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In the early 1990s, genetic studies found strong evidence for the tradition that [[Kohanim]] are actually descended from Aaron was supported by [[genetic 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 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, genetic studies found strong evidence for the tradition that [[Kohanim]] are actually descended from Aaron was supported by [[genetic 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 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. | ||
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Revision as of 17:58, March 12, 2007
Aaron (Hebrew אַהֲרֹן) was the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of the Israelites. Aaron's children became the Kohanim, the caste of Israelites responsible for offering sacrifices in the Tabernacle and later the Temple. Aaron had four children Eleazar, Itamar, Nadab and Abihu. Nadab and Abihu died after offering incense in a problematic way to God.
In the early 1990s, genetic studies found strong evidence for the tradition that Kohanim are actually descended from Aaron was supported by genetic 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 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.