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List of previous generations (through the father), to prove one's Jewish roots, and also from which tribe of Jacob a person descended.
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Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas was the leader of the Powhatan tribe of Indians. They were called the Hopi Indians before they became their own tribe.
Religion:Jewish tradition states that a Jew is any person whose mother was Jewish (Talmud, Kidushin 68b), or any person who has gone through a proper conversion to Judaism (Talmud, Yevamot 47a). Tribe:Within the Jewish people, your tribe (Kohen, Levi, other Israelites) follows that of your father.
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she was in the powhatan tribe. her father was the chief.
she was in the powhatan tribe. her father was the chief.
The Ashanti Tribe was the head of the tribes In Africa. A tribal chief is the head of a tribe.
No, a female leader would have been called a matriarch. She would have had the same duties as a patriarch, but she wouldn't have been called one.
Using the modern meaning of the word "Jewish" as someone who practices/practiced Judaism, There was not tribe that was Hebrew but not Jewish, because Jewish and Hebrew are basically the same ethnicity.Note: Historically the word "Jew" originated as a description of the members of the tribe of Judah only. If you are a stickler for this meaning, then only the people of the Hebrew tribe of Judah were Jews, and the other 11 Hebrew tribes were Benjaminites, Reubenites, Gadites, etc.
According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, Deborah came from the Tribe of Issachar. See related link below.
The carpenter Joseph was the foster father of Jesus. Because he was not the biological father of Jesus, his genealogy is not listed. However it is known that he was, like Mary, of the line of David and thus of the tribe of Judah.Roman Catholic AnswerJoseph, as mentioned above, was Jesus' foster father. However, the genealogy listed is that of Joseph as he was the legal father of Jesus and, in the Jewish mindset, this is all that is required. Adoption in the Jewish culture entitled you to all the benefits of the adopted parent's heritage.