CREATED ALL HUMAN ARE EQUAL, BUT DENYING THE TRUTH IS DENYING EQUALITYSearch for Tarsis and Ophir was directly related
to the “discovery” of
these islands by Magellan
"Tarsis and Ofir"
During the early period of European colonization, the Biblical lands of Tarshish and Ophir, or Tarsis and Ofir, as they were called, held the imagination ofEuropean explorers. Not only was it believed that the "lost tribes" of Israel were to be found in these lands, but also untold wealth. To these kingdoms KingSolomon and King Hiram of Tyre sent ships for trade that "brought from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones," (I Kings 10:11). ConcerningTarshish it is written: "Fro the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram:every three years once came the shop of Tarshish bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes,and peacock." (II Chronicles 9:21)In Samuel Purchas's well-known travel compendium
Purchas His Pilgrim
, he devotes theentire first chapter to a discussion of Tarshish and Ophir. In particular, he argues strenouslythat it is beloved Britain and not Spain that deserved the title as the modern Tarshish andOphir. Curiously, in Careri's journal of his visit to the Philippines, he mentions that he wouldnot go into the argument raging in Europe at that time over whether the Philippines wasoriginally populated by the descendants of Biblical Tarshish.In modern times, scholars have attempted to relate Tarshish and Ophir with a number ofareas, none of which include the Philippines. However, things were different in Europe priorto the discovery of the Philippines. There, they believed that Tarsis and Ofir were some landsfar to the east of biblical Israel. Their reasoning was actually quite logical. King Solomon builtthe port from which ships departed for Tarsis and Ofir at Ezion-Geber on the coast of theRed Sea. The return journey took about three years, so obviously the location must besomewhere far to the East. In modern times, some scholars have tried to suggest thatSolomon's navy circumnavigated Africa to reach the Mediterranean, but the seafaringEuropeans of those times would not consider such nonsense. Tarsis and Ofir were unknownlands beyond the Golden Chersonese of Ptolemy. Their discovery would undoubtedly bringuntold wealth and great fame in the minds of the people of those times.But what, one may ask, has this to do with the Philippines? The truth is that the search forTarsis and Ofir was directly related to the "discovery" of these islands by Magellan!
People of Ophir Before Magellan
Even after their discovery, many still regarded the Philippines, rich in gold and silver, to be the same as ancient Tarsis and Ofir. Father Colin, referred to themas such in the early 1600's and even at the turn of the century, the Philippine historian Pedro Paterno, still claimed that the Philippines were really Tarshishand Ophir! Whatever one thinks of these claims though, the search for the Biblical El Dorado appears to have played an important role in the Europeandiscovery of the Philippines.
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Of all our languages, the Tagalog
has been adjudged the best by scholars. “I found in this language,”
said Padre Chirino, eminent Jesuit-
historian, “four qualities of the four greatest languages of the world –
Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Spanish. It has mystery and obscurities of the HEBREW..
”
“History of the Filipino People”, page 24, by Gregorio F. Zaide
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YAHWEH
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PAGHAHANDOG
Inihahandog ang mga pagsasaliksik na ito sa aking mga Magulang sina Ginoong Alberto Arcilla Tabilog at Ginang Jovita Datu-Aca Tabilog at sa aking mga anaksina Al-Armstrong Tabilog, Mark-Anthony Tabilog, Ann-Lorraine Tabilog,Annie-Jubilee Tabilog, Yahshua Tabilog, YahYah-Alberto Tabilog, EliYahTabilog, Yahuwdah Tabilog, Yahshear Tabilog, Yahshaak Tabilog, Leonido(Junel) Tabilog III, King James Tabilog, Buboy Tabilog, MiYah-Isabel Tabilog, saaking mga Apo sina YahdidiYah Tabilog, Nathaniel-YahYah Tabilog, YahzekelTabilog at sa mga kapatid ko sina Alfred Tabilog, Yolanda Tabilog, AlejandroTabilog, Emiliana Tabilog, Erlinda Tabilog, Eluminada Santos, Lilia Santos,Encarnacion Santos na mga Nabautismuhan sa Banal na Pangalan ni Amang at sa Banal na Pangalan ng Dakilang Yahshear-Dath Yahshu
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aMessiah. Inihahandog din ito sa lahat ng mga Apo ni Abraham na makababasa ng mga sinaliksik na ito. Loobin ni Amang na Pagpalain tayo ni Amang at ingatan, hayaan ang kaluwalhatian ni Amang aysumaating lahat at kaawaan tayo ni Amang at bigyan ng kapayapaan.
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Matthew 10:5-8
These twelve sent forth, andcommanded them, saying, Go not intothe way of the Gentiles, and into anycity of the Samaritans enter ye not:But go rather to the lost sheep of thehouse of Israel. And as ye go, preach,saying, The kingdom of heaven is athand. Heal the sick, cleanse thelepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely ye have received, freely give
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