The 12 tribes of Israel, named after Jacob's sons ... the 12 sons of the patriarch Jacob and believed to be their direct ...
Jacob produced twelve sons, each of whom became the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuven ... tribesmen whom he was convinced were descendants of the Lost Israelites.
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.
Genesis 12:1-3 says, “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I ...
The Bnei Menashe, who are from north-eastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, identify as descendants of the Manasseh ...
This king has been identified with the last king of Israel, Hoshea ... the Ethiopian Jews are the descendants of one of the ten tribes, as their religion is an ancient form of biblical Judaism.