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The point in the title is valid, but his answer to the original question seems misguided to me: in the time of the bible the only lineage that mattered is the p
by itsadok 14y ago
The point in the title is valid, but his answer to the original question seems misguided to me: in the time of the bible the only lineage that mattered is the paternal one. If your grandmother was King David's daughter that would not make you his descendant. Not in the eyes of your contemporaries.
- whatusername 14y agoExcept that Judaism has a form of Matrilineality so King David/etc were probably bad examples.
- tezza 14y agoMatrilineality is mostly from the Talmud , a collection of Rabbinic opinion. The Old Testament / Bible allows both parents to determine Judaism in the child. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrilineality_in_Judaism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrilineality_in_Judaism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud