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== Extrabiblical confirmation of the Aaronic line ==
== Extrabiblical confirmation of the Aaronic line ==
[[File:Moses and Aron before Paraoh.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|Moses and Aaron before Pharoh]]
[[File:Moses and Aron before Paraoh.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|Moses and Aaron before Pharoh]]
In the early 1990s, [[Genetics|genetic]] studies found strong evidence that the tradition that Kohanim are actually descended from Aaron was supported by [[gene]]tic testing. Since the kohanic status is passed down through the male line and males pass on their common Y chromosome to their male children, testing was done across sectors of the [[Judaism|Jewish]] population to see if there was any commonality between their Y chromosomes. Most of the people who self-identified as Kohanim were found to share a common male ancestor about 3000 years ago, as would be expected if the tradition were true. Christians and Jews have pointed to the so-called "Kohain Gene" as evidence for the truth of the [[Biblical]] accounts. Further genetic testing with the relevant haplotype has supported the claims of the Lemba, an [[African]] tribe who claim that they were in fact descended from one of the ten lost tribes of Israel.
In the early 1990s, [[Genetics|genetic]] studies found strong evidence that the tradition that Kohanim are actually descended from Aaron was supported by [[gene]]tic testing. Since the kohanic status is passed down through the male line and males pass on their common Y chromosome to their male children, testing was done across sectors of the [[Judaism|Jewish]] population to see if there was any commonality between their Y chromosomes. Most of the people who self-identified as Kohanim were found to share a common male ancestor about 3000 years ago, as would be expected if the tradition were true. Christians and Jews have pointed to the so-called "Kohain Gene" as evidence for the truth of the [[Biblical]] accounts. Further genetic testing with the relevant haplotype has supported the claims of the Lemba, an [[African]] tribe who claim that they were in fact descended from one of the ten lost tribes of Israel.