Nova - Lost Tribes of Israel
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• Closed-captioned
• Color
• NTSC
In Theaters : 2000
Video Release : 17 October, 2000 |
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Are they the Children of Senaah?
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LOST TRIBES OF ISRAEL
Produced by Chris Hale and David Espar
approx. 60 minutes
This is a good NOVA documentary about a group in southern Africa whose culture shares a lot with early Judaism. The video takes a look at some of the beliefs and traditions as well as the very real possibility that they are descended from the Biblical Twelve Tribes of Israel.
There are basically two parts to this investigation. The first is a brief section on genetics where the Lemba population (in particular their "Babu" clan) are shown to posess the famed chromosome found in the Jewish Cohanim priest class. We discover that it is found in "just under one in every 10" of each tribe member, a significantly higher rate than average.
The second part is a closer look at the oral history of the Lemba. They claim that they came from a place called "Sennah" (also spelled Sena or Senna). The Bible mentions "the children of Senaah" in Nehemiah chapter 7 along with several other groups who were displaced by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II but would return to their homeland. Contemporary research on the Lemba suggests that Sennah is located in Yemen. The group also shares some customs with Judaism, e.g. similar symbols, dietary and marriage rules, etc.
This is a good starting off point for anybody interested in the 12 tribes of Israel. It isn't the most thorough tape in the world, but would be a good tool for discussing ancient traditions that have survived into the 21st century. |
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