DNA analysis consistently demonstrates that Ashkenazi Jews share substantial genetic ancestry with ancient Levantine (Middle Eastern) populations, including those from the biblical era in the region of ancient Israel. Additionally, Jews have maintained a presence in the Land of Israel for over 3,000 years, from the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel and Judah (circa 1000 BCE) through Roman exile (70 CE) to today. Even after the Roman Diaspora, small Jewish communities remained in places like Jerusalem, Tiberias, and Safed. Archaeological finds (e.g., Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient synagogues) confirm this continuity. The Khazar idea was popularized in the 19th-20th centuries (by Arthur Koestler in 1976) but stems from earlier attempts to portray Jews as "impostors" without ties to biblical Israel. It's often used today to deny Jewish indigeneity and frame Israel as a "colonial" project. It has strong ties to Marxist and communist propaganda. If they're not God's people, then how are they fulfilling all of the prophecies that God said that only He could do? The supernatural rebirth of Israel in 1948 (Isaiah 66:8), a nation born in a single day, fulfilled prophecy that seemed impossible for nearly 2,000 years. Jewish people returning from every corner of the earth (Jeremiah 32:37, Ezekiel 36:24) to their ancestral homeland has astonished even skeptics, while the Hebrew language, once dead, now thrives exactly as Zephaniah 3:9 foretold. Israel’s deserts bloom abundantly (Isaiah 35:1), and Jerusalem is a global focus of conflict and influence (Zechariah 12:3), precisely as predicted. These detailed, precise prophecies unfolding simultaneously today testify powerfully to God's sovereign hand on Israel and the absolute reliability of Scripture. DNA doesn’t lie, history doesn’t lie, and God certainly doesn’t lie. Modern Jews in Israel share genetic markers and historical continuity tracing directly back to ancient Israelites. Denying this is denying science, scripture, prophecy and common sense.