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In the context of the Bible, the term "tribe" primarily refers to the divisions of the nation of Israel, which are rooted in the twelve sons of Jacob, also known as Israel. These sons became the patriarchs of the twelve tribes of Israel, each tribe bearing the name of one of Jacob's sons or grandsons. The tribes are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph (often represented by his sons Ephraim and Manasseh), and Benjamin.

Origins and Significance

The concept of tribes is first introduced in Genesis, where Jacob's sons are born to him by his wives Leah and Rachel, and their maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah. The tribes are later enumerated in Genesis 49, where Jacob blesses his sons and prophesies their futures. The tribes are further detailed in the book of Numbers, which provides a census of the Israelites by their tribes as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.

The tribes of Israel hold significant theological and historical importance. They represent the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham to make his descendants a great nation (Genesis 12:2). The division into tribes also reflects the organizational structure of the Israelite society, with each tribe having its own territory and leadership, yet all united under the covenant with God.

Territorial Allotments

The book of Joshua describes the division of the Promised Land among the tribes. Each tribe, except Levi, received a specific portion of land. The Levites, set apart for priestly duties, were given cities scattered throughout the other tribes' territories (Joshua 21:1-42). The tribe of Joseph was divided into two half-tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh, each receiving its own inheritance, thus maintaining the number of territorial allotments at twelve.

Role and Function

The tribes played a crucial role in the social, political, and religious life of Israel. Each tribe had its own leaders, known as elders, who were responsible for governance and justice within their territories. The tribes would come together for national events, such as religious festivals and military campaigns.

The tribal system also served as a means of preserving the identity and heritage of each group. Genealogies were meticulously recorded to ensure the continuity of tribal lineage, as seen in the books of Chronicles.

Tribal Dynamics and Challenges

Throughout Israel's history, the tribes experienced both unity and division. The period of the Judges highlights the challenges of tribal disunity, as the tribes often acted independently and sometimes in conflict with one another. The establishment of the monarchy under Saul, and later David, sought to unify the tribes under a central leadership.

The division of the kingdom after Solomon's reign resulted in the northern kingdom of Israel, composed of ten tribes, and the southern kingdom of Judah, consisting of Judah and Benjamin. This division had lasting implications for the identity and fate of the tribes, particularly after the Assyrian conquest of the northern kingdom and the Babylonian exile of Judah.

Eschatological Significance

The tribes of Israel hold eschatological significance in biblical prophecy. The book of Revelation speaks of the sealing of 144,000 servants of God from all the tribes of Israel (Revelation 7:4-8). This passage underscores the enduring importance of the tribes in God's redemptive plan.

Biblical References

· Genesis 49:28: "These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them. He blessed them, each with a blessing appropriate to him."
· Numbers 1:52: "The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard."
· Joshua 13-21: Detailed account of the territorial allotments to the tribes.
· Revelation 7:4: "And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel."

The tribes of Israel, with their unique identities and roles, form a foundational element of biblical history and theology, reflecting God's covenantal relationship with His chosen people.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Tribe

Jacob having twelve sons, who were heads of so many families, which together formed a great nation, each of these families was called a tribe. But this patriarch on his death-bed adopted Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph, and would have them also to constitute two tribes in Israel, Genesis 48:5. Instead of twelve tribes, there were now thirteen, that of Joseph being two. However, in the distribution of lands by Joshua under the order of God, they reckoned but twelve tribes and made but twelve lots; of the tribe of Levi, being appointed to the sacred service, had no share in the distribution of the land, but received certain cities to dwell in, with the first-fruits, tithes, and oblations of the people. Each tribe had its own leaders and tribunals; and the whole twelve, in their early history, constituted a republic somewhat resembling the United States. In the division made by Joshua of the land of Canaan, Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh had their lot beyond Jordan, east; all the other tribes, and the remaining half of Manasseh had their distribution on this side the river, west.

The twelve tribes continued united as one state, one people, and one monarchy, till after the death of Solomon, when ten of the tribes revolted from the house of David, and formed the kingdom of Israel. See HEBREWS.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A collection of families descending from one ancestor. The "twelve tribes" of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In Matthew 24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God (Revelation 7). (see ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF; JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.

2. (n.) A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals.

3. (n.) A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe.

4. (n.) A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes.

5. (n.) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.

6. (v. t.) To distribute into tribes or classes.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

DAN (1); DAN, TRIBE OF

(dan, "judge"; Dan).

1. Name:

The fifth of Jacob's sons, the first borne to him by Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, to whom, as the child of her slave, he legally belonged. At his birth Rachel, whose barrenness had been a sore trial to her, exclaimed "God hath judged me. and hath given me a son," so she called his name Dan, i.e. "judge" (Genesis 30:6). He was full brother of Naphtali. In Jacob's Blessing there is an echo of Rachel's words, "Da shall judge his people" (Genesis 49:16). Of the patriarch Dan almost nothing is recorded. Of his sons at the settlement in Egypt only one, Hushim, is mentioned (Genesis 46:23). The name in Numbers 26:42 is Shuham.

2. The Tribe:

The tribe however stands second in point of numbers on leaving Egypt, furnishing 62,700 men of war (Numbers 1:39); and at the second census they were 64,400 strong (Numbers 26:43). The standard of the camp of Dan in the desert march, with which were Asher and Naphtali, was on the north side of the tabernacle (Numbers 2:25; Numbers 10:25; compare Joshua 6:9 the King James Version margin, "gathering host"). The prince of the tribe was Ahiezer (Numbers 1:12). Among the spies Dan was represented by Ammiel the son of Gemalli (Numbers 13:12). Of the tribe of Dan was Oholiab (the King James Version "Aholiab") one of the wise-hearted artificers engaged in the construction of the tabernacle (Exodus 31:6). One who was stoned for blasphemy was the son of a Danite woman (Leviticus 24:10 f). At the ceremony of blessing and cursing, Dan and Naphtali stood on Mount Ebal, while the other Rachel tribes were on Gerizim (Deuteronomy 27:13). The prince of Dan at the division of the land was Bukki the son of Jogli (Numbers 34:22).

3. Territory:

The portion assigned to Dan adjoined those of Ephraim, Benjamin and Judah, and lay on the western slopes of the mountain. The reference in Judges 5:17: "And Dan, why did he remain in ships?" seems to mean that on the West, Dan had reached the sea. But the passage is one of difficulty. We are told that the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain (Judges 1:34), so they did not enjoy the richest part of their ideal portion, the fertile plain between the mountain and the sea. The strong hand of the house of Joseph kept the Amorites tributary, but did not drive them out. Later we find Dan oppressed by the Philistines, against whom the heroic exploits of Samson were performed (Judges 14). The expedition of the Danites recorded in Judges 18 is referred to in Joshua 19:47.

4. The Danite Raid:

The story affords a priceless glimpse of the conditions prevailing in those days. Desiring an extension of territory, the Danites sent out spies, who recommended an attack upon Laish, a city at the north end of the Jordan valley. The people, possibly a colony from Sidon, were careless in their fancied security. The land was large, and there was "no want of anything that was in the earth." The expedition of the 600, their dealings with Micah and his priest, their capture of Laish, and their founding of an idol shrine with priestly attendant, illustrate the strange mingling of lawlessness and superstition which was characteristic of the time. The town rebuilt on the site of Laish they called Dan-see following article. Perhaps 2 Chronicles 2:14 may be taken to indicate that the Danites intermarried with the Phoenicians. Divided between its ancient seat in the South and the new territory in the North the tribe retained its place in Israel for a time (1 Chronicles 12:35; 1 Chronicles 27:22), but it played no part of importance in the subsequent history.

The name disappears from the genealogical lists of Chronicles; and it is not mentioned among the tribes in Revelation 7:5.

Samson was the one great man produced by Dan, and he seems to have embodied the leading characteristics of the tribe: unsteady, unscrupulous, violent, possessed of a certain grim humor; stealthy in tactics-"a serpent in the way, an adder in the path" (Genesis 49:17)-but swift and strong in striking-"a lion's whelp, that leapeth forth from Bashan" (Deuteronomy 33:22). Along with Abel, Dan ranked as a city in which the true customs of old Israel were preserved (2 Samuel 20:18 Septuagint).

W. Ewing

TRIBE

trib (in the Old Testament always for matteh, 183 times, or shebhet, 145 times, also spelled shebhet; Aramaic shebhat (Ezra 6:17)): Both words mean "staff," and perhaps "company led by chief with staff" (OHL, 641) is the origin of the meaning "tribe." In the Apocrypha and New Testament always for phule, from phuo, "beget," with dodekaphulon, "twelve tribes," in Acts 26:7. Of the two Hebrew words, shebhet appears to be considerably the older, and is used in Psalm 74:2 Jeremiah 10:16; Jeremiah 51:19 of the whole people of Israel, and in Numbers 4:18 Judges 20:12 (Revised Version margin); 1 Samuel 9:21 (Revised Version margin) of subdivisions of a tribe (but the text of most of these six verses is suspicious). Further, in Isaiah 19:13, shebhet is used of the "tribes" (nomes?) of Egypt and phule in Matthew 24:30 of "all the tribes of the earth," but otherwise shebhet, matteh and phule refer exclusively to the tribes of Israel. In 2 Samuel 7:7 for shibhete, "tribes," read shophete, "judges" (of the Revised Version margin).

Burton Scott Easton

Greek

5443. phule -- a clan or tribe
... a clan or tribe. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: phule Phonetic
Spelling: (foo-lay') Short Definition: a tribe, race Definition: a tribe or race ...
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3508. Nephthalim -- Naphtali, a tribe of Isr.
... Nephthalim. 3509 . Naphtali, a tribe of Isr. ... Word Origin of Hebrew origin Naphtali
Definition Naphtali, a tribe of Isr. NASB Word Usage Naphtali (3). Naphtali. ...
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4502. Rhouben -- Reuben, a son of Jacob, also a tribe of Isr.
... Rhouben. 4503 . Reuben, a son of Jacob, also a tribe of Isr. ... Word Origin of Hebrew
origin Reuben Definition Reuben, a son of Jacob, also a tribe of Isr. ...
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1045. Gad -- Gad, a tribe of Isr.
... 1044, 1045. Gad. 1046 . Gad, a tribe of Isr. ... Word Origin of Hebrew origin Gad
Definition Gad, a tribe of Isr. NASB Word Usage Gad (1). Gad. ...
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4826. Sumeon -- Symeon, Simeon, the name of several Israelites ...
... Symeon, Simeon, the name of several Israelites, also a tribe of Isr. ... Shimon Definition
Symeon, Simeon, the name of several Isr., also a tribe of Isr. ...
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246. allophulos -- of another race
... of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: allophulos Phonetic Spelling: (al-lof'-oo-
los) Short Definition: foreign Definition: foreign, of another tribe or race. ...
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3019. Leuites -- a Levite, a descendant of Levi
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Leuites Phonetic Spelling: (lyoo-ee'-tace) Short
Definition: a Levite Definition: a Levite, properly a man of the tribe of Levi ...
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4061. peritome -- circumcision
... Theof physical circumcision relates to , the Messiah (the Christ) -- the one prophesied
to incarnate through the physical line of David (the tribe of Judah). ...
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3965. patria -- lineage, family
... lineage, family. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: patria Phonetic
Spelling: (pat-ree-ah') Short Definition: a family, tribe Definition: lineage ...
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4596. serikos -- silk.
... silk. From Ser (an Indian tribe from whom silk was procured; hence the name of the
silk-worm); Seric, ie Silken (neuter as noun, a silky fabric) -- silk. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4294. matteh -- a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe
... matteh or mattah. 4295 . a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe. Transliteration:
matteh or mattah Phonetic Spelling: (mat-teh') Short Definition: tribe. ...
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7626. shebet -- rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe
... 7625, 7626. shebet. 7627 . rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. Transliteration:
shebet Phonetic Spelling: (shay'-bet) Short Definition: tribes. ...
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1905. Hagri -- a tribe East of the Jordan, also a member of the ...
... a tribe East of the Jordan, also a member of the tribe, also an Israelite.
Transliteration: Hagri Phonetic Spelling: (hag-ree') Short Definition: Hagrites. ...
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7625. shebat -- a tribe
... shebat. 7626 . a tribe. Transliteration: shebat Phonetic Spelling: (sheb-at')
Short Definition: tribes. ... tribe. (Aramaic) corresponding to shebet; a clan -- tribe ...
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7017. Qeni -- members of the tribe of Kenites
... 7016, 7017. Qeni or Qini. 7018 . members of the tribe of Kenites. Transliteration:
Qeni or Qini Phonetic Spelling: (kay-nee') Short Definition: Kenite. ...
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8095. Shimon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite ...
... a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife. Transliteration:
Shimon Phonetic Spelling: (shim-one') Short Definition: Simeon. ...
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4519. Menashsheh -- "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a ...
... "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a tribe desc. ... Word Origin from nashah
Definition "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a tribe desc. ...
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6935. Qadmoni -- "easterners," a tribe whose land Abraham was to ...
... Qadmoni. 6936 . "easterners," a tribe whose land Abraham was to inherit.
Transliteration: Qadmoni Phonetic Spelling: (kad-mo-nee') Short Definition: Kadmonite ...
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5320. Naphtuchim -- a tribe desc. from Mizraim
... 5319, 5320. Naphtuchim. 5321 . a tribe desc. ... Word Origin of foreign origin
Definition a tribe desc. from Mizraim NASB Word Usage Naphtuh (1), Naphtuhim (1). ...
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836. Asher -- "happy one," a son of Jacob, also the tribe ...
... 835, 836. Asher. 837 . "happy one," a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended
from him, also perhaps a city in Palestine. Transliteration ...
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Library

Kallihirua's Tribe
... Kallihirua's Tribe. Certainly, the instance now before the reader affords
a good illustration of this view of the Esquimaux character. ...
/.../murray/kalli the esquimaux christian /kallihiruas tribe.htm

Within what Tribe the Lake of Gennesaret Was.
... A Chorographical Century. Chapters 71-80 Chapter 71 Within what tribe the
lake of Gennesaret was. By comparing the maps with the ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 71 within what tribe.htm

How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of
... Containing The Interval Of Forty Years. From The Death Of Saul To The Death Of David.
CHAPTER 1. How David Reigned Over One Tribe At Hebron While The Son Of. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how david reigned.htm

The Sealing of the Servants of God.
... Of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed. Of the tribe of Reuben twelve
thousand were sealed. Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed. ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the sealing of the servants.htm

That Upon the Slaughter of Ishbosheth by the Treachery of his ...
... them kindly, he sent them out to bring all the people to him; upon which came to
him about six thousand and eight hundred armed men of the tribe of Judah, who ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 that upon the.htm

Psalm LXXVI.
... That people, I say, had twelve tribes, out of which twelve tribes one tribe was
Judah, out of which were the kings; and there was another tribe, Levi, out of ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxvi.htm

Concerning Our Lord's Genealogy and Concerning the Holy Mother of ...
... 2439] . But that Joseph is descended from the tribe of David is expressly
demonstrated by Matthew and Luke, the most holy evangelists. ...
/.../exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter xiv concerning our lords genealogy.htm

Hebrews vii. 14-Nov
... For He of whom these things are spoken, pertained to another tribe, of
[2953] which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it ...
/.../homily xiii hebrews vii 14-nov.htm

Christ Our High Priest.
... For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which
no man hath given attendance at the altar. For it is ...
/.../xi christ our high priest.htm

But Seeing Now that we must Make Proof of what is Alleged at ...
... For it is certain that he is destined to spring from the tribe of Dan, [1936] and
to range himself in opposition like a princely tyrant, a terrible judge and ...
/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/piece xix but seeing now.htm

Thesaurus

Tribe (250 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics
in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals. ...
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12000 (7 Occurrences)
... Revelation 7:5 of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of
Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, (See RSV). ...
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Allotted (54 Occurrences)
... of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our
fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they ...
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Zeb'ulun (41 Occurrences)
... Numbers 1:31 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun,
were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. (See RSV). ...
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Ko'hathites (19 Occurrences)
... Uzziel. (See RSV). Numbers 4:18 "Don't cut off the tribe of the families
of the Kohathites from among the Levites; (See RSV). Numbers ...
/k/ko'hathites.htm - 11k

Kenites (8 Occurrences)
... Smiths, the name of a tribe inhabiting the desert lying between southern Palestine
and the mountains of Sinai. Jethro was of this tribe (Judges 1:16). ...
/k/kenites.htm - 13k

Kohathite (18 Occurrences)
... Numbers 4:18 "Don't cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among
the Levites; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
/k/kohathite.htm - 12k

Bezer (5 Occurrences)
... set apart by Moses for the Reubenites and located in the "plain country" (or
table-land, Mishor) East of the Jordan, later assigned to this tribe by Joshua ...
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Sealed (31 Occurrences)
... Revelation 7:4 I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four
thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel: (WEB KJV WEY ...
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Pasturelands (42 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Joshua 21:25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs,
and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; two cities. (See NIV). ...
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Resources

What can we learn from the tribe of Benjamin? | GotQuestions.org

What can we learn from the tribe of Joseph? | GotQuestions.org

What can we learn from the tribe of Levi / the Levites? | GotQuestions.org

Tribe: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Tribe (250 Occurrences)

Luke 2:36
There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 13:21
Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 11:1
I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philippians 3:5
circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 7:13
For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 5:5
One of the elders said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 5:9
They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 7:4
I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 7:5
of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 7:6
of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 7:7
of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 7:8
of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 7:9
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
(Root in WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 11:9
From among the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations people will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb.
(Root in WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:7
It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 14:6
I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 31:2
"Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 31:6
I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 35:30
Moses said to the children of Israel, "Behold, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 35:34
He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 38:22
Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 38:23
With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 24:11
The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 1:4
With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers' house.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 1:5
And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 1:21
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 1:23
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 1:25
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 1:27
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were sixty-four thousand six hundred.
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Numbers 1:29
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
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Numbers 1:31
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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Numbers 1:33
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.
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Numbers 1:35
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
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Numbers 1:37
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
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Numbers 1:39
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
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Numbers 1:41
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
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Numbers 1:43
those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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Numbers 1:44
These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe.
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Numbers 1:47
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
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Numbers 1:49
"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;
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Numbers 2:5
Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
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Numbers 2:7
The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
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Numbers 2:12
"Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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Numbers 2:14
"The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
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Numbers 2:20
"Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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Numbers 2:22
"The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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Numbers 2:27
"Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
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Numbers 2:29
"The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
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Numbers 3:6
"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
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Numbers 4:18
"Don't cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
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Numbers 7:12
He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
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Numbers 10:15
Nethanel the son of Zuar was over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar.
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Numbers 10:16
Eliab the son of Helon was over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun.
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Numbers 10:19
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon.
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Numbers 10:20
Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad.
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Numbers 10:23
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur was over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh.
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Numbers 10:24
Abidan the son of Gideoni was over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin.
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Numbers 10:26
Pagiel the son of Ochran was over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher.
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Numbers 10:27
Ahira the son of Enan was over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali.
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Numbers 13:2
"Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them."
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Numbers 13:4
These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
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Numbers 13:5
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
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Numbers 13:6
Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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Numbers 13:7
Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
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Numbers 13:8
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
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Numbers 13:9
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
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Numbers 13:10
Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
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Numbers 13:11
Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
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Numbers 13:12
Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
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Numbers 13:13
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
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Numbers 13:14
Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
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Numbers 13:15
Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
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Numbers 17:3
and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod 'is' for the head of their fathers' house:
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Numbers 18:2
Your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony.
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Numbers 24:2
Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.
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Numbers 26:54
To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.
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Numbers 26:55
Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
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Numbers 31:4
Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war."
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Numbers 31:5
So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
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Numbers 31:6
Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
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Numbers 32:33
Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities of it with their borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.
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Numbers 33:54
You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
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Numbers 34:13
Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
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Numbers 34:14
for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:
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Numbers 34:15
the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise."
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Numbers 34:18
You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
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Numbers 34:19
These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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Numbers 34:20
Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
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Numbers 34:21
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
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Numbers 34:22
Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
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Numbers 34:23
Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
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Numbers 34:24
Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
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Numbers 34:25
Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
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Numbers 34:26
Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
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Numbers 34:27
Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
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Numbers 34:28
Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud."
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Numbers 35:8
And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many; and from the few ye shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites.
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Numbers 36:3
If they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
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Numbers 36:4
When the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then will their inheritance be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers."
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Subtopics

Tribe

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