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  2. Matrilineality in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Since only "he" (a non-Jewish father) is mentioned and not "she" (a non-Jewish mother), the Talmud concludes that "your (grand)son who comes from an Israelite woman is called 'your son' (and warned about in the verse), while your (grand)son who comes from a foreign woman is not called 'your son'". Thus, Jewish descent is through the mother. [29]

  3. Patriarchs (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    The patriarchs (Hebrew: אבות ‎ ʾAvot, "fathers") of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as "the patriarchs", and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age .

  4. Matrilineality - Wikipedia

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    Matrilineality in Judaism or matrilineal descent in Judaism is the tracing of Jewish descent through the maternal line. Close to all Jewish communities have followed matrilineal descent from at least early Tannaitic (c. 10–70 CE) times through modern times. [108] The origins and date-of-origin of matrilineal descent in Judaism are uncertain.

  5. Genealogies in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Christian scholars (starting with the historian Eusebius [8]) have put forward various theories that seek to explain why the lineages are so different, [9] such as that Matthew's account follows the lineage of Joseph, while Luke's follows his legal lineage through his biological uncle via Levirate marriage ("Matthan, whose descent ...

  6. Aholibamah - Wikipedia

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    Aholibamah (Hebrew: אָהֳלִיבָמָה ‎ ʾĀhŏlīḇāmā; "My tabernacle of/is height/exaltation" or "Tent of the High Place" [1]), is an eight-time referenced matriarch in the biblical record. [2] Aholibamah was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, [3] son of Seir the Horite. [4]

  7. Jewish genealogy - Wikipedia

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    Jewish genealogy is the study of Jewish families and the tracing of their lineages and history. The Pentateuchal equivalent for "genealogies" is "toledot" (generations). In later Hebrew, as in Aramaic, the term and its derivatives "yiḥus" and "yuḥasin" recur with the implication of legitimacy or nobility of birth. [ 1 ]

  8. Category:Biblical matriarchs - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. ... Pages in category "Biblical matriarchs" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of ...

  9. Patriarchal age - Wikipedia

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    The Bible contains an intricate pattern of chronologies from the creation of Adam, the first man, to the reigns of the later kings of ancient Israel and Judah.Based on this chronology and the Rabbinic tradition, ancient Jewish sources such as Seder Olam Rabbah date the birth of Abraham to 1948 AM (c. 1813 BCE) [3] and place the death of Jacob in 2255 AM (c. 1506 BCE).