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=== Historical Uses === | === Historical Uses === | ||
Genealogy has appeared in many cultures and in a variety of ways, ''for example:'' | Genealogy has appeared in many cultures and in a variety of ways, ''for example:'' | ||
*Jews traditionally liked to trace their lineage back to Father Abraham (or the twelve sons of Jacob). Some lineages trace back to an ancestor who held the priesthood (kohanim) such | *Jews traditionally liked to trace their lineage back to Father Abraham (or the twelve sons of Jacob). Some lineages trace back to an ancestor who held the priesthood (kohanim) such as Levi (leviim).<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_genealogy Jewish genealogy] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 February 2017).</ref> | ||
*In pre-revolutionary China, Confusianism encouraged respect for ancestors, often to the point of veneration in some families.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestor_veneration_in_China Ancestor veneration in China] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 February 2017).</ref> A variety of [[China Compiled Genealogies|compiled genealogies]] and lineage societies were traditional in China. | *In pre-revolutionary China, Confusianism encouraged respect for ancestors, often to the point of veneration in some families.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestor_veneration_in_China Ancestor veneration in China] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 February 2017).</ref> A variety of [[China Compiled Genealogies|compiled genealogies]] and lineage societies were traditional in China. | ||
*The Japanese royal family traces their genealogy back to 660 B.C. This lineage is considered reliable back to about 500 A.D.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_House_of_Japan Imperial House of Japan] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 February 2017).</ref>[[File:Chinese lineage religion 2010s.png|thumb|right|460px|<center>Percent of allegiance to ancestor veneration by Chinese province in 2007.</center>]] | *The Japanese royal family traces their genealogy back to 660 B.C. This lineage is considered reliable back to about 500 A.D.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_House_of_Japan Imperial House of Japan] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 February 2017).</ref>[[File:Chinese lineage religion 2010s.png|thumb|right|460px|<center>Percent of allegiance to ancestor veneration by Chinese province in 2007.</center>]] | ||