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recent DNA analysis of Ashkenazic Jews – a Jewish ethnic group – revealed that their maternal line is European. It has also been found that their DNA only has 3% ancient ancestry which links them with the Eastern Mediterranean (also known as the Middle East) – namely Israel, Lebanon, parts of Syria, and western Jordan. This is the part of the world Jewish people are said to have originally come from – according to the Old Testament. But 3% is a minuscule amount
This is measuring Natufian ancestry (12kya+). This is why Bedouins score higher than Palestinians (who also have significant Arab admixture). Palestinian, Lebanese & Jordanian Christians cluster closest with Levantines from ~2kya but would also have much lower Natufian ancestry than the Arabised populations who had already migrated away/ been replaced long before the rise of Judaism a little over 3kya.
