be lifted, with the glorious revelation that we are indeed, Lost Israel -- Found!

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