The Tribe of Levi
Biblical Data The tribe of Levi was descended from the patriarch Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. xxix. 34). Levi shared in Simeon’s treachery toward the men of Shechem (Gen. xxxiv. 25-30), in consequence of which, it…
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The Tribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh (/məˈnæsə/; Hebrew: שבט מְנַשֶּׁה, Modern Shevat Menashe, Tiberian Shevaṭ Mənaššé; “who makes to forget”) was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the…
Does The Tribe of Joseph Exist?
Firstly Technically, there is no tribe of Joseph. Instead, Joseph received a “double blessing,” and his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, each became his own tribe (Genesis 48; Joshua 14:4; Ezekiel 47:13). The Bible does, on occasion, refer to a…
The Tribe of Naphtali
The Tribe of Naphtali (Hebrew: נַפְתָּלִי, Modern Naftali, Tiberian Nap̄tālî; “My struggle”) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC,…
The Tribe of Reuben
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Reuben (Hebrew: שֵׁבֶט רְאוּבֵן, Modern Shevet Re’uven, Tiberian Šḗḇeṭ Rəʼûḇēn) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. From after the conquest of the land under Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom…
The Tribe of Simeon
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Simeon (/ˈsɪmiən/; Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן, Modern Shim’on, Tiberian Šimʻôn; “Hearkening; listening”) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. This tribe traces its descent from Simeon, second son of Jacob by Leah. He was the…
The Tribe of Zebulun
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Zebulun (alternatively rendered as Zabulon, Zabulin, Zabulun, Zebulon; Hebrew: זְבוּלֻן, Modern Zevulun, Tiberian Zəḇûlūn; “dwelling; habitation; home”) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Land Allotment This tribe received their tribal…
Tribe of Ephraim
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim (Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם / אֶפְרָיִם, Efrayim) was one of the Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim formed the House of Joseph. It is one of the ten lost tribes. The etymology of the name is disputed. Ephraim as portrayed in…
Why Dan and Ephraim were not included in the list in Revelation 7
Jacob bore twelve sons, but later he adopted Joseph’s two sons in place, Ephraim and Mannaseh. Yet Ephraim and Dan were not listed in revelation 7, they were missing in the list...
Where the Levitical priesthood began
The Levitical priesthood is derived from the tribe that is named after Levi, one of the twelve sons of Jacob (also called Israel). Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (Genesis 46:11). Kohath’s son Amram was the father of…