Twelve Tribes

By Jason Gabriel Kondrath

War Scrolls

 

Book Two in Warscrolls Series.

 

The Garden of Eden was thought to be somewhere in Iraq, known in the Bible of Mesopotamia. Recently there was a
discovery a collection of scrolls, was found near Aqaba, the northern tip of the Red Sea whose coastline is divided among four countries:
Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

 

To be clear, these were not the same scrolls that were found in the Dead Sea further North, in 1947.

These "Red Seas Scrolls," once translated were renamed the War Scrolls
because they speak about the rebellion in Heaven and the Fall of Lucifer.

 

Allegedly these "War Scrolls," were written by Adam and Eve after they were exiled from the Garden of Eden.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Independent
• Release date: Jan 18, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224761326

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Jason Gabriel Kondrath

Copyright 2023 by Jason Gabriel Kondrath.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1:  Bloodlines

Chapter 2:  Babylon

Chapter 3:  Chedorlaomer

Chapter 4:  Three Angels

Chapter 5:  Ishmael

Chapter 6:  Twelve Tribes

Chapter 7:  Caleb

Chapter 8:  Joshua

Chapter 9:  Deborah

Chapter 10: Ruth

Chapter 11: Saul

Chapter 12: Solomon

Chapter 1: Bloodlines

Adam is called the Son of God because he was the only human who was a direct creation of God, like the angels. And every human descendant through Adam and Eve and their third son Seth are God’s chosen people, the Israelites, commonly known as the Jews.

God forbade the Israelites to intermarry with the Canaanites, but they did anyway. And this intermixing led to a second corruption of the human race upon the earth.

And so it came to pass that the human race continued with its evil and murderous ways until God said, I will wipe the human race from the face of the Earth I created.

And with them the animals, birds, and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them all."

But the angels begged him not to. So, God asked Gabriel if he would search the entire world for one righteous man, and if he could find one, he would spare the Earth.

Gabriel looked at the Earth and declined the venture, saying he did not want to go. After he refused, Stardust burst into tears and begged God, Sent me instead, Lord, I will go.

To which God proclaimed loudly, You most certainly will not!

Immediately, Stardust and her entire chorus of pixies started complaining about how unfair it was that God would not give her the chance to prove mankind’s innocence. And when God turned his face, they followed to his other cheek.

When the Lord asked them for an explanation, they suddenly turned their backs in unison and started pouting. This was akin to a little girl who unexpectedly started misbehaving in public and, when asked by her father for why she was acting up, she pouted defiantly instead by not answering him.

This was something that they had never done before. Many thought that all the angels had gotten considerably bolder since the rebellion!

But instead of being angry, God decided he would hear them out, and he patiently waited for Stardust to explain; her rebuttal was quite lengthy, but when she finished, God instantly refused her -again. Nor would he give her a reason why she could not go.

Raphael

Raphael, one of the other Cherubim (who presides over the spirits of men), intervened and volunteered to go in place of Gabriel (and Stardust), so God agreed to send him instead. And when Raphael returned, he said he found one man (Noah) who would find grace in the eyes of the Lord.

And the Lord was pleased, made his presence known, and walked with Noah. This man was perfect for his generation, and God told him of his plans.

Then the Lord said, the Earth is filled with violence, and I will destroy all of them, except for you, as long as you keep my covenant. And Noah agreed, and he begat three sons: Shem, Hamm, and Japheth.

And the Lord told him to make an arc of gopher wood, with rooms within, and you shalt pitch (slope) it within and without. The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits (450ft), the breadth of it fifty (75ft) cubits, and the height of it thirty (45ft) cubits.

Roughly the size of a battleship!

"Cut a window and a door in the ark; it shall be three stories when finished. Then I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth, and everything else shall die.

But I will spare you, your sons, their wives, and their children if you establish a covenant (agreement) with me." And Noah said he would.

Then the Lord instructed, Bring two pairs of every animal: one male and one female, and let them stay in the ark with you, and keep them alive, for you will be safe with them.

Thus, Noah did everything according to God's command, and afterward, the Lord warned, "Go to the ark, for you have been righteous.  

But I will cause it to rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights, and every living substance I have made will be cleansed off the face of the earth."

And on that day in Heaven, God announced that it would start, for no angle knew.

The Lord turned to Water fairies and said, Dispense with the rain, Pixies.

But after he did, Stardust and all the Pixies kneeled in unison and begged God to reconsider. But the Lord was steadfast and repeated his request a second time, calling on Stardust, their leader by name, Stardust the Water-maker -leader of your class, will you dispense with the rain?

Suddenly, the entire class of Pixies surrounded her so that she would be camouflaged amongst the populace. This would be equivalent to finding a four-leaf clover in a field of the more common three-leaf.

To be clear, this gesture was meant to be comical, and everybody laughed. It was merely an attempt to get the Lord to change his mind, but God was not amused. And later, Gabriel would facetiously call this token gesture the third rebellion.

And this is exactly why I would never allow the pixies upon the Earth, Stardust, the Lord responded, but later, he would change his mind. After the second refusal, God asked Ochoa (who was in charge of Heaven’s floodgates) to open those instead.

And he responded immediately by turning the great valves, and when he did, the waters from Heaven poured down upon the Earth like rain. And every Pixie cried in unison. And the waters covered the Earth, and the flood prevailed for 150 days.

Genesis 8:2, the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped.

Genesis 8:3 and the waters continually returned from off the earth, and after the end of the one hundred and fifty days, the waters abated.

The ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day, upon the mountains of Mount Ararat (a snow-capped volcano in the extreme east of Turkey).

The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month, and on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark he had made.

And the Flood waters devastated the Earth. There had never been so much water before, and it will never be seen again. God promised he would never send another flood (the Noah Covenant). And afterward, Noah and his family continued to repopulate the Earth.

Noah had three sons, Shem, Hamm, and Japheth, who left their father to establish their nations. These tribes were named after their founders to identify those who inhabited the land.

For example, Shem became the Shemites, Hamm became the Hamites, and Japheth became the Japhites, and these tribes would frequently re-occur throughout the Old Testament.

Noah's grandsons also had tribes named after them: from Elam, Ashur, Aram, Cush, and Canaan were derived, respectively, the Elamites, Assyrians, Arameans, Cushites, and Canaanites.

Canaanites

The Israelites and Canaanites are recorded as warring bloodlines throughout the bible, and the fighting continues today. Modern-day Canaanites are now called the Palestinians.

Hamas.

Noah had three sons, Shem, Hamm, and Japheth. One day, Noah walked into the wrong tent because he was drunk, and he saw Hamm was having an adulterous affair with his brother's wife.

The child she bore was named Canaan, and he was illegitimate. Canaan was the son of Hamm, the lowest of Noah's three sons. And Noah cursed the lineage of Hamm because they were unrighteous.

Cursed be Canaan, as he will be a slave unto his brothers.

Canaan had a son named Nimrad, a strong man and a great hunter and trapper of animals. The people thought these feats were due to his extraordinary strength and skill, but they were not.

His great success in hunting was because he wore the coats of skin(s) God made for Adam and Eve. These snakeskin garments were handed down from father to son and eventually came into the possession of Noah, who took them into the ark, but after the waters subsided, they were stolen by Hamm.

Hamm gave them to his son Canaan, who gave them to his son Nimrad, so when the animals saw him clad in the coats, they crouched before him as if he was invisible, and Nimrad had no difficulty catching them.

Nimrad was not wicked in his youth. Growing up as a young man, he would sacrifice the animals he caught to Yahweh. But he was fierce and never backed away from a challenge.

When he was only eighteen, war broke out between the Hamites (his kinsmen) and the Japhites. After the Japhites were victorious, Nimrad led a small army of Cushites, attacked the Japhites, and defeated them, after which he was made King, and his empire extended over other regions.

But because he was illegitimate, he had no birthright to be a king or ruler. This notwithstanding, he made conquests as far west as Canaan and exercised supremacy over its southeastern part. These conquered cities had to pay tribute (taxes) to him for twelve years until one of his generals betrayed him.

Amraphel

Amraphel was a fallen angel, one of the two hundred total, who could possess the Body of another. Not all of the fallen could possess, but Amraphel could, and if he had to be human, he wanted to be King.

This fallen angel had become a wanderer upon the Earth, and had lost his own body long ago, so he transferred his spirit from person to person, and possessing them was his way of living eternally while hiding from God and gaining power. 

But he had to kill them in a particular way. And they had to remain resuscitable long enough for him to possess that body after he killed them.

For example, if he cut the head off his victim, he would be unable to possess that body because that Body could no longer sustain life. So, Amraphel had to be creative in how he killed them.

Traveling through the desert, he found Shinar agreeable, so he decided to live there. This was just after Nimrad became King, and Amraphel saw his opportunity to rule.

After plotting for a long time, he finally found Nimrad alone -he had to be alone for Amraphel to assume his body. 

That night, Nimrad was walking through the back of his courtyard and inspecting his vineyards when Amraphel attacked him. Nimrad was a mighty warrior but rarely traveled with guards so close to the Palace.

Despite Nimrad having a sword and Amraphel armed only with a rope, he killed Nimrad by looping the rope around his neck like a noose and hanging him over a tree until he was dead, then instantly cut him down and possessed his Body -while it was still possible.

Past a certain point, he would not have been able to. He still had rope scars around his neck from where he was hung and tried to hide them with a collared tunic. Amraphel became familiar with King Nimrad and knew the secret of him being such a great hunter.

False Gods

Suddenly, King Nimrad stopped worshipping Yahweh and commanded his people to start worshipping other Gods. This was his way of turning the people against the one true Lord, the same as he had done.

But despite his use of force and total domination of the populace, Amraphel never felt secure on his throne. As Nimrad, he remembered Noah's curse and the prophecy that one day, a descendant of Noah (Shem) would appear to claim the throne.

So, right after Amraphel became King, he ordered the death of all Shemites, which drove his descendants into exile. 

Shem

Shem is identified as Melchizedek, King of Salem, who is a priest of the Highest. Shem was driven from his home by King Nimrad and went to Jerusalem, where he would become king of that region. Jerusalem was the proper place to worship Yahweh, the one true God.

Terah

Terah is mentioned in Genesis as a descendant of Shem. He is said to have had three sons: Abram, Haran, and Nahor. Terah was the father of Abram, a great prophet.

Terah came from the Ur of the Chaldeans. Ur was a large and prosperous city-state in Mesopotamia (southern Iraq). The Chaldeans, no longer in existence, predate Israel.

But the name Ur comes from light or fire, and that is where the idolatrous fire worship originated and was very common in the land. The city also gave homage to the moon god Sin.

King Nimrad had captured Terah, the leader of the Shemites, but instead of killing him, he converted him to paganism, and as a leader, he thought the rest of his people, scattered as they were, would eventually follow suit –if they ever returned.

Terah became a servant of the King, and over time, he became his most loyal and trusted servant. Terah had even betrayed his own family lineage to become a follower of the King. And Terah and the other Israelite forefathers embraced the pagan practices.

Terah should have been Master and King Nimrad his slave, but it was the opposite. Like the other people in that country, Terah believed that Nimrad received his kingdom from the gods and that he was a God."

King Nimrad (Amraphel) entrusted Terah, making him his highest minister and command of his armies. Terah had married Amathlai, and he planned to raise a large family, but they were not blessed with any children.

He prayed to Nimrad and all the idols to bless him with a son, but they could not. If anything, the King was happy about Terah’s misfortune. Nimrad had nothing to fear from Terah personally, but if he were to have a child, that lineage may one day pose a threat to his throne.

Still, Nimrad's inability to help Terah -supposedly a God himself- made him look very bad. So, Nimrad turned this on Terah and made it seem as if the misfortune of not having a son was his fault, a man whom the (other) gods cursed for being weak, which is why he could not have children.

Now, Amraphel, as Nimrad, was extremely intelligent, resourceful, and cosmopolitan. But sometimes, he could be abusive. And despite his divinity -he was incredibly petty.

Many times, he would lose his composure when he drank. He could be cruel and vicious and, without reason, embarrass everyone: his family, friends, and especially his servants like Terah. And worse, the more power Amraphel gained, the more paranoid he became.

So, leaving nothing to chance, he ordered his seers and astrologers to watch the sky for any signs of a possible rival. One night, a new star rose in the East. Every night, it grew brighter, and the stargazers informed Nimrad about this anomaly.

Nimrad called his magicians and astrologers, and they all agreed that a new baby would be born and one day challenge Nimrad's power. So to prevent this, the King ordered all newborn boys put to death, starting in the King's palace, down to the lowest slave's hut.

And he put Terah in charge of executing every male child born during this time. So, Terah sent out his men to round up all the expectant mothers and bring them to the King's palace.

The courtyard became a gigantic maternity ward. If the mother gave birth to a girl, they were both sent home with gifts. But if the baby was a boy, he was put to death without mercy. 

Soon afterward, Terah found out that his wife Amathlai had become pregnant, and they told the King immediately. They hoped they had a baby girl so they would not have to sacrifice him. 

King Nimrad was not worried about Terah becoming a father because if he had a boy, he would offer his first-born son to his King and God!

Shortly before Amathlai gave birth to a boy, the King wanted confirmation that he was no threat to his throne, so the star-gazers continued watching the sky.

Then, that night, they saw a new star; it grew very bright and then suddenly raced across the sky; it traveled in all directions, swallowing up all other stars in its path.

Nimrad was with his star-gazers on the roof of his palace when he saw this with his own eyes and demanded, What is the meaning of this? But none could answer. So, they sent for a seer outside the kingdom named Anuki. And he was supposed to be the greatest Seer ever known.

Amaras (Anuki)

Amaras was another watcher who became a prophet for the local Kingdoms, and he would try to retain that position for as long as he could. But when one of his predictions was wrong, and the King died in battle or lost the war, he would get the blame and be out of a job.

Then, he would have to move to another territory, change his name, and start again. Amaras was another of the fallen who survived the flood and previously had taught the dark arts with enchantments.

Amaras came to King Nimrad under the name Anuki, but he did not know that King Nimrad was Amraphel until he met him in person. Just like Amraphel, Amaras was trying to hide himself from God's wrath.

Some of the fallen angels, called the Nephilim, or watchers, although humans could now die after they descended upon the Earth, just like any other mortal.

But after they became human, they also retained some of their divinity and became super-human in many respects. Each fallen who became human had their unique gift or power based on their divinity, but none knew what gifts the others had retained (if any).

The watchers became distrustful of each other after they became human and usually kept whatever power they had a secret. But no matter what gift they were endowed with, each of the fallen would eventually die and be punished for breeding with human women.

They tried to escape the wrath of God by