This remarkable book reveals recent discoveries in molecular genetics that provide scientific confirmation of Biblical and oral tradition. Using DNA analysis, it has become possible to find definite answers to questions of Biblical tradition and genealogy. Chapter one discusses two pioneering studies that detected Y-Chromosome markers that occur with high frequency in the Jewish priestly line of Kohanim. Chapter two reveals that Jewish people around the globe are closely related to one another, distinct from their host communities, and share a common geographical origin in the Middle East. 

Other chapters (1)  look at the genetic and biblical Matriarchs through studies of the mtDNA, which is transferred through the female line. (2) deal with the Ancient Hebrews and the question of the Lost Tribes and (3) discuss the history of the Ashkenazic Jews of Europe and the Sefardic Jews of the Middle East and Mediterranean communities.

The last chapter provides a summary of the latest findings from molecular genetics as they relate to Biblical genealogy. The conclusion is that DNA research has verified both the oral and the scriptural tradition. It concludes with an illuminating section on the spiritual heirs of Abraham and his biological heirs through Jacob, to whom the land was given as an inheritance forever.

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