{"id":15758,"date":"2023-03-12T17:45:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T17:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=15758"},"modified":"2023-03-12T17:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T17:45:54","slug":"ancient-hebrews-likely-much-more-rh-negative-than-todays-ashkenazi-populations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/ancient-hebrews-likely-much-more-rh-negative-than-todays-ashkenazi-populations\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Hebrews likely much more Rh Negative than today&#8217;s Ashkenazi populations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Ancient Hebrews likely much more Rh Negative than today&#039;s Ashkenazi populations\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>Could it be that the ancient Hebrews had much higher percentages of Rh negative blood?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the most part, today&#8217;s Jewish populations tend to have similar Rh- percentages as the general populations of the countries where their families and ancestors had dwelled for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israeli version of the Red Cross, Magden David Adom (Red Star of David) claimed once 10% of Israelis are Rh negative. However, the Jerusalem Post uses 15% as the percentage of Israelis to be Rh negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MIHxblHfJZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/15-of-israel-is-rh-negative\/\">15% of Israel is Rh negative?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;15% of Israel is Rh negative?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/15-of-israel-is-rh-negative\/embed\/#?secret=XHGNzgY7pK#?secret=MIHxblHfJZ\" data-secret=\"MIHxblHfJZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes a ton more sense than 10 having examined numerous studies of blood type frequencies among various Jewish populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BUT&#8230; it&#8217;s still relatively low for a population so often mentioned in connection with Rh negative frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QyTufhEZPu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-types-ancient-hebrews\/\">Blood types of the ancient Hebrews<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Blood types of the ancient Hebrews&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-types-ancient-hebrews\/embed\/#?secret=m7iTBmxZwK#?secret=QyTufhEZPu\" data-secret=\"QyTufhEZPu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost 20% of some Jewish populations from Cochin, Kerala, India&#8217;s communities (many now in Israel) are Rh negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pLTGOKYmOs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/jewish-populations-with-high-rh-negative-frequencies\/\">Jewish Populations with high Rh Negative Frequencies<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Jewish Populations with high Rh Negative Frequencies&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/jewish-populations-with-high-rh-negative-frequencies\/embed\/#?secret=b5RHZlMWS2#?secret=pLTGOKYmOs\" data-secret=\"pLTGOKYmOs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar the Samaritans of today and the small sample of Karaites examined was even higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there are the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Peninsula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M4wOL1ElUP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/up-to-30-of-sinai-bedouins-found-to-be-rh-negative\/\">Up to 30% of Sinai Bedouins found to be Rh Negative<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Up to 30% of Sinai Bedouins found to be Rh Negative&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/up-to-30-of-sinai-bedouins-found-to-be-rh-negative\/embed\/#?secret=nOJdFj9ijE#?secret=M4wOL1ElUP\" data-secret=\"M4wOL1ElUP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Could it be that the ancient Hebrews had much higher percentages, yet in Bedouins known for not marrying outside their tribes their high frequencies have been better preserved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming that the 1\/3rd y-DNA J and 1\/3rd mtDNA K frequencies among today&#8217;s Ashkenazi populations may have been significantly higher among the ancient Hebrews, so could have been the Rh negative frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which brings me back to the Sumerian ancestry of the ancient Hebrews&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GpBTH7PFAV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/the-basque-sumerian-rh-negative-connetion\/\">The Basque-Sumerian-Rh Negative Connection<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Basque-Sumerian-Rh Negative Connection&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/the-basque-sumerian-rh-negative-connetion\/embed\/#?secret=3DXq19kmfn#?secret=GpBTH7PFAV\" data-secret=\"GpBTH7PFAV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>and&#8230; the Basque connection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LjSKeZhK3L\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/is-there-a-basque-jewish-rh-negative-connection\/\">Is there a Basque-Jewish-Rh Negative connection?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Is there a Basque-Jewish-Rh Negative connection?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/is-there-a-basque-jewish-rh-negative-connection\/embed\/#?secret=Ixw16MDu08#?secret=LjSKeZhK3L\" data-secret=\"LjSKeZhK3L\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do we know about the genetics of the ancient Hebrews?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far less than I would like to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However: Since there has been so much reheating of material associated with genetic associations, we can also use the same tactic of closing in if you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to use the search function on this blog if you are interested in related studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Which were the blood types of the ancient Hebrews?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZjWsRk9W010?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Ancient Hebrews likely much more Rh Negative than today&#039;s Ashkenazi populations\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Could it be that the ancient Hebrews had much higher percentages of Rh negative blood? For the most part, today&#8217;s Jewish populations tend to have similar Rh- percentages as the general populations of the countries where their families and ancestors had dwelled for centuries. The Israeli version of the Red Cross, Magden David Adom (Red Star of David) claimed once 10% of Israelis are Rh negative. However, the Jerusalem Post uses 15% as the percentage of Israelis to be Rh negative. This makes a ton more sense than 10 having examined numerous studies of blood type frequencies among various Jewish populations. BUT&#8230; it&#8217;s still relatively low for a population so often mentioned in connection with Rh negative frequencies. 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