有人以 DNA 測試結果說現代猶太人同源為由,去反駁現代猶太人乃 Khazar人、庫爾德人等民族的後裔之說。其實並不成立,一則 DNA 測試之數量離可下結論還有段距離。二則就算 DNA 相同也不等於是來自巴勒斯坦地。三則所謂相同也只是有相同,亦即 A、B、C 等族混合的後人與B、C、D、E 等族混合的後人便有相同。
The "Ashkenazi" are positioned between the "J" and the Turks, suggesting the possibility that they have both Jewish and Turkic descent. The Lemba are positioned between the "J" and the Sub-Saharan, also suggesting they may have mixed descent.