Jewish Ancestry | Jewish Ancestry
Nov.23.2012
That's right, I'm going to be a racial snob because I believe the ten ethnicities that run through my genetic make-up are the best. Now mind you I'm still working on my genealogy and I'm convinced I'll come up with more ethnicities to feed my clannish mentality. I'll probably find African ancestry...
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Nov.23.2012
How about Jacob, Jacobi or Jacobson? You probably don't think about it but the ethnic roots of Jacobs go back to ancient Israel. The twelve tribes of Israel are all the descendants of “Jacob”, whose name later became “Israel”. Once you find your Israelite ancestors, you can further your research...
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Sep.20.2012
Every time my genealogical interest is aroused, I jump on the word or idea and follow it where it leads me, to archaic definitions, unusual world history and strange websites. Ancestry searching is not an easy task, mentally or emotionally, particularly when an ancestor hides their true identity...
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Sep.06.2012
Benjamin is a Hebrew name meaning "Son of the right hand". If your family tree has a Benjamin it could be that your ancestors had an affinity for the ancient Israelites. Used alone, Ben means "Son of". You will find the Hebrew prefix Ben, used abundantly in Hebrew names as in Ben Jacobs, of course...
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Sep.04.2012
For the ancient Israelites a "Judge" was to whom the people turned to solve their differences and a Judge had enough power to act as intermediary leader in time of war. All the Judges were men except for one ... Deborah. If any of your ancestors have the name Deborah it may be that they had an...
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Aug.17.2012
After Spain and Portugal's Inquisitions, Jews who forcibly became “New Christians” and "Crypto-Jews, formed themselves into tightly-knit groups of “friends” and family, making it understandable that once you get to your family tree you should see other Jewish names. Watch for the point when they...
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Aug.13.2012
Judging by the number of Christians throughout the world, not only were the Catholic Monarchy's Inquisitions successful in "converting" Jews but Medieval Protestants were also quite competent in their ambitions to convert Jews to Christianity. So this means that there were thousands of Jews who for...
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Jul.20.2012
The Biblical figure Abraham was the patriarch of the Israelites. His grandson Jacob became prosperous and ruled over a portion of Canaan territory around 1800 B.C.E. The name of the God of the Israelites was "El Shaddai" or "El". Jacob renamed himself "strength with God", which in ancient Hebrew is...
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Jun.15.2012
We should not assume that our ancestors three or four hundred years ago were Christians. Yes they may have their names in church records, Christian marriage records, etc. but this does not mean they were not Jewish. Nor am I trying to say they weren't Christians. They could easily have been Jewish...
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May.04.2012
“Bantu” means “the people” and is used to define numerous African tribes with a variety of dialects. My old encyclopedia states that most of the black people "living in equatorial and southern Africa (except the Pigmies) belong to the great Bantu family. It is believed that originally the Bantus...
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