He died in 1400 descendants

Krishavsky This is Rachel, a grandmother belonged to the ultra-Orthodox stream of Judaism, who died last weekend in Jerusalem, and during his long life seems to be fulfilled to the letter with the biblical injunction, reports newspaper "Yediot Aharonot".

The Bible verse that reads, "Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth" (Genesis 1:28) takes on a literal meaning in Jerusalem, where a woman died at 99 left a brood of 1,400 descendants, including children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

This "Superabuela" Jewish married at 18 with a cousin, Itzhak, now deceased, and as tradition dictates ultra-Orthodox, both fulfilled their role by bringing the world a total of eleven children: seven boys and four girls.

The children, a "blessing"
Krishavsky raised their offspring in line with Jewish idiosyncrasies in which children are considered a "blessing" ideal that their children took to the letter because they gave 150 grandchildren.

The grandchildren continued the family tradition of procreation and delve into the world brought him no less than a thousand great-grandchildren, who also defrauded Krishavsky grandmother and who today add up to total hundreds of great-grandchildren and great grandchildren.

The matriarch of the clan died last Saturday "amid a sea of descendants around," describes the daily Israeli offspring difficult to estimate, according to relatives.

"Our assessment is that we are 1400 because everyone in his generation has been blessed with many children," said the paper one of the grandsons of Krishavsky.

Although this woman has led a prolific long and happy life, his family regrets its loss and recalled in his place of residence next to the popular Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

My grandmother was a lifelong devout woman of God and his door was always open to all homeless and poor foraging for food on the market ", said one of its hundreds of grandchildren.

"He knew all their descendants and had memorized the book of Psalms. Until two years ago took part in all family events, whether happy or sad, "he added.

'We are sad for his death, but also happy and proud for what he has achieved in his life and because he was a saint ", he added.

Numerous family members belong to different streams within the ultra-orthodox Jews.