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Tribes of Israel


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The twelve divisions of ancient Israel, each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob. Ten of the tribes (Asher, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Levi, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun, known as the Lost Tribes) were deported to captivity in Assyria c.720 bc, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Also called Twelve Tribes of Israel.

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Tribes of Israel
in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2) Length: 62 words
TRIBES OF ISRAEL
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (2) Length: 793 words
Tribes of Israel
in The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible Length: 926 words
Tribes of Israel
in The Oxford Companion to the Bible Length: 1010 words

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