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The Lemba: Great Zimbabwe's Lost Jewish Legacy
In this episode of Great Zimbabwe: The Lost African Kingdom of Stone, Lucas and Luna explore the controversial and fascinating story of the Lemba, a Bantu-speaking people in southern Africa who claim Jewish ancestry. They discuss the Lemba's oral traditions, which trace their origins to a group of men who left Judea and settled in Africa via Yemen, and examine how genetic studies have found a high prevalence of the Cohen Modal Haplotype among Lemba men, supporting their claims. The conversation delves into the Lemba's role as traders and craftsmen in the Great Zimbabwe and Mutapa…
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