“Know your DNA?” - Steve Martin

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Know Your DNA?

Many of us have wondered, at some point or another, “Who am I?” And so we order a DNA kit, swab the mouth and mail it in.

And so I did. For the third time. Different company of course.

I knew the general area from where my heritage line of ancestry came from, based on previous accounts from several sources. I wasn’t expecting the 30% Scottish part, nor the 11% Irish segment that this last one reported.

I guess I had always wondered why I liked the Texas Longhorns (I.e.. Scottish Highlander cattle) and St. Patrick so much. Now I know.

With the last name of Martin I had also heard a Jewish speaker at a Jerusalem Aliyah conference years ago say many Hispanics in Central and South America, with the last name of Martinez, most likely have Sephardic (Spanish descendants) Jewish DNA within. Millions of them do not know it.

No connection there though.

Being “grafted in” is what is most important for most of us.

Romans 11:11:17-18 says, “But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the [j]rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you.”

Because of the Jews, whom God the Father chose to hear and write the Bible to reveal Himself. and sent the Messiah Yeshua to the nations through them, we the goyim (Gentiles), now also have the promise of life with Him as we believe and receive His salvation.

DNA research can be helpful in revealing your ancestry.

The Bible, God’s Word, is best for determining your eternal ancestry.

Ahava and Shalom,

Steve Martin

A Scottish Gentile from the goyim (if I am saying that right!)

Ashkenazi vs Sephardic Jews - DNA finally reveals more…

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A beautiful Jewish.

What if everything you thought you knew about Jewish ancestry was only half the story? Modern genomics has quietly rewritten the history of two of the world's most studied communities — and the findings challenge assumptions held for centuries.

This video goes deep into the genetic record to uncover what actually separates Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews at the DNA level. Not the surface-level cultural differences most people already know. The real story — bottlenecks, ghost populations, steppe bloodlines, and a reunion fifteen centuries in the making.

Sukkot in the Holy City ✡ "All the Gentiles Who Had Come to Jerusalem"

All the gentiles who had come to Jerusalem, will come every year to worship the King God, Master of Legions, and to celebrate the festival of Sukkot. ZECHARIAH (14:16) וְהָיָה כָּל הַנּוֹתָר מִכָּל הַגּוֹיִם הַבָּאִים עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְעָלוּ מִדֵּי שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה לְהִשְׁתַּחֲו‍ֹת לְמֶלֶךְ יְ-הוָה צְבָאוֹת וְלָחֹג אֶת חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת זכריה יד:טז v'-ha-yah kol ha-no-tar mi-kol ha-go-yim ha-ba-eem al y'-ru-sha-la-yim v'-a-lu mi-day sha-na v'-sha-na  l'-hish-ta-kha-vot  l'-me-lekh a-do-nai tzva-ot v'-la-khag etkhag ha-su-kot

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