While Jacob only explicitly blesses Dan to become a "tribe of Israel," after all the blessings are pronounced, the text says, ...

Jacob produced twelve sons, each of whom became ... Persia who say that in the mountains dwell four of the tribes of Israel, namely, the tribe of Dan, the tribe of Zevulun, the tribe of Asher ...

The Jewish population of Judea and Galilee was divided into three religious groups, two major and one minor. The largest group by numbers were the Pharisees but they were not a majority.

The Book of Genesis tells the story of Jacob and his 12 sons, who formed the basis of the 12 tribes of Israel. When famine struck the land of Canaan ...

Their conversion is apt indeed, as I am convinced the Indians originate in Ancient Israel. Indeed, I can bring proofs from the Bible that they are of the Lost Tribes." The association of the ...