This famous book by preacher and theologian Ethan Smith puts forth the notion that the Native American Tribes are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
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The idea that the distant forebears of the Native American Tribes had somehow arrived in North America long ago from Israel, perhaps during the Great Flood described in the Biblical Old Testament, was a popular belief in the USA during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
This famous book by preacher and theologian Ethan Smith puts forth the notion that the Native American Tribes are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel