To: 1010RD
No.
Judah, Benjamin and Levy survived more-or-less intact. Shimon’s portion was mostly within Judah, so it is safe to think they were included with Judah. These were joined by remnant faithful of the other tribes when the two kingdoms split.
The DNA profiles of all the tribes would be similar, and related most closely to others from the Mideast.
51 posted on
10/11/2012 7:46:12 AM PDT by
jjotto
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53 posted on
10/11/2012 5:59:36 PM PDT by
SJackson
(none of this suggests there are hostile feelings for the US in Egypt, Victoria Nuland, State Dept)
To: jjotto; 1010RD
Also, when Assyria crushed the Northern Kingdom of Israel, many refugees moved south. But putting that aside, the genes of Jews (Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi) are are closes to Samaritans (they still exist) and Kurds.
I've never understood the desire of Europeans to imagine themselves Northern Israelites. They betray their history in a desire to be a remnant of a group sent to oblivion for horrible behavior?
59 posted on
10/11/2012 11:17:46 PM PDT by
rmlew
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