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11-02-2019, 04:51 PM
Just thought that I should post everything that I know about Jews and J-L70 in a thread for anyone who is interested.
Based off the data of jewishdna.net, around 11%-12% of all Ashkenazi J2s belong to J-L70. This makes it the third largest J2 subclade amongst Ashkenazi Jews – behind J-L556 (~37%) and J-L210 (~19%) – and the largest subclade under J-L24. Downstream of J-L70, Ashkenazi Jews typically belong to PF5456 (CTS36061) or P244.2.
J-L70 also appears to have a somewhat large Sephardic Jewish presence. Based on the data from the FTDNA J-L24 Group, there are Sephardic Jews from the Balkans (Bulgaria), Spain and Portugal as well as Crypto-Jews from the New World who belong to J-L70. I even came across an individual who originally believed his paternal line was Italian, only to discover that it was actually Jewish - perhaps his lineage is Italqi or maybe Sephardi?
Additionally, J-L70 (subclade: J-M318) has been found amongst Libyan Jews at a frequency of 5%. Similarly, J-L70 (J-M318) has been found amongst the Djerban Cohanim (priests). What’s interesting about these Cohanim, is that they are the direct descendants of the priests of the first Beit HaMikdash (Jewish/Israelite Temple).
A Romaniote (Greek Jew) has also been found to belong to J-L70. It also appears (to me) that a Lebanese Jew might belong to J-L70 (due to the Hebrew name in the Lebanon-Syria DNA Project). On jewishdna.net, there is also a Mizrahi sample that is believed to belong to J-L70.
Additionally, around 53% of the P244.2 (downstream of L70) samples from jewishdna.net were Cohanim and J-L70 is also present in the Zadokite Cohanim DNA Project.
However, I noticed that Eupedia believes that J-L70 is Italic in origin? Surely this does not apply to Jews, whose paternal lineages are from the Levant - and further supported by the Cohen presence?
Although, I have come across individuals who are certain that it's from the Levant/Southern Anatolia:
“it did spread early to Turkey and the Levant where subclades Z387 and L70 (distinguished in part by DYS 391=9) likely arose” (http://m172.blogspot.com/)
“Kamel Al Gazzah indicated that PF4888/PF5401 has an Ashkenazi component while F3133 a Sephardi component. However, interestingly, we observe that the Z387 clade has both Ashkenazi and Sephardi components” (http://the-j2-l24-clade.blogspot.com/)
“In fact when I check the published 9 marker haplotypes (6 out 86 random samples in Apulia are L24(M530)) 3 of them (50%) are very clear J-L70 haplotypes and J-L70 appears to have it's origin in Southern Turkey or Northern Syria about 3000 to 4000 years ago (my own estimate)” (http://the-j2-l24-clade.blogspot.com)
Additionally, I found this off Eupedia:
“Deeper subclades were not tested, but according to the FTDNA Project, J2a1h2a1-L70 appears to be the most common subclade in Lebanon.” (https://www.eupedia.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-28934.html)
I wonder if this statement is still true?
It seems J-L70s highest frequency is in Southern Anatolia at around 12% (Underhill King data)
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/j-l24-y-dna/about
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/j2-arab/about/background
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/IberianSurnamesofAshkenaz?iframe=yresults
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Lebanon-Syria-DNA/default.aspx?section=yresults
https://jewishdna.net/AB-506.html
https://jewishdna.net/Ashkenazi-Cohen.html
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/cohenbrazil/about/background
Based off the data of jewishdna.net, around 11%-12% of all Ashkenazi J2s belong to J-L70. This makes it the third largest J2 subclade amongst Ashkenazi Jews – behind J-L556 (~37%) and J-L210 (~19%) – and the largest subclade under J-L24. Downstream of J-L70, Ashkenazi Jews typically belong to PF5456 (CTS36061) or P244.2.
J-L70 also appears to have a somewhat large Sephardic Jewish presence. Based on the data from the FTDNA J-L24 Group, there are Sephardic Jews from the Balkans (Bulgaria), Spain and Portugal as well as Crypto-Jews from the New World who belong to J-L70. I even came across an individual who originally believed his paternal line was Italian, only to discover that it was actually Jewish - perhaps his lineage is Italqi or maybe Sephardi?
Additionally, J-L70 (subclade: J-M318) has been found amongst Libyan Jews at a frequency of 5%. Similarly, J-L70 (J-M318) has been found amongst the Djerban Cohanim (priests). What’s interesting about these Cohanim, is that they are the direct descendants of the priests of the first Beit HaMikdash (Jewish/Israelite Temple).
A Romaniote (Greek Jew) has also been found to belong to J-L70. It also appears (to me) that a Lebanese Jew might belong to J-L70 (due to the Hebrew name in the Lebanon-Syria DNA Project). On jewishdna.net, there is also a Mizrahi sample that is believed to belong to J-L70.
Additionally, around 53% of the P244.2 (downstream of L70) samples from jewishdna.net were Cohanim and J-L70 is also present in the Zadokite Cohanim DNA Project.
However, I noticed that Eupedia believes that J-L70 is Italic in origin? Surely this does not apply to Jews, whose paternal lineages are from the Levant - and further supported by the Cohen presence?
Although, I have come across individuals who are certain that it's from the Levant/Southern Anatolia:
“it did spread early to Turkey and the Levant where subclades Z387 and L70 (distinguished in part by DYS 391=9) likely arose” (http://m172.blogspot.com/)
“Kamel Al Gazzah indicated that PF4888/PF5401 has an Ashkenazi component while F3133 a Sephardi component. However, interestingly, we observe that the Z387 clade has both Ashkenazi and Sephardi components” (http://the-j2-l24-clade.blogspot.com/)
“In fact when I check the published 9 marker haplotypes (6 out 86 random samples in Apulia are L24(M530)) 3 of them (50%) are very clear J-L70 haplotypes and J-L70 appears to have it's origin in Southern Turkey or Northern Syria about 3000 to 4000 years ago (my own estimate)” (http://the-j2-l24-clade.blogspot.com)
Additionally, I found this off Eupedia:
“Deeper subclades were not tested, but according to the FTDNA Project, J2a1h2a1-L70 appears to be the most common subclade in Lebanon.” (https://www.eupedia.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-28934.html)
I wonder if this statement is still true?
It seems J-L70s highest frequency is in Southern Anatolia at around 12% (Underhill King data)
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/j-l24-y-dna/about
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/j2-arab/about/background
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/IberianSurnamesofAshkenaz?iframe=yresults
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Lebanon-Syria-DNA/default.aspx?section=yresults
https://jewishdna.net/AB-506.html
https://jewishdna.net/Ashkenazi-Cohen.html
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/cohenbrazil/about/background