{"id":1453,"date":"2019-10-11T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T16:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feedmethewordtoday.com\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2020-07-24T22:29:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T22:29:16","slug":"the-tribes-of-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udiwonder.com\/word\/the-tribes-of-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tribes of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tribes of Israel<\/strong>, in the Bible, the Hebrew people who, after the death of Moses, took possession of the Promised Land of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua. Because the tribes were named after sons or grandsons of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel after he wrestled an angel of the Lord, the Hebrew people became known as Israelites.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jacob\u2019s first wife, Leah, bore him six sons: Reuben<\/a>, Simeon<\/a>, Levi<\/a>, Judah<\/a>, Issachar<\/a>, and Zebulun<\/a>. Each was the father of a tribe, though Levi\u2019s descendants (among whom were Moses and Aaron), the priests and temple functionaries, were dispersed among the other tribes and received no tribal land of their own. Two other tribes, Gad<\/a> and Asher<\/a>, were named after sons born to Jacob and Zilpah, Leah\u2019s maidservant. Two additional tribes, Dan<\/a> and Naphtali<\/a>, were named after sons of Jacob born of Bilhah, the maidservant of Rachel, Jacob\u2019s second wife. Rachel bore Jacob two sons, Joseph<\/a> and Benjamin<\/a>. The tribe of Benjamin<\/a> provided Israel with its first king, Saul, and was later assimilated into the tribe of Judah<\/a>. While no tribe bore the name of Joseph<\/a>, two tribes were named after Joseph\u2019s sons, Manasseh<\/a> and Ephraim<\/a>. The 10 tribes that settled in northern Palestine and were carried into captivity by the Assyrians became known as the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fact that there were 13 tribes of Israel is vastly overlooked because Jacob had 12 sons.\u00a0Joseph<\/a> was separated from his brothers when they sold him as a slave in Egypt.\u00a0 When Joseph<\/a> had two boys, Ephraim<\/a> and Manasseh there in Egypt, Jacob said that instead of Joseph<\/a>, his two sons will be counted among the 12 tribes; and Levi<\/a> was not given an inheritance because they were a nation of Priests for all 12.\u00a0 The tribe of the priesthood. The tribe of Levi<\/a> stood by Moses (a Levite) during the golden calf incident at Mount Sinai (Exodus 32:25\u201329), and later took their place as ministers to the tabernacle, and later the Temple. Levi<\/a> had no tribal territory\u2014the Lord was the tribe\u2019s inheritance (Numbers 18:19\u201320)\u2014though they did receive pasture lands for their cattle (Joshua 21). Levitical duties were extensive (read Leviticus!), but Moses gives a brief summary of their significance in his blessing for the tribe (Deuteronomy 33:8\u201311).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The tribes are as follows:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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  1. Reuben<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Simeon<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Judah<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Dan<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Issachar<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Zebulun<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Benjamin<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Levi<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Naphtali<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Gad<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Asher<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Ephraim<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Manasseh<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thus, if one tribe were to withdraw from the union or to be absorbed into another, the number twelve would be preserved, either by splitting one of the remaining tribes into two or by accepting a new tribe into the union. For example, when the tribe of Levi<\/a> is considered among the twelve tribes, the Joseph<\/a> tribes are counted as one. However, when Levi<\/a> is not mentioned, the Joseph<\/a> tribes are counted separately as Manasseh<\/a> and Ephraim<\/a>. For the same duodecimal considerations, Simeon<\/a> is counted as a tribe even after having been absorbed into Judah<\/a>, and Manasseh<\/a> even after having split in two, is considered one.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    In Revelation 7, the tribe of Dan<\/a> was replaced by Manasseh<\/a>, Ephraim was also not included, here is why<\/a><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Reference:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n