- Twelve Tribes of Israel
- the twelve tribes of Israel, twelve tribes of Israelites descended from Jacob's twelve sons
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Twelve Tribes of Israel
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Twelve Tribes of Israel — noun twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob • Syn: ↑Tribes of Israel • Hypernyms: ↑kin, ↑kin group, ↑kinship group, ↑kindred, ↑clan, ↑tribe … Useful english dictionary
Twelve Tribes of Israel — 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… … Universalium
Twelve Tribes — of Israel Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Nephtali, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Mannaseh … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Tribes of Israel — noun twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob • Syn: ↑Twelve Tribes of Israel • Hypernyms: ↑kin, ↑kin group, ↑kinship group, ↑kindred, ↑clan, ↑tribe … Useful english dictionary
Twelve Tribes communities — For other uses of The Twelve Tribes , see The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation). Twelve Tribes Classification Messianic Judaism[1] Christian Fundamentalism … Wikipedia
tribes of Israel — The nation of Israel was divided into twelve [[➝ Twelve, the]] tribes, recognizably related but each having a specific character dependent on its experience of migration, war, and economic fortunes. In the tradition all the tribes were in Egypt… … Dictionary of the Bible
The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation) — The Twelve Tribes usually refers to the historical Twelve Tribes of Israel, the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Other uses include: *The Twelve Tribes (New religious movement), a religious movement of disciples of Yahshua who… … Wikipedia
The Twelve Tribes (New religious movement) — The Twelve Tribes is a confederation of self governing religious communities founded by Elbert Eugene Spriggs (now known as Yoneq) that sprung out of the Jesus Movement in the early 1970s in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ref|Palmer1998 The group has… … Wikipedia
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Kashmiri descent from lost tribes of Israel — It has been claimed by some sources that the Kashmiri people are descendants of the twelve lost tribes of Israel. Rabbi Marvin Tokayer claims that the Kashmiri people are originally of Jewish descent, a claim that he backs up with drawing… … Wikipedia
