DNA & Tradition: The Genetic Link to the Ancient HebrewsDid the Twelve Tribes of Israel really exist? Are the scattered groups of modern Jews really the direct descendants of the ancient Hebrews of the Bible? This extraordinary book chronicles the latest discoveries in the cutting-edge field of Molecular Population Genetics that add empirical evidence and scientific confirmation to Biblical tradition. |
Contents
Introduction 93 | 13 |
Scattered and Gathered DNA Confirms | 25 |
The Founding Mothers Genetic Matriarchs | 36 |
The DNA Key | 44 |
Tribes of Israel Lost Found Ancient Modern | 60 |
Tribes of Exile Askenazim and Sefardim | 89 |
All About Kohanim and the Tribe of Levi | 108 |
Ancestor Search | 140 |
Abrahams Chromosome? Genetic Indications | 159 |
Confirmation of Tradition | 168 |
Appendix | 177 |
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Abraham ancient Hebrews Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Levites Babylonia Bene Israel Bible Biblical Blessing Bradman century chromosomes Cohen Modal Haplotype common ancestor cultural destruction Diaspora communities Djerba DNA testing Europe European father firstborn founder founding mothers frequency genealogy genetic markers genetic research genetic signature geographic HaKohen haplogroup High Priest Holy homeland human genome immigrated to Israel indicate inheritance Ishmael Israelite Jacob Jewish communities Jewish Diaspora Jewish groups Jewish populations Jewish tradition Judah Judaism Khazar known Kohanim Kohen Gadol Land of Israel Lemba Levites lineage lived located Lost Tribes maintained male Mediterranean Menashe Middle East Middle Eastern migrated molecular mtDNA mutations non-Jewish populations North Africa origin particular paternal gene pool polymorphisms priesthood Rabbi Redemption religious samples Second Temple Sefardic Sefardim Sephardic sequence share sons spiritual status synagogue Talmud Temple in Jerusalem Temple Service throughout Torah Tribe of Levi Tribes of Israel unique world Jewry Y-Chromosome