Editing British Israelism (section)

===Scriptural interpretation===
Adherents of British Israelism cite various scriptures in support of the argument that the "lost" Northern Israelite Tribes migrated through Europe to end up in Britain.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cottrell-Boyce |first=Aidan |title=Israelism in Modern Britain |date=2020-08-31 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-17236-2 |language=en |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wy3tDwAAQBAJ&dq=British+people%2C+according+to+this+theory%2C+are+descendants&pg=PT30}}</ref> Dimont (1933) argues that British Israelists misunderstand and misinterpret the meaning of these scriptures.<ref name=Dimont1933>{{cite book |last1=Dimont |first1=Charles T. |title=The legend of British-Israel |publisher=Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge |location=London |year=1933 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|5–7}}

One such case is the distinction that British Israelists make between the "Jews" of the Southern Kingdom and the "[[Israelites]]" of the Northern Kingdom. They believe that the [[Bible]] consistently distinguishes the two groups.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Dimont says that many of these scriptures are misinterpreted because after the captivities, the distinction between "Jews" and "Israelites" was lost over time.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

British Israelists believe that the Northern Tribes of Israel lost their identity after the [[Assyrian captivity|captivity in Assyria]] and that this is reflected in the Bible.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Dimont disagrees with this assertion and argues that only higher-ranking Israelites were deported from Israel and many Israelites remained.<ref name=Dimont1933/>{{rp|5}} He cites examples after the Assyrian captivity, such as [[Josiah]], King of Judah, who received money from the tribes of ''"Manasseh, and Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel"'' (2 Chronicles 34:9), and Hezekiah, who sent invitations not only to Judah, but also to northern Israel for the attendance of a [[Passover]] in [[Jerusalem]]. (2 Chronicles 30);<ref name=Dimont1933/>{{rp|6}} British Israelites interpret 2 Chronicles 34:9 as referring to "Scythians".{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

Dimont is also critical of the interpretations of biblical prophecy embraced by the movement, saying, "Texts are torn from their context, and misapplied without the slightest regard to their original meaning."<ref name=Dimont1933/>{{rp|18}}