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Jacob's Legacy: A Genetic View of Jewish History

Jacob's Legacy: A Genetic View of Jewish History
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Author:
David B. Goldstein
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Release Date:
2008
ISBN-10:
0300145101
ISBN-13:
9780300145106
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About Jacob's Legacy: A Genetic View of Jewish History

Who are the Jews? Where did they come from? What is the connection between an ancient Jewish priest in Jerusalem and today's Israeli sunbather on the beaches of Tel Aviv? These questions stand at the heart of this engaging book. Geneticist David Goldstein analyzes modern DNA studies of Jewish populations and examines the intersections of these scientific findings with the history (both biblical and modern) and oral tradition of the Jews. With a special gift for translating complex scientific concepts into language understandable to all, Goldstein delivers an accessible, personal, and fascinating book that tells the history of a group of people through the lens of genetics. In a series of detective-style stories, Goldstein explores the priestly lineage of Jewish males as manifested by Y chromosomes; the Jewish lineage claims of the Lemba, an obscure black South African tribe; the…

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