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twelve tribes of israel

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  1. Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israelnoun

    twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob

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  1. Twelve Tribes of Israel

    The Twelve Tribes of Israel (Hebrew: שִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Šīḇṭēy Yīsrāʾēl, lit. 'Tribes of Israel') are, according to Hebrew scriptures, the descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob, also known as Israel, through his twelve sons through his wives, Leah and Rachel, and his concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah, who collectively form the Israelite nation. In modern scholarship, there is skepticism as to whether there ever were twelve Israelite tribes, with the use of the number 12 thought more likely to signify a symbolic tradition as part of a national founding myth.

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    The Twelve Tribes of Israel refer to the twelve descendants of Jacob (also known as Israel) in the Bible. Each descendant led a tribe that were identified by their names: Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Joseph (whose tribe was later divided into the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh), Judah, Levi, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun. These tribes together formed the nation of Israel, each with its own territory and role within the society.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of twelve tribes of israel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of twelve tribes of israel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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  • دوازده قبیله اسرائیلPersian
  • שנים עשר שבטי ישראלHebrew

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