[Verginius Rufus]

Samaritans go by patrilineal descent as the Jews did in Biblical times (the genealogies in the Bible follow paternal lines). When was the matrilineal rule adopted? I heard once it was because of Jewish women being raped by Roman soldiers but that may be a myth.

Even if Chinese Y-chromosomes predominate, if the Bnei Menashe are descended from the tribe of Manasseh maybe some Israelite haplogroups would be found.

[Eleutheria5]

The matrilineal thing is based on a passage in, I think, Leviticus 19. Don’t recall the exact language. I’ll circle back on this.