the twelve tribes of Israel

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• Twelve Tribes of Israel — the twelve tribes of Israel, twelve tribes of Israelites descended from Jacob s twelve sons …   English contemporary dictionary

• The Twelve Tribes (New religious movement) — The Twelve Tribes is a confederation of self governing religious communities founded by Elbert Eugene Spriggs (now known as Yoneq) that sprung out of the Jesus Movement in the early 1970s in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ref|Palmer1998 The group has… …   Wikipedia

• The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation) — The Twelve Tribes usually refers to the historical Twelve Tribes of Israel, the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Other uses include: *The Twelve Tribes (New religious movement), a religious movement of disciples of Yahshua who… …   Wikipedia

• Twelve Tribes of Israel —       in the Bible, the Hebrew people who, after the death of Moses, took possession of the Promised Land of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua. Because the tribes were named after sons or grandsons of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel… …   Universalium

• Twelve Tribes of Israel — noun twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob • Syn: ↑Tribes of Israel • Hypernyms: ↑kin, ↑kin group, ↑kinship group, ↑kindred, ↑clan, ↑tribe …   Useful english dictionary

• TRIBES, THE TWELVE — TRIBES, THE TWELVE, the traditional division of Israel into 12 tribes: Reuben, Simeon (Levi), Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim, and Manasseh. Biblical tradition holds that the 12 tribes of Israel are… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• tribes of Israel — The nation of Israel was divided into twelve [[➝ Twelve, the]] tribes, recognizably related but each having a specific character dependent on its experience of migration, war, and economic fortunes. In the tradition all the tribes were in Egypt… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Twelve Tribes communities — For other uses of The Twelve Tribes , see The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation). Twelve Tribes Classification Messianic Judaism[1] Christian Fundamentalism …   Wikipedia

• Tribes of Israel — noun twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob • Syn: ↑Twelve Tribes of Israel • Hypernyms: ↑kin, ↑kin group, ↑kinship group, ↑kindred, ↑clan, ↑tribe …   Useful english dictionary

• Hadith of the Twelve Successors — The Hadith of the Twelve Successors is a famous Hadith in Islam, in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad speaks about Twelve Muslim rulers succeeding him. It is found in both Sunni and Shi a hadith books.Versions of the Hadith*Sahih… …   Wikipedia

• Twelve Colonies — United Colonies of Kobol Battlestar Galactica country Anthem Colonial Anthem Source Battlestar Galactica, Caprica Creator Glen A. Larson (1978 series) Ronald D. Moore (2003 series) Genre …   Wikipedia