JEWS IN MALUKU
It is a famous history that the Dutch first
arrival to the spice Island in 1588 and did the spice trading monopoly after
Military action against Spanish who already arrive before. Dutch were the new
comer, other trader such as Chinese; Arabic, Persia, Jews already arrived
before European come.
MALUKU; TAKEN FROM HEBREW WORD
According to Rabbi Resley in the book of “The Golden Gate of Israel left in
Indonesia”. The name of Maluku is taken from Hebrew; from the word of “Melekh” The oldest word is “Maliki” in the book of Tang Dynasty in
China it’s written “Miliku” the
direction of “Holing” kingdom another
region in west.
Another
Hebrew word that similar to the name of Maluku is “Molokh or Molech” the
god of Amon, the words Molech in Bible is written in some books ( Leviticus:
18:21, 2 Kings: 23:10, Jeremy: 32:35). Molech” is a common word refers to an
authority or king (EKA II page, 93).
Maluku Islands is known is the land of four kingdom; Jilolo in West
Halmahera, Ternate in Ternate Island, Tidore in Tidore Island and Bacan in
Bacan Island, The old Ternate language “Moloku”
Moloku Kie Raha ( Moluccas the land of four kingdoms)
JEWS PEOPLE CAME TO
MALUKU THROUGH INDIA AND CHINA
In
605 BC from the kingdom of Judah (The south Kingdom) Jews people were exile to
Mediterranean and Persia (Iraq and Iran).
At the time of Persia, the kingdom was expanse to Ethiopia (Africa)
until India. Since 722 BC, the kingdom of Israel (in the North) which consist
of 10 tribal were firstly relocate by the king of Asyur, and they were send to
any nations, In Roman time the Jews were
spread out to the Cities of Roman empire as traders, and the business
corporation among Western(Roman Kingdoms) and Eastern (Chinese Kingdom) were
happened.
The
Jews came to Maluku with Chinese traders during become the Roman business
corporation. In the first century after Christ the spices from Maluku were sold
in Jerusalem, in the 33 century some Jews woman bought the spices for Jesus
death Body in the market in Jerusalem.
The
earlier people who live in Maluku are called “Alifuru” or “Alfuro” one of the
tribe in Halmahera were called Tavaros or Tabaru, might be also came from the
word “Alvuro” this tribe were use as strong soldier for Jailolo Kingdom,
Ternate Kingdom, Dutch Colonial, Permesta and also Indonesia. The old word is
taken from Hebrew “Alluf” which means
“The leadership is on the head of a family. This custom is also found in the
people of Edom. The single Hebrew word “Alluf” also means “Commander in chief”.
Those family leaders in Edom then called king (Genesis 36:19,31).
At
the end of his book, Resley stated that the majority of Maluku people are the
descendants of the tribe of Gad one of the twelve tribes of Israel that already
suspicion disappear.
THE SOLDIER OF THE KINGDOM OF TERNATE ARE FROM TAVAROS TRIBE (Tabaru)
THE WEDDING IN TAVAROS (TABARU)
THE TAVAROS (TABARU) TRIBE LIVES IN THE INTERIOR OF HALMAHERA
TUGUTIL TRIBE IN WANGINGIRA VILLAGE
