23andme VS FTDNA y-DNA Test Results

**Artek** · 06-18-2014, 09:44 AM

FTDNA is more accurate, especially after the new haplotree was introduced and bugfixed. They gonna update this new haplotree this year!

**Anglojew** · 06-18-2014, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by Maleficent

Well I can't accept that anyway because that insinuates that Palestinian Christians and Muslims are the same and I'm not changing my belief that the Christians and Muslims are completely different ethnicities and histories.

Some Muslim clans are basically Kurds or Arabians.

Many Muslim clans are Samaritan though.

Probably Muslim clans are more Arabian admixed and Christians more Levantine.

**Yehiel** · 06-18-2014, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Anglojew

Fair enough. I wonder if your ancestors were literally Jewish, or pre-Jewish Israelites, or common Canaanite ancestors of both Palestinians and Jews?

We are not canaanite... we mixed with them and thats why Jews have so many other middle eastern haplogroups.. I believe the only haplogroups that can confirm most likely Israelite since the beginning is J1 or j2.. especially if your last name is Cohen or your Jewish..

**~~Hubal~~** · 06-18-2014, 04:31 PM

^that's still a debate, could be either E or J1 but definitely not J2

**Yehiel** · 06-18-2014, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by hubaal

^that's still a debate, could be either E or J1 but definitely not J2

j-p58 is the most common haplogroup among Cohenim at 46% which is j1 the second most common one was j2.. Cohenim are descendents from Aaron... so i would take them as the best representation of the ancient Israelite haplogroups..

**Maleficent** · 06-18-2014, 07:25 PM

Hmm, guys, I thought it was well established that J2 isn't as Semitic as previously thought.

**Yehiel** · 06-18-2014, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Maleficent

Hmm, guys, I thought it was well established that J2 isn't as Semitic as previously thought.

It is a mystery which haplogroup it is but i would guess based on the information i know now to be j1..

**Maleficent** · 06-18-2014, 07:58 PM

**Yehiel** · 06-18-2014, 08:00 PM

ive read e1b is most popular among the palestinian xians.. it also popular amongst Sefardi Jews.

**Smeagol** · 06-18-2014, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Yehiel

j-p58 is the most common haplogroup among Cohenim at 46% which is j1 the second most common one was j2.. Cohenim are descendents from Aaron... so i would take them as the best representation of the ancient Israelite haplogroups..

Don't Jews with the last name Cohen have to marry other Cohens? I think Sacha Baron Cohen probably represents best what a pure ancient Israelite looks like.