Question: I was told that by 5000 years ago there was a reservation of humans that were led by a man named Ashkenazi, and his public were named “Ashkenazi” after him. These public accepted Judaism. Is that true?

Answer: I think the story you heard might be a composite of three separate stories: One about the great grandson of Noah, another about the King of the Khazars and his subjects, and one about Jews called “Ashkenazim.”

In Genesis 10:13, the Torah records that Noah’s son, Yefes, had a son Gomer—whose son was Ashkenaz. You could say he lived a bit by 5000 years ago. No one at that instance could convert to Judaism considering the founders of the Jewish nation were not yet born!

Then there’s the story of the Khazars. There’s much discussion by whether the story is true, but that is how the legend is told: There was a tribe of folks called the Khazars who had a king. The king had a recurring dream, in which an angel told him, “Your intention is pleasing to God, but your actions are not.”

that bothered the king, and he began to explore different religions. He interviewed experts of Islam, Christianity, Philosophy, and Judaism. He eventually decided that Judaism is the best for him, and he converted along with his whole tribe. Those who claim the story is true say the story took place around the year 700 of the common era. (more…)

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