The Jerusalem Post reported recently on an amazing meeting coming up soon. A meeting of the descendants of King David are getting together in Jerusalem in May of next year.
They say they are descendants of King David. They have the oral family traditions, rabbinic texts and historical research to back up their claims. And the way Jewish genealogy is thriving, their ranks may swell in the coming years.
Davidic Dynasty, a project of the Eshet Chayil Foundation, has compiled a partial list of David’s purported descendants. Their get-together, to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, will honor Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau and Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis - both of whom are believed to be descended from David.
DNA and genetic testing has jumped across the Holocaust to connect families living today with their ancestors. Amazing.
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May 2nd, 2007 at 2:12 pm
I was wondering if I am a decendent of King David.
January 11th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
i was expecting the reunion of the descendants of King David in Jerusalem, Israel, June 2007, but it never happened - was it cancelled or postponed to another date; has it been rescheduled to 2008
January 14th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
@David Hughes:
I’m not involved with the event. You would have to check their site.
October 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
How does one of today’s society find out if he/she is a descendant of King David?
December 5th, 2008 at 2:36 am
Yea I was wondering if we are related to King David some how. How do we find this out?