The Germanic tribes include several groups (Angles, Balts, Brits, Celts, Cimmerians, Danes, Franks, Frisians, Gaels, Goths, Jutes, Letts, Lombards, Normans, Rus, Saxons, Scots, Scythians, Swedes, Vandals, Walloons, etc.) When we talk about the Anglo-Saxon, Indo- German, Indo-Aryan or any other European-descended people we are referring to the white race. It should be noted that the 'Germans' are but one of the many branches of the 'Germanic' peoples. The Germanic peoples were around for at least 1000 years before the Germans and spread out over all of Europe.

The word "German" comes from the Latin 'Germ nus' which means "Genuine" or "authentic" in relation to a family or klan of people. The peoples living in the land known as Germany today during the Roman Empire were known as Scythians to the Romans. As their numbers grew and they spread abroad the Romans began to call the Scythians in the Germanic lands the "Genuine Scythians", hence the word "German".

So who were the Scythians? The Scythians were first mentioned in history around 681-699 B.C. in Assyrian tablets found in Ninevah (now in the British museum). At this time the Scythians were located among the Medes.

It was in Assyria, specifically the cities of the Medes, where the so-called "lost ten-tribes" were taken away into captivity (II Kings 18:11) by Shalmaneser V of Assyria.

Dr. Hans Gunther, professor of Berlin University in the 1920's in his book, "Racial Elements of European History, stated,

"... ancient writers, such as Polemon of Ilium, Galienos, Clement of Alexandria, and Adamantios, state that the Scythians [Sacae] were like the Kelts and Germans, and describe them as ruddy-fair. The Scythian tribe of the Alans are also described as having a Nordic appearance. Ammianus [c350 A.D.] describes them as "almost all tall and handsome, with hair almost yellow, and a fierce look."

"The Scythians were later known as Goths, or Gothi, possibly because the Getae, an important branch of the Scythian nation, were most in contact with the Romans, with whom, therefore, all Scythians were [called] Gothi."

"The name Scythian has extended in every direction, even to the Sarmatae and the Germans...beyond the Danube are the peoples of Scythia. The Persians have called them by the general name of Sacae...The more ancient writers give them the name of Aramii (Arameans). The multitude of these Scythians is quite innumerable (note: Gen. 13:16; 15:5; 17:4,6); in their life and habits they much resemble the people of Parthia. The tribes among them that are better known are the Sacae, the Messagetae, the Dahae..."

Greater evidence that the Scythians who sired the Germanic peoples are in fact the Israel of the Bible, is to be found in the Scythian tombs (called tumuli) themselves which have been found in southern Russia (Scythia and Crimea). These tombs date from 580 B.C. to the 1st century and contain many of the symbols of the Israelites, as well as fine animal drawings of near eastern derivation. (These can be seen in the American Journal of Archaeology, 1914, Vol 18, and the Illustrated London News; Jan. 3 & Feb. 14, 1914.) In several of these tombs, Hebrew manuscripts were found, some of which are translated by Professor Hannay as follows:

"I am Jehudi, the son of Moses, the son of Jehudi the Mighty, a man of the tribe of Naphtili, which was carried captive with the other tribes of Israel, by Prince Shalmaneser, from Samaria during the reign of Hoshea, King of Israel. They were carried to Halah, to Habor-- which is Cabul --to Gozan and to the Cheronesus--which is the Crimea." (Haberman, p.129)

"This is the tombstone of Buki, the son of Itchak the priest; may his rest be in Eden, at the time of the salvation of Israel. In the year 702 of the years of our exile."