Are there members in people's ancestry who claim to have seen Jesus, or witnessed His acts?
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There are some families amongst the Ancient Churches of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon etc.) that do claim descent from particular apostles. For example, some members of the Semaan family claim descent from the Apostle Peter. Similarly for the families Andraos (Andrew), Hanna (John) and Matta (Matthew).
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