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As I understand it, the strict definition of Jewish descent is purely. You have to go back around 100-200k years to reach the most recent common matrilineal anc
by ricree 6y ago
As I understand it, the strict definition of Jewish descent is purely. You have to go back around 100-200k years to reach the most recent common matrilineal ancestor, and I'm reasonably confident she was not Jewish.
- tw04 6y ago100-200k years? Based on... what? Judaism's earliest trace lies at about 1500BC... so not even close to 100k years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Judaism
- ricree 6y agoSorry for being unclear. I meant the most recent matrilineal ancestor for all of humanity, not for Judaism. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve
- asdfman123 6y agoHow many ancestors you have it just a function of how many generations you look back, and with each successive generations it doubles. At some point in the past, the entire world is your ancestor. https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/all-europeans-are-related-if-you-go-back-just-1-6C9826523 https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/all-europeans-are-relate...