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According to Genesis 49:28, the twelve Israelite tribes were the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob. This is a late addition to Genesis, attributed by scholars to the Priestly source:
- Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, Benjamin
The Song of Deborah (Judges 5:2-31), in a section of which the poet honours those tribes of Israel that joined in battle against a Canaanite coalition and castigates those that held back, only ten tribes are named, and only eight of these are tribes that occur in the canonical list of twelve.
- Ephraim, Benjamin, Machir, Zebulun, Issachar, and Naphtali who joined the fight; Reuben, Gilead, Dan, and Asher did not.
Deuteronomy 33, generally considered to have been written in the seventh century, lists eleven tribes:
- Reuben, Judah, Levi, Benjamin, Joseph (with both Ephraim and Manasseh named), Zebulun, Issachar, Gad, Dan, Naphtali, and Asher.
These variations suggest that the tribal structure was not static and that the twelve tribes now regarded as forming the nation Israel were a development of the monarchical era.
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How many tribes did the Hebrews organize themselves into?
According to The Bible there were 12 Hebrew tribes.(Genesis 49:1-28) Jacob fathered 12 sons and each became the paternal head of a family. These families became the 12 tribes of Israel (the Hebrews).
Why were they named Jews?
The word "Jew" derives from "Judah," one of the 12 Tribes of Israel. When the Jewish Kingdom split into two after the death of King Solomon, the tribes of Judah and Benjamin formed the Southern Kingdom, which was called Judea, and ruled from Jerusalem by descendants of King David. In 722 BCE the Assyrians conquered and dispersed the Northern Kingdom (hence the "Lost Tribes of Israel"), leaving Judea as the sole Jewish nation, and its people known as Judeans - or, eventually, Jews.
When Solomon died what were the 2 nations that the 12 tribes split into?
when Solomon died what were the to nations that formed
Were judeans israelites?
Yes, they comprised two of the twelve tribes of Israel (Judah and Benjamin), with remnants of all the other tribes of Israel.
Did tribes of Israel cross the Caucus Mountains?
yes
