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From: "Sasson Margaliot" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Ashkenazim or Sephardim: tribal identity?
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 19:01:38 +0200
References: <5.0.0.25.2.20071130122049.01327e90@mail.insightbb.com><009c01c833ac$e7eba230$6501a8c0@Richard>
In-Reply-To: <009c01c833ac$e7eba230$6501a8c0@Richard>


On Dec 1, 2007 Rich wrote:

>
> Asher was one of the "Lost Tribes" of Israel deported by the Assyrians in
> the 8th century BC and subsequently lost to history.
>
>
The "Lost Tribes" may appear to be lost to history, yet they certainly are
not lost to Genetic Genealogy.
The descendants of "Lost Tribes" didn't get chance to change significantly
in just 100 or so generations.

Of course, the issue of Tribes of Israel is difficult to discuss, since it
interferes with various contemporary matters.

In any case, the tribes were relocated to Media, which is in Northern Iran.
As the result, soon thereafter Median Kingdom
became a major economic and political power, and was a primary force in
destroying the Assyrian Kingdom soon thereafter.

Later, the United Kingdoms (of Media and Persia) captured the city of
Babylon twice: first in days of Cyrus, and again in days of Darius I (also
known as Achashverosh of Purim story). Cyrus allowed Jews to return to Judea
- but what happened to the Ten Tribes?

In my opinion, the 12 Tribes of Israel were J2-M410 - another possibility
often mentioned is J1.




> The tribes that remained in the southern kingdom of Judah and were not
> overwhelmed and deported by the Assyrians were Judah, Benjamin and Simeon.
>

Interestingly, Judah and Benjamin were able to avoid capture by of Jerusalem
by Assyrian Empire,
even at times when literally nobody else could resist the Assyrian military
machine!


Sasson

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