Puritans and the Hebrew roots of America

The majority of the earliest steelers were Puritans from England. Unlike their cousins back home, these American Puritans strongly identified with both the historical traditions and customs of the ancient Hebrew of the Old Testament. They viewed their emigration from England as a vitural re-enactment of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. England was Egypt and the English King was Pharaoh, the Atlantic Ocean their Red Sea, America was the land of Israel, and the Indians were the ancient Canaanites. On this week's podcast, we will discuss how the Puritans believed they were the new Israelites fulfilling their destiny in the New Promised land.