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1Descent from antiquity — (DFA) is the project of establishing a well researched, generation by generation descent of living persons from people living in antiquity. It is an ultimate challenge in prosopography and genealogy. The idea is by no means new. Hellenistic… …
2Descent from Adam and Eve — is the belief that every human being on Earth is a descendant of Adam and Eve.[1] Some adherents claim to have traced their lineage through generations of descendants back to Adam and Eve.[2][3][4][5] …
3Descent from Mount Sinai (Sistine Chapel) — Descent from Mount Sinai Artist Cosimo Rosselli and workshop Year 1481 1482 Type Fresco Dimensions 350 cm × 572 cm (140 in × 225 in) Location Sistine Chapel, Rome The Descent from Mount Sinai is a fresco by the… …
4descent from the cross — A picture representing Christ being taken down from the cross • • • Main Entry: ↑descend …
5Descent from the Cross — Rosso Fiorentino (1521, Volterra Cathedral) The Descent from the Cross (Greek: Ἀποκαθήλωσις, Apokathelosis), or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ… …
6Descent from Genghis Khan — Genghis Khan portrait Descent from Genghis Khan (Mongolian: Алтан ураг, meaning Golden lineage or Tore) is traceable primarily in Central Asia. His four sons and other immediate descendants are famous by names and by deeds. Later Asian potentates …
7Descent from the cross — Pontius Pilate granted permission to Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus to remove Christ s body from the cross for burial. The Descent from the Cross shows the moment when this task is carried out by the two men. One of the most remarkable… …
8The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden) — The Descent from the Cross c. 1435. Oil on oak panel, 220cm × 262 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid The Descent from the Cross (or Deposition of Christ, or Descent of Christ from the Cross) is a panel painting by the Flemish artist …
9Theory of Pashtun descent from Israelites — The theory that the Pashtun people originate from the exiled Lost Tribes of Israel was widely held as recently as the 19th century. They are the largest ethnic group of Afghanistan, virtually all Muslims.It is based on a variety of ancient… …
10English royal descent from Muhammad — There have been attempts to establish the descent of the medieval English monarchs from the Islamic prophet Muhammad. None has yet been successful, and no such descent is generally accepted. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13621717/ Does your… …
