Quest for the Lost Tribes

There are few activities more fascinating than digging through the "where are they now?" file. But this video takes such an investigation to the ultimate level, pondering the mystery of the lost tribes of Israel. Only Judah and Benjamin, from the twelve tribes mentioned in the Bible, survived the Assyrian capture of Israel. Just what happened to the other ten has been a mystery to scholars and theologians ever since. This has led to multiple theories of explanation, some of which are explored here. For example, the Mormons believe that Native Americans are actually descendants of the lost tribes. Emmy-award winning filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici travels to Afghanistan, China, India, Tunisia, and the Middle East in search of answers to this baffling question.