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Charleston man who dons pharaoh garb gets DNA results linking him to Ramesses III
The Post and Courier ^ | 23 Mar 19 | Robert Behre

Posted on 03/24/2019 4:53:40 AM PDT by SkyPilot

Robert “King David” Ross of Charleston wears his Egyptian headress while reading the 23andMe letter informing him of his familial link to Pharoah Ramsesses III

Robert Ross retired as a management analyst with the U.S. General Accounting Office in Chicago, moved back to Charleston and currently works as a sexton at Morris Street Baptist Church.

But most people probably recognize him for the distinctive black-and-gold Pharaoh headdress he often wears around town to express his passion for ancient Egypt.

In other words, he’s been wearing it long before a 23andMe letter arrived in January analyzing his DNA — a letter that would move him to tears and confirm his many years of work.

“You share an ancient paternal lineage with Pharaoh Ramesses III,” it read. “You and Ramesses III share an ancient paternal-line ancestor who probably lived in north Africa or western Asia.”

Ross was ecstatic.

“When I first read it, I was so happy, and I was just so glad,” he said. “Then I thought, ‘No wonder I’m re-enacting and doing certain things that’s sort of unexplainable. It’s all part of the gene!’”

Ross said his passion for ancient Africa began to stir several decades ago, when he visited the King Tutankhamun exhibition in Chicago.

Until then, his impression of Egypt was that it was racially and culturally linked more to Europe than Africa, a perception he said was created by Hollywood stars in movies such as “The Ten Commandments.”

But when Ross saw King Tut’s gold death mask, he said, “It was like seeing myself. Something just came over me, and I started crying.”

(Excerpt) Read more at postandcourier.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 20thdynasty; ancientautopsies; blacks; dna; egypt; genealogy; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; ramessesiii; ramsesiii; twentiethdynasty; wewuzkangs
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To: SkyPilot
Ol' Bob's a lucky man.

With that letter, Egyptian headress and $1, he can get a coffee (any size) at McDonalds.

21 posted on 03/24/2019 5:50:49 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: SkyPilot

Ok...23 and Me said that I’m related to the Vulcans...


22 posted on 03/24/2019 5:53:50 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: bert
G,G,G,G,G,G,G,G,g,G,G,G,granma

One was a little less grand?

23 posted on 03/24/2019 5:55:53 AM PDT by Libloather (Global warming is AWESOME!)
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To: Libloather

Her hieroglyph was chipped


24 posted on 03/24/2019 5:57:24 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: SkyPilot

I do not believe that 23AndMe KNOWS any definite direct ancient lineage with any certain ancient individuals - only DNA groups by region.

I suspect that “King David’s” letter will be proven to be a fraud, and 23AndMe will denounce it as the kind of of detailed lineage they cannot and do not pretend to do.


25 posted on 03/24/2019 6:08:07 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: SkyPilot

No doubt he is also linked to Liz Warren.


26 posted on 03/24/2019 6:13:31 AM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: EEGator

And we wuz Kodos!


27 posted on 03/24/2019 6:18:47 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
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To: SkyPilot

If he were king tuts son..or even his grand son ..he might get some benefit out of it.
Otherwise, it’s kind of like being the great great grandson of Thomas Elva Edison.
Big whoop ..who cares.


28 posted on 03/24/2019 6:32:10 AM PDT by Leep (It's.. (W)all or nothing..!)
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To: jmcenanly

“I tried 23 & Me™ to find that I am a descendant of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an ancient Irish King. I suspect that so are about half of the people in Ireland. I am not awaiting coronation.”

I was just about to post that. Well, I’d better get my royal arse up and get to the gym.


29 posted on 03/24/2019 6:36:34 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: euram

“At one time Nubians, who were black, briefly ruled Egypt.”

Rameses II hated the Nubians so much that he had one painted on each of the soles of his sandals so that he could tread on them wherever he walked. Egyptians are painted tan and Nubians black.


30 posted on 03/24/2019 6:57:28 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: eartick; All
Theennnnn, what you are saying there was a whitey in the woodpile???

Most likely a Jefferson, Washington, or Johnson, Maybe even an Irishman or Scottsman or two.

31 posted on 03/24/2019 7:30:47 AM PDT by Texicanus (GOD Bless Texas and the USA)
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To: PIF
I did he 23 and Me, and so have family and friends. I have a very small Native American in me, but I don’t pull an Elizabeth Warren. Also, a friend did his and had Ashkenazie Jew. Then he pulled his report a few months later and that category had disappeared.
32 posted on 03/24/2019 7:38:20 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Fido969

Correct, the Black Israelites are of the same propaganda cult.


33 posted on 03/24/2019 7:39:54 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

You’re pretty much related to almost everyone who lived 3000 years ago, so there’s that. You’re expanding Family Tree Grows exponentially until several centuries ago it widens to the point of being a number equal to more than everybody living on Earth. Then it follows a narrowing path into archaic times. So yes, he’s probably related to Ramses third, and so is everybody else.


34 posted on 03/24/2019 7:41:28 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: SkyPilot
23andMe is a genius idea.

If the government said, "We want DNA samples from Americans." they'd be met with outrage.

So now we have front organizations that say, "Send us $200 and a swab of your saliva and we'll tell you all the cool people you might be related to!"

Brilliant.

35 posted on 03/24/2019 7:45:15 AM PDT by Drew68 (No, as a matter of fact, I didn't read the article.)
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To: PIF
This guy got scammed - no doubt he had said something previously about being related to an Egyptian pharaoh and they just made his wishful thinking come true.

Oh well....

Let the old man pretend he's a pharaoh if that's what makes him happy in life.

36 posted on 03/24/2019 7:47:05 AM PDT by Drew68 (No, as a matter of fact, I didn't read the article.)
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To: Sooth2222
Mathematically, everyone with Northern European roots is a descendant of Charlemagne

Yes, and if one believes the Bible, all of humanity is descended from Noah, and before that Adam.

What is really going on here with he “Ancient Egyptians were black” is cultural appropriation. When the accomplishments of Sub-Sahara Africa was examined, they found no great buildings, no historical written record, no aqueducts, no great ships, no road construction, no great bridges, and on and on. So, they matched on to another civilization.

37 posted on 03/24/2019 7:47:23 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot
Seriously, you dress up and claim to be related to an Egyptian king from 3000 years ago!?


38 posted on 03/24/2019 7:49:15 AM PDT by Callan
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To: skimbell

More like Burger KING.


39 posted on 03/24/2019 8:21:41 AM PDT by Leep (It's.. (W)all or nothing..!)
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To: SkyPilot

We Wuz Kangz n Sheeit.


40 posted on 03/24/2019 8:22:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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