Jewish lineage
Semitic family line
Jewish lineage is descent from Jewish ancestors, particularly through the maternal line, which traditionally determines Jewish identity under religious law.
The phrase appears in discussions of heritage, identity, and eligibility for Israeli citizenship: She traced her Jewish lineage back four generations.
Questions of Jewish lineage can involve religious, ethnic, and cultural dimensions that don't always align.
- halachaJewish legal ruling
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- genetic markersIdentifiable DNA sequence locations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
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