Questions tagged [genealogy]
The study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history.
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Could there be a Halachik issue with using a DNA kit such as 23andMe?
Besides learning fun facts about one's DNA and ancestry, there's a lot of good that can come out of using one. For example: people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent can learn if they're predisposed to BRCA1 ...
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The application of the dispute about the borders of Babylon
The Talmud (Kiddushin 71b) discusses the differences in the lineage of people from different places in the vicinity of Bavel (Babylon) by analogy of health. Bavel is healthy (has a good lineage), ...
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Does a Kohen have to be concerned about the surname of a potential mate?
In this question various surnames are explored that are strongly associated with being a Kohein. Some of them are rather unambiguously chosen simply because the chooser wanted to indicate their status....
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What tribe are the Bene Israel in India descended from?
What tribe(s) are the Bene Israel of India descended from?
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Who is Rav Tzvi HaLevi?
Below is a ketuba for a bride name Chaya bat Yehuda, and Yehuda's father is shown as Rav Tzvi HaLevy.
I know for a fact from people who knew him and from multiple original source documents including ...
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Messiah's tribal pedigree, and the Diaspora
How will the Messiah prove he is from the tribe of Judah if the diaspora has obliterated tribal delineation?
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Why does the listing of returnees in Ezra change from families to territories?
In Ezra 2:21 the listing of the returnees from Bavel to Eretz Yisrael switches from lists of families to peoples from specific areas in Eretz Yisrael (the commentary of Daat Mikra identifies nearly ...
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Who was Naomi's mother?
I would like to know the genealogy of Naomi the mother in law of Rus. Specifically, who was her mother?
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What is the purpose of the genealogy of Genesis 4:17-22?
What is the purpose of the genealogy of Genesis 4:17–22?
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Torah Genealogy not mentioning Childless people
In Shmuel 1, 17:12, the sons of Yishai are listed. There is a discrepancy between this count (of 7) and the textual statements that Yishai had 8 sons. Some meforshim explain this as because the 8th, ...
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Reason for Kohen status being inherited
Aharon was the first kohen and his sons inherit this status from then on (Shemot 28:1); their major role being to make offerings in the Temples on behalf of all of Israel.
Aside from being a ...
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How to find one's illustrious ancestors
If someone does not know his family tree — for example, he is the child of ba'alei teshuveh and his grandparents did not impart to his parents any important-to-Judaism information about his ...
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Who is דישון? Contradiction in 2 verses
Breishit 36:21 list דישון as the son of Se'ir, but verse 25 lists him as the son of Ana, which would make him a grandson of Se'ir. Which is it? Why the contradiction?
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Where did Shem's, Ham's and Japeth's wives come from?
I can't find any information regarding the ancestry line of Noah's sons' respective wives. From whom did they descend?
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How literally are we supposed to read the book of Bereshit/Genesis?
Especially with regard to the family of Abraham. Is there any extra-Biblical historical evidence of a paternal link between the Ishmaelite, Edomite and Keturan tribes and the 12 tribes of Israel? Is ...
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Would Jobs daughters sons have been sons of Job?
In Job's testing, Jobs sons all died. When God restored him, he had seven sons and three daughters. He gave the daughters an inheritance among their brothers. Would Job's grand sons (The daughter's ...
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Historical ID lost can it be reclaimed
Could it be possible that many Hispanics who moved from Spain and having their family line coming from Jewish blood (Sephardi Jews), be actually Jews and not know it? There is a test now to check ...
