Where did your ancestors come fom?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
and you think that if you compare the genetic makeup of a Sephardi and an Ashkenazi Jew you will find similar genetic makeups?

I know it for a fact, though the expressions only show themselves over large groups. It's how scientists were able to prove the Lemba were in fact, decended from Yemeni Jews, as they claimed in their legends. The marker is most pronounced among the Coheni.

[Jon Miller]

I know a fair number of Jews who consider themselves Jews.. but for the most part a nonpracticing (not Kosher and the like)

but they do things like passover and the like

Jon Miller
(and of course aren't religious)

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
It seems that the Greeks are actually ethernopians

That gives a whole new meaning to Black Athena.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

no, islam doesnt call itself a nationality. it only says that islam is above all tribes (nationalities), and that there be no tribes between islam and allah.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
no, islam doesnt call itself a nationality. it only says that islam is above all tribes (nationalities), and that there be no tribes between islam and allah.

I have now dansed my typo. see above.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

I know it for a fact, though the expressions only show themselves over large groups. It's how scientists were able to prove the Lemba were in fact, decended from Yemeni Jews, as they claimed in their legends. The marker is most pronounced among the Coheni.

source?

[chequita guevara]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/familylemba.html

[Lawrence of Arabia]

The CONTENT of the Jewish religion specifically refers to the role of Jews as a people, as a collective, one thats different from that of other "nations". IF Jews are nothing more than a religion, than the Jewish RELIGION, as religion, is nonsense.

why? it is the nation of 'israel' that they talk about, not the nation of 'jews.' there is today a nation of israel, which is not exclusively jewish

[Az]

Hannibaal wasn't that dark."

Was he arab or white? What color were the Carthaginians?

Arabs mostly are white. at least the ones that are on the north of the middle east. In any case, Hanibaal was carthaginian which descended from the Lebanon. Them, and the north africans are relatively pale, when taken out of the sun. ( i.e. tan easily but aren't dark unless exposed to light a lot )

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Turth hurts, don't it.

Neither turth or truth

[Ecthy]

OK, my ancestors might all be German but there are still those little differences. My paternal side is Mecklenburgian, my maternal side Saxonian. Both are quite pure at that I might add.

BTW: Saxony of today is not historical saxony. What Germanic tribe would that be up the Erz / Sudet mountains? Probably some Thurinigan/Czech mix...

[Bereta_Eder]

that's nothing to be proud of
what? huns?

[Ecthy]

It's nothing notto be proud of either. It's an answer to the thread topic.

As opposed to your contributions, which are rather defined by social isolation and the boredom as a result thereof

[Bereta_Eder]

east germans arent real germans anyway. they're underdeveloped sociologically

[Dinner]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


That gives a whole new meaning to Black Athena.

Greeks widely settled and colonized Egypt forming the upper and middle classes for several gubdred years. It is possible that the genes were from Greece (I.E. they were a seperate group) and then spread out along the nile.