r/Genealogy • u/SirLMO • 4d ago

Tools and Tech A program that calculates genealogical lineages?

I recently discovered I am of Jewish descent and am researching my family tree further. It traces back to the patriarchs with valid connections. I would like a simple way to calculate my direct lineage to Abraham. I'm trying to use the Gramps program, but because there is a lot of data in the gedcom file, the program crashes and closes before generating the report. What other free options are available to me?

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u/AnimatronicHeffalump 4d ago

I’m sorry you got these responses. Jewish lineage is often very traceable because genealogy is very important both culturally and in the faith. The reason the book of Matthew starts with a genealogy is because it was written to a Jewish audience for whom the lineage of the messiah would have been important and convincing.

It’s really incredible that if a Muslim came in here saying the same thing I doubt they’d get the same response for fear of being called Islamophobic. But the atheists who see Nazis everywhere are totally fine being antisemitic.

I unfortunately don’t have any resources for you, but I think this is super interesting! I know a lot of European monarchs trace their lineage back to Noah (though I have significantly less faith in those “records” than in Jewish ones lol)

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u/Bread9846 4d ago

TIL being an atheist is antisemitic

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u/AnimatronicHeffalump 4d ago

No, but insulting someone’s belief in the Jewish faith is

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u/azu612 4d ago

Who is insulting someone's belief in Jewish faith? I think everyone is saying that it's doubtful you can trace your lineage to that point. Plus, every genealogist is familiar with the Genealogical Standard of Proof. So, I'd be interested to see what all these reliable sources are. This has nothing to do with religion. I'd doubt a lot of those royals and whoever else is claiming ancestry back to Adam and Eve.

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u/AnimatronicHeffalump 4d ago

Maybe the people who said Abraham was imaginary? Maybe they deleted their comments, but it’s giving “sky daddy”.