tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861063.post110209131126835409..comments2023-12-20T19:26:51.020-08:00Comments on DOVBEAR: THE ROYAL WEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861063.post-1102290031451263972004-12-05T15:40:00.000-08:002004-12-05T15:40:00.000-08:00That's key, Simcha, only if you think you might be...That's key, Simcha, only if you think you might be the Messiah. If your interest is bragging (and I think that's what matters most to the good folks who claim to be from Rashi's line, or the Maharsha's line) we can all play along. We're ALL (likely) Rashi's decendants.DovBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300090924998038181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861063.post-1102285449590503442004-12-05T14:24:00.000-08:002004-12-05T14:24:00.000-08:00The key, though, is being *patrilinearly* descende...The key, though, is being *patrilinearly* descended from King David - ben ahar ben ahar ben... That makes one a candidate for being the king, i.e. Mashiah, and is much less likely than being merely a descendant. The line has to be entirely male in every generation.<br /><br />Note that despite the claims that the late Lubavitcher Rebbe was patrilinearly descended from King David, the issue is much more complex. See article 10 at http://moshiachtalk.tripod.com/articles.htmlGil Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776831546758682126noreply@blogger.com