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The twelve sons form the basis for the twelve tribes of Israel, listed in the order from oldest to youngest: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. Jacob was known to display favoritism among his children, particularly for Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of his favorite wife, Rachel, and ...
Català: Mapa dels territoris assignats a les "dotze tribus d'Israel" segons el Llibre de Josuè, capítols 13-19, abans del moviment de Dan al nord. Tingueu en compte que aquests territoris només estaven suposadament assignats a aquestes tribus, i els mateixos textos indiquen que les tribus tenien problemes per conquerir totes aquestes zones i ciutats als pobles nadius.
Català: Mapa dels territoris assignats a les "dotze tribus d'Israel" segons el Llibre de Josuè, capítols 13-19, abans del moviment de Dan al nord. Tingueu en compte que aquests territoris només estaven suposadament assignats a aquestes tribus, i els mateixos textos indiquen que les tribus tenien problemes per conquerir totes aquestes zones i ciutats als pobles nadius.
Map of the twelve tribes of Israel; Simeon is shaded gold, in the south Map of Simeon's territory (east is on the top of the map). According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe consisted of descendants of Simeon, the second son of Jacob and of Leah, from whom it took its name. [4]
The tribe of Issachar is also said to have been most influential in making proselytes (Gen. R. 98:12; comp. Sifre, Deut. 364). Although Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob, the prince of his tribe was the second to bring the offering for the dedication of the altar (Numbers 7:18-23), because the tribe was well versed in Torah (Gen. R. 72:4).
The headquarters of the Twelve Tribes of Israel organisation in Shashamane, Ethiopia. Members are grouped into Twelve Tribes, modelled after the Twelve Tribes of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin. Each member belongs to a tribe, which is determined by Gregorian birth month ...
In Judaism, "Israelite", broadly speaking, refers to a lay member of the Jewish ethnoreligious group, as opposed to the priestly orders of Kohanim and Levites. In legal texts, such as the Mishnah and Gemara, ישראלי (Yisraeli), or Israelite, is used to describe Jews instead of יהודי (Yehudi), or Jew. In Samaritanism, Samaritans are ...
Tribe of Ephraim. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim (Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם, ʾEp̄rayīm, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם, ʾEp̄rāyīm) 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.