A LOST HEBREW TRIBE FOUND IN CENTRAL ARABIA.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVII, Issue 4514, 11 April 1913, Page 4 (Supplement)

A LOST HEBREW TRIBE FOUND IN CENTRAL ARABIA.

A MOST remarkable account of a lost tribe of wandering Jews, living in tho interior desert of Arabia, is publish, ed in tho “Truth, a Hebrew newspaper of Jerusalem.

The newspaper sent a correspondent to investigate tbo subject, and he found evidence that these people are descendants of the Rechabit.es, who are described fully iu the thirty-fifth chapter of Jeremiah in tho Bible, and aro thero praised for their temperance and fidelity to the faith of their fathers. The correspondent had an interview with tho leading man of the tribe who told him :

“Tho place where our tents are pitched is not essentially a wilderness, because in some parts there is abundant pasture for tho flocks of sheep which form our principal means of subsistence. “ We are about 2,500 families, and according to tradition wo were brought to the district w© dwell in, by tho prophet Jeremiah in person. “Tho journey from our abode. if made consecutively, would take about fifty-three nights; by day it is impossible to travel because only the stars can guide mo to the tents of my tribesmen. There are no doctors among us, and almost every man has five or six wives.” The correspondent continues: “The Jew showed me a specimen of the bread made by themselves from the flour which they receive in exchange for their butter, milk and honey. “The scabbard of bis sword which bo also showed mo dales, he says, from tho Babylonian captivity. “He came to spy out the land, and ho believes that after giving his report of it, many will return with him to seo it with their own eves.

“To my query, ‘How is it possible that no explorer ever came near your tents, nor hinted at the existence of your tribe?” ho quickly replied; 'No man of other climes could possibly penetrate our region, as besides the scorching heat of the sun, there is very little water, and many timer, it happens that we and our flocks go for several days without drinking, so I believe that no one is likely to approach us, except those who have dwelt in this region from time immemorial.’ ”