Are there any more Jews from David's Royal line?

Question

I am studying the bible and I just wsnt to know is there any more full blooded Jewish people from the lines of David After Jesus?

this question is for actual Jews not peope trying to be funny it is a serios question and I am not talking about Dogs. God told the Children of Isreal not to mingle with other nations because they were a Holy nation but becuase of disobedience they were almost wiped off the face of the earth and most of the kings were evel after david.

Answer 1

I think the term full blooded is amusing. When people identify themselves that way it sounds like they are talking about their pedigree horse or dog.

The human race was at one times nomads.
Even after they started creating nations, they had invasions from other countries and
boundary changes and I doubt very seriously if anyone is full blooded Irish, Italian, German, Polish etc.

Jews have intermingled with peoples of all the countries where they have settled.

Actually, despite the fact that they are viewed as patriarchial, Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother not the father. They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish father they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on their mother's side of the family. If a person doesn't have a Jewish mother, the only way they consider them a Jew is that they enter Judaism as a convert.

Now Reform Jews will accept a person as Jewish with only a Jewish father or Jewish mother as long as they adhere to the Jewish faith.

We have a lot of people asking if such and such name is Jewish. A person can be named O'Brien and if they have a Jewish mother, they are accepted as Jewish by Orthodox and Conservative Judaism.

In Europe most people did not have surnames until the last melennium. Often times Jews took or were assigned the same surname as non Jews. I believe a lot of surnames in the U. S. get identified as Jewish because a large portion of the people with that particular surname were Jewish while back in their home country the
name was used by Jews and non Jews alike.

There might be many people descended from David's Royal line, those who are considered Jews and those considered as non Jews, but it would be very very difficult to trace back that far.Finding the documention would be almost impossible.
Who knows, I might. I had a Jewish grandfather. However, I am not considered a Jew by any of the three branches of Judaism because the female line was broken with my maternal grandmother and I am not of the Jewish faith.

Anytime you see a genealogy that goes back to Julius Ceasar and they don't have the documentation to back it up, view it with amusement.

Edit: My point is there is no such thing as a full blooded anything, including a pure blooded Jew. There are no doubt many millions of people descended from David (look how many children Solomon had), Jews, Christians, and people of many different faiths. For anyone to prove they are is something else. Ancestry and Descendancy pyramids. If you can get back to 20 generations which will be in the last melennium, you are directly descended from over a million individuals. However, going the other direction from someone 20 generations ago and their number of descendants today will usually be even greater.

Also don't forget Ruth, who according to scripture was a direct ancestor of David and Jesus,wasn't born a Hebrew but converted to the Hebrew faith. Therefore the female line remained intact and that is what makes a person a Jew according to Orthodox and Conservative Jews. After the Babylonian capitivity the Jews were required to give up their non Jewish wives. However, nothing was said about a woman having to give up her non Jewish husband.

Today if a Jewish male marries a non Jew but she converts to Judaism then their children are considered Jewish by Orthodox and Conservative Jews. If she doesn't convert, the only way they will consider their children Jewish is for them to convert to Judaism. But on the same token a Jewish woman can marry a non Jew and he doesn't have to convert to Judaism for Orthodox and Conservative Jew to consider their children Jewish. So their "blood" has been mixed just like other peoples from the beginning of time.

Answer 2

To understand my reply, please take a moment to understand something about genealogical standards. While it is certainly a hobby for most, this does not change that for successful research, there are goals, including the most important topic of documentation. By this, I mean that good researchers look for a qualified record to determine a connection as to parent/ child. In general terms, once you reach a certain point (for example the 1600s), there are few widely acknowledged records for this purpose. This "point" WILL VARY depending on the person and family.
Once there, one gets into genealogies that are a matter of conflicting opinions, as to their reliability. Some researchers will accept a connection, simply because they make the choice to do so, while that given "link" is seen as disputed by others.
Looking at the Bible from a genealogical standpoint, it does offer many lineages. Between those, and more 'current' records, I personally feel that there is little documentation to connect persons of today to Biblical content. Please don't confuse what I am saying. I have NO doubt that millions of persons have factual ancestry back, thousands of years. I very much do NOT think that the records to document that relationship either survive or are accurate.
To answer even part of this.. millions upon millions of persons don't have even the slightest interest in genealogy.. even to know their gr grandparents.
With all respect for your personal beliefs... your question's answer is simply a matter of opinion. It is necessary to distinguish between a genealogical research issue, and that which becomes a theological discussion.

Answer 3

Do you know how many wives and concubines Soloman had -- something like 800. Almost anyone could qualify! How will we know? When they have beaten their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; and nation no longer lifts up sword against nation, and they no longer learn war anymore, only then will we question the messiah's credentials. Of course we won't really care whether he meets ANY of them because PEACE is the goal. The messiah will not be a divine superhuman. He will be a normal mortal who will usher in that period of peace on earth and justice for all. .

Answer 4

There are people who descended from David, David was Royal, many of his descendants fled to Syria and some to Spain during the destruction of the second temple. Jews lived in Spain for over 1000 years, some had names "Ha Nasi" meaning "the prince" (this was a last name that people related to someone who was from the "House of David") and people at the time had family trees dating to Davidian times. My husband is a "COHEN" from the priestly sect of Aaron, David was Aaron's descendant. I know of a family of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn, NY that can date their ancestry back to David. PS...When Jews fled to Spain, they did so in order to preserve the Davidian line because staying in Jerusalem meant being under the rule of Romans and Greeks who defiled the holy temple and did not allow Jews to practice their religion freely. Jews did so in Spain until the inquisition 1492. (My ancestors are Spanish Jews who fled Spain during the Inquisition) There were Jews in Spain who had a coat-of-arms that suggested Davidian Royalty. These Jews wore a deep purple robe, or some deep blue bec. that was the color of the Royal House of David. You can ask some questions relating to this on a genealogy forum called Sephardim.com. (sephardim are Spanish Jews and this is w web-site that helps with questions like yours and it is free)

Answer 5

I am not at all Jewish, nor has anyone in my direct line been Jewish for hundreds of years, but I supposedly descend from the line of David. I have a cousin who is well-experienced as a genealogist and has done extensive family research for 25 years who has made this connection.

Answer 6

Of course there is. David's line was huge once you start drawing it out. The only real issue is that it's next to impossible to link yourself reliably with the lineage of David, so it's nearly impossible to prove it.

Answer 7

You can bet your lunch money on it. Folks didn't stop reproducing 2000 years ago.