To: Eleutheria5
At one point, the Khazar king and many, if not most, of his followers converted to Judaism.
In 740, Bulan, the Khagan Bek (cheif noble, prime minister to the Asena Clan Khagan/Emperor) of the Khazars converted. Many nobles (ak-Khazars) did as well. However, most historical accounts show that most Khazars did not. While some Jews are fortunate enough to have Khazar ancestry, genetic studies show it is a small number who have this.
108 posted on
10/09/2013 11:03:48 AM PDT by
rmlew
("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
To: rmlew; SJackson; Eleutheria5
The story is basically hokum, was popularized by the polemical “The Thirteenth Tribe”.
124 posted on
10/12/2013 11:07:59 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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