We all want to maintain a healthy relationship with God, and spend time in His word but sometimes life can get the best of us, especially when trying to balance your work and family. Carving out time to talk to…
Parenting is one of the most researched areas in the field of social science. No matter what your parenting style or what your parenting questions or concerns may be, from helping your child avoid becoming part of America’s child obesity epidemic to…
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern Gad, Tiberian Gāḏ; “soldier” or “luck”) was one of the tribes of Israel who, after the Exodus from Egypt, settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River. When discussing…
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar (Hebrew: יִשָּׂשכָר, Modern Yissakhar, Tiberian Yiśśâḵār) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. A tribe of Israel, descended from Issachar. The numbers accredited to Issachar are: 54,400 in Num. i. 29; 64,300…
The Tribe of Joseph was one of the Tribes of Israel. Since Ephraim and Manasseh (often called the “two half-tribes of Joseph”) together traditionally constituted the tribe of Joseph, it was often not listed as one of the tribes, in…
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah (Hebrew: שבט יְהוּדָה, Modern Shevet Yehuda, Tiberian Shevaṭ Yəhûḏā; “Praise”) was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel. Biblical account The Tribe of Judah (Yehudah), its conquests, and the centrality of…
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…
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…
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 (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,…