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[theweaselking]

The "Lost Tribe Of Israel", found!

And, unlike the similar claim by the Mormons, this particular claim
A) wasn't made up out of whole cloth by a professional conman.
and
B) is *supported*, not absolutely contradicted, by basic scientific investigation!

Comments

[publius1.livejournal.com]

Next up: the lost Roman legion!

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

How can this be real!?!?! There are no magic goggles involved!

[andrewducker]

I loved that story - I've heard of The Lost Tribes Of Israel on numerous occasions, I wasn't expecting some version of that to turn up in Zimbabwe!

[cuddlycthulhu.livejournal.com]

Neat.

[skington.livejournal.com]

I like how they have an Ark, but it's not as old as should be because they tend to use them in battles and they explode.

This..

[echoeversky.livejournal.com]

has been way old news.. I think for like 10 years + .. perhaps even 2000 years... :)

Re: This..

[drjon.livejournal.com]

As I recall, there's a few (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Tribes_of_Israel). Some have good genetic evidence, too.

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

I've got no problem with them being one of the lost tribes or any of that... What I have a problem with is the complete twisting of the Ark of the Covenant from a box made to carry the stone tablets of original Law, into a ... DRUM? How the h*ll does that even WORK? Drums don't work as well if they have something inside, they certainly won't "Thunder" with something in there.
Further, a drum is MADE to be struck with something, absolutely contradictory to the instruction that say no-one was EVER TO TOUCH IT after it was built and consecrated, and the incident when the oxen stumbled, and a man (Whose name I've forgotten,) reached out to steady it, and was instantly fried where he stood? Yeah- that just screams "Drum" to me... not.

Sorry- I think the Prof is twisting things to suit himself. He doesn't think it's enough to have found this incredible bunch of folks...

[siouxsyn.livejournal.com]

I think it's a context/translation thing. The ark is a hollow container roughly the size of a drum.

I was going to say that they didn't use it as a drum, but I'm curious as to how they did use it. Wear thick gloves and run at people with it? What the hell made it explode?

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, yes - translation could certainly have messed the poor Prof up. Especially given how many times the professor's primary source material (The Bible,) has been "edited"?

Yeah, very good question- what would make a DRUM, - explode?

Reactions

[anktastic.livejournal.com]

First reaction: Interesting!
Second reaction, reading the photo caption: "Lemba women do not have Jewish DNA".... WAIT, WHAT?!

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Given that they're doing Y chromosome testing, the women perforce would not test positive for Jewish DNA...

[anktastic.livejournal.com]

And what, exactly, is "jewish" DNA? Even if there were such a thing (there's not,) if they are the daughters of someone who is a descendent of the original jews, they would have it, wouldn't they? Otherwise women wouldn't be able to be "jewish", whatever you may think that means.

Amazing I have to explain this...

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

In this particular case, it means that their male heritage can be traced back to Semitic roots. It was, you know, explained in the Wikipedia page.

[anktastic.livejournal.com]

No, you trace it to someone, not to a religion and certainly not to a place. There is no such thing as "semitic" traits - don't try to cover for the stupidity of the journalists.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I think you need to talk to a biologist.

[anktastic.livejournal.com]

O merciful genius, please go ahead and educate us. The world is your classroom and we are your pupils!