http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/ ANCIENT BIBLE HISTORY Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:15:50 GMT Dora Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61807 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61807 They have a relative to compare it to? Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernut24@... ... From: Djehuti Sundaka To: AncientBibleHistory@yahoogroups.com Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:57:04 GMT Djehuti Sundaka http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61806 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61806 ... Although genetic studies reveal the "Cohen modal haplotype" of Jewish priests to be of an indigenous extraction dating back to c. 1000 BCE (around the time Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:38:37 GMT andrej1234au http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61805 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61805 Greetings all ... aj Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:09:19 GMT gmrf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61804 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61804 Good grief Aris, I should introduce you some bedouin women. Jacob and his wives were Arameans, descendants of the hardy caravaners who trekked months into the Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:42:19 GMT aris hobeth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61803 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61803 Many read the Bible thinking that the heros are minor humble sheep herders. However,  I read the Bible family stories as major royal family sagas. The Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:08:22 GMT Josef I Friedman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61802 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61802 Hi Aris, Jewish identity is passed from the Mother, but prior to a certain point it seems to have been from the father. This seems to make sense because the Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:39:38 GMT aris hobeth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61801 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61801 Don't forget the mitochondrial link of most Jewish females to only four women (either 1000 years ago or to Noah's flood?) (Abraham's wives?) I have also Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:52:10 GMT Josef I Friedman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61800 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61800 Hi Toby, I posted a review of the book which seemed to be from a qualified source, in fact I was wondering if it was same guy as the anonymous quote I posted. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:19:05 GMT zoe_lithoi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61799 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61799 Hi Josef, Your criticism would be more constructive, if you actually bought the book and knew first hand what you espouse. Toby Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:33 GMT Josef I Friedman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61798 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61798 Hi Holly, I'm constantly reminded of Kim's words of wisdom about our tendency to confirm our own prejudices. This is certainly true in my case. The Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:55:36 GMT Kim Huey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61797 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61797 AJ: I am not suggesting anything. I simply wanted to know what Toby thought (and if there was a typo in the spelling). I never cease to be curious. Kim ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:01:29 GMT Josef I Friedman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61796 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61796 I guess its easier to read "cuniform" than to spell it. I made a mistake myself in my earlier post. In the book, the backdraft or something caused a massive Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:41:31 GMT andrej1234au http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61795 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61795 Kim ... I hope you're not suggesting that this tablet was written in Hebrew. aj Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:33:53 GMT andrej1234au http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61794 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61794 Kim ... As I said at the outset, Kim, my opinions are based on much more than the scant information contained in the handful of lines which you read in my Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:39:11 GMT zoe_lithoi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61793 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory/message/61793 Howdy Kim, ... Toby replies: I personally have no problem with the slight spelling difference. If you look at an etymological word list tracing a modern day