The Lemba, Remba, or Mwenye[1] are an ethnic group which is native to South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe of mixed Bantu and Yemeni heritage. Within South Africa, they are particularly concentrated in the Limpopo province (historically around Sekhukuneland) and the Mpumalanga province.

Mar 5, 2025 · According to their oral tradition, the Lemba are descended from seven Jewish men who left Israel 2,500 years ago and married African women, according to the BBC. The Lemba prefer their children to marry other Lembas, and marriage to non-Lembas is being discouraged.

The Lemba habitually refer to themselves as "the white men who came from Sena." Apparently at the end of the 16 th century the Lemba, now settled inland, far away from Islamic or other coastal influences, developed their identity and religious system independently.

May 9, 1999 · A team of geneticists has found that many Lemba men carry in their male chromosome a set of DNA sequences that is distinctive of the cohanim, the Jewish priests believed to be the descendants of...

May 10, 1999 · A team of geneticists has found that many Lemba men carry in their male chromosome a set of DNA sequences that is distinctive of the cohanim, the Jewish priests believed to be the descendants of Aaron.

The Lemba are a tribe of about 50,000 people living in South Africa and Zimbabwe who practice a religion that is strikingly similar to that of the Jews during Biblical times. Molecular genetics have provided the technology to compare genetic material of …

According to a New York Times article, test results showed that over 50 percent of the men from a particular clan of Lemba carry the genetic makeup of Israel's priests, or kohanim. Jewish Voice recorded a brief interview with two Lemba men who shared the oral history of their people.

A team of geneticists has found that many Lemba men carry in their male chromosome a set of DNA sequences that is distinctive of the cohanim, the Jewish priests believed to be the descendants of...

Jun 8, 2020 · According to DNA tests researchers, Lemba males carry a high concentration of Jewish priestly DNA chromosomes than both the European and the Jewish population. These tribe also place the star of...

The Lemba habitually refer to themselves as "the white men who came from Sena." Apparently at the end of the 16 th century the Lemba, now settled inland, far away from Islamic or other coastal influences, developed their identity and religious system independently.