{"id":20117,"date":"2023-12-06T11:40:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=20117"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:44:51","slug":"did-rh-blood-run-through-the-veins-of-the-ancient-hebrews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/did-rh-blood-run-through-the-veins-of-the-ancient-hebrews\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Rh- Blood run through the Veins of the Ancient Hebrews?"},"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=\"Did Rh- Blood run through the Veins of the Ancient Hebrews?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>We do not know the Rh factor frequencies among the ancient Hebrews, but we can look at related tribes as well as certain populations standing out today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Ashkenazi tend to show similar frequencies as the European nations in which their ancestors lived for hundreds of years, significantly higher Rh- frequencies in some other Jewish and closely related groups raise the questions once again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did the ancient Hebrews have high percentages of Rh- blood, where did they originate and were there significant differences between the Jewish tribes?<\/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=\"NqLvRHx3N7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/are-53-of-karaite-jews-rhesus-negative\/\">Are 53% of Karaite Jews rhesus 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;Are 53% of Karaite Jews rhesus negative?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/are-53-of-karaite-jews-rhesus-negative\/embed\/#?secret=FndE0lm511#?secret=NqLvRHx3N7\" data-secret=\"NqLvRHx3N7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Around 28% Rh-<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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=\"zEic3xjTiz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rh-negative-gene-cde-frequency-among-samaritans-42-9\/\">Rh negative gene (cde) frequency among Samaritans: 42.9%<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Sinai Peninsula Bedouins 21% Rh-, possibly up to 30%&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/sinai-peninsula-bedouins-21-rh-possibly-up-to-30\/embed\/#?secret=uxTjUcPaSa#?secret=77r9O693Dc\" data-secret=\"77r9O693Dc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How closely related to the ancient Hebrews are today&#8217;s Bedouins?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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=\"jjzI7xjNQc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/29-of-the-ait-moghrad-population-in-the-high-atlas-range-is-rh\/\">29% of the\u00a0Ait Moghrad population in the High Atlas Range is Rh-<\/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;29% of the\u00a0Ait Moghrad population in the High Atlas Range is Rh-&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/29-of-the-ait-moghrad-population-in-the-high-atlas-range-is-rh\/embed\/#?secret=FvEkunNiYc#?secret=jjzI7xjNQc\" data-secret=\"jjzI7xjNQc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sephardic Jews took the North African route to Europe. 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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=Hs2B63xGi5#?secret=Wk4Mg80FXE\" data-secret=\"Wk4Mg80FXE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You have probably read this one before!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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=\"yJRgTxfLKL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/14-rh-in-mali-who-are-the-dogon-people\/\">14% Rh- in Mali: Who are the Dogon people?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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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=\"Did Rh- Blood run through the Veins of the Ancient Hebrews?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>We do not know the Rh factor frequencies among the ancient Hebrews, but we can look at related tribes as well as certain populations standing out today. While Ashkenazi tend to show similar frequencies as the European nations in which their ancestors lived for hundreds of years, significantly higher Rh- frequencies in some other Jewish and closely related groups raise the questions once again: Did the ancient Hebrews have high percentages of Rh- blood, where did they originate and were there significant differences between the Jewish tribes? 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