An Alternate History written by Meshakhad. The Biblical YHWH decides on a different holy land for His chosen people. So instead of having the Israelites invade Canaan, He sends them to then-uninhabited New Zealand.
Story thread here
. Concept discussion thread here, requiring AH.com membership.
This series contains examples of:
- Alternate History Wank: Averted with regards to Yisrael. The author has stated that he envisions them ending up more like modern Britain or Japan.
- Alien Space Bats: The premise literally invokes God. Yes, that God.
- Death World: Australia. All but two of the Yisraeli colonies fail.
- Different States of America: There will be a US analog - the Most Serene Republic of Atlantis, apparently of Italian origin.
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople): Only a few OTL toponyms are preserved, and those are all descriptive, as New Zealand is settled by ancient Israelites rather than Polynesians and Europeans.
- Played with in the case of Ward Island - its name here is "Iy Shamar", from the Hebrew word for "to protect/guard".
- Australia is called Eretz Adom ("Red Land").
- Antarctica is named Tsalal, in a Shout-Out to Green Antarctica
- Macross Missile Massacre: In the teaser, the Yisraelis unleash one on the Sundanese harbor with black powder rockets.
- Mass Teleportation: God teleports all the Israelites (and their livestock and possessions) just as they're about to enter the Promised Land...to the uninhabited islands of New Zealand.note
- Mundane Utility: The first chapter has Moses offhandedly mention using his staff to prop up a tent or whack unruly animals.
- Ninja Pirate Robot Zombie: One hint of the future mentions Native American tanks coming to the aid of Militant Communist Texas.
- Schizo Tech:
- The Obsidian Age. The Yisraelis slide back into the Stone Age due to a lack of copper to make bronze but retain writing.
- The teaser has medieval Yisraelis using rockets but not guns.
