Ancient Hebrews likely much more Rh Negative than today’s Ashkenazi populations

Could it be that the ancient Hebrews had much higher percentages of Rh negative blood?

For the most part, today’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.

15% of Israel is Rh negative?

This makes a ton more sense than 10 having examined numerous studies of blood type frequencies among various Jewish populations.

BUT… it’s still relatively low for a population so often mentioned in connection with Rh negative frequencies.

Blood types of the ancient Hebrews

Did you know?

Almost 20% of some Jewish populations from Cochin, Kerala, India’s communities (many now in Israel) are Rh negative.

Jewish Populations with high Rh Negative Frequencies

Similar the Samaritans of today and the small sample of Karaites examined was even higher.

Then there are the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Peninsula:

Up to 30% of Sinai Bedouins found to be Rh Negative

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?

Assuming that the 1/3rd y-DNA J and 1/3rd mtDNA K frequencies among today’s Ashkenazi populations may have been significantly higher among the ancient Hebrews, so could have been the Rh negative frequencies.

Which brings me back to the Sumerian ancestry of the ancient Hebrews…

The Basque-Sumerian-Rh Negative Connection

and… the Basque connection:

Is there a Basque-Jewish-Rh Negative connection?

What do we know about the genetics of the ancient Hebrews?

Far less than I would like to.

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.

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