Jacob's Legacy.
Jacob's Legacy
A Genetic View of Jewish History
David B. Goldstein
Geneticist David Goldstein analyzes modern DNA studies of Jewish populations and examines the intersections of these scientific findings with the history (both biblical and modern) and oral tradition of the Jews.
David B. Goldstein is professor of molecular genetics and director of the Institute for Genome Science and Policy’s Center for Population Genomics and Pharmacogenetics, Duke University. He lives in Durham, NC.
Recent genetic studies suggest Caucasian and Middle Eastern origin of the Chuvash. The Chuvash are
descended from the Khazars and Chuvash language is the only surviving member of the Khazar-Bulgar branch of Turkic languages.
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There was a 7th century kingdom in the Caucasians, Khazaria, whose aristocrats converted to Judaism for political reasons. Genetic analysis of Y chromosomes shows a link between a group of Russian believed to be descended from the Khazars (the Chuvash), and Ashkenazy Jews - but only to the Levite subset group of Askhenazy Jews. The Levite designation, like the Cohan, is traditionally passed from father to son.
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The most surprising result in the book is the possibility, which Goldstein could not falsify, that Ashkenazi Jews may trace their origins, not so much to the ancient Israelites, as to the Khazari sources.
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The askenazi have some markers that suggests strongly the contribuition of a turkish tribe, the Khazars, to their gene pool.
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A Genetic View of Jewish History
David B. Goldstein
Geneticist David Goldstein analyzes modern DNA studies of Jewish populations and examines the intersections of these scientific findings with the history (both biblical and modern) and oral tradition of the Jews.
David B. Goldstein is professor of molecular genetics and director of the Institute for Genome Science and Policy’s Center for Population Genomics and Pharmacogenetics, Duke University. He lives in Durham, NC.
Recent genetic studies suggest Caucasian and Middle Eastern origin of the Chuvash. The Chuvash are
descended from the Khazars and Chuvash language is the only surviving member of the Khazar-Bulgar branch of Turkic languages.
===================================Summary===============================
There was a 7th century kingdom in the Caucasians, Khazaria, whose aristocrats converted to Judaism for political reasons. Genetic analysis of Y chromosomes shows a link between a group of Russian believed to be descended from the Khazars (the Chuvash), and Ashkenazy Jews - but only to the Levite subset group of Askhenazy Jews. The Levite designation, like the Cohan, is traditionally passed from father to son.
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The most surprising result in the book is the possibility, which Goldstein could not falsify, that Ashkenazi Jews may trace their origins, not so much to the ancient Israelites, as to the Khazari sources.
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The askenazi have some markers that suggests strongly the contribuition of a turkish tribe, the Khazars, to their gene pool.
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www.aspnetworld.com/store/itemdetails/0300151284.aspx