High Priest Jacob, is the 132nd lineal descendent of Aaron, the brother of Moses.

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The new law, applying to purchases made after Nov. 6, also says a person may not take a credit if the home is purchased from a spouse or the spouse's lineal relatives.

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It is now a well-established tradition in Washington that any scandal, no matter how seemingly innocuous, soon is given the suffix "-gate, " establishing a lineal connection to the mother of all scandals, Watergate.

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Vietnam seems the lineal offspring of those pieces.

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Abdul Rahman Wahid, the former president of Indonesia, happens to be a descendant, lineal descendant from Mohammed, and is a leader, as well as a former president of the country, leader of the Muslim community there.

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