The 12 tribes of Israel, named after Jacob's sons, are central to the Hebrew Bible narrative. Scholars question the ...

What the Bible and history tell us about the claim that God gave the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants.

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.

Jacob produced twelve sons, each of whom became the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuven ... the historical forbears of most of the Jewish People as it is known today.

It’s just who we are. Derived from the Hebrew word “Yehuda,” the name of the foremost of the 12 tribes of Ancient Israel, it’s a cognate of the Hebrew word “yehudi,” which means Jew or ...

To understand these anomalies in later lists, we must ask: How were the twelve tribes of Israel formed? Clarity on that issue will guide us in recognizing differences in later lists that claim to ...

as well as a sign showing the symbols of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. According to Ansbacher, the signs were hung in an attempt to strengthen the Jewish nation's morale in light of the ceasefire ...

For tradition held that when the Ten Tribes were found, reunited and restored to the Holy Land, the messianic age was close at hand. Menasseh ben Israel, a Dutch Jewish scholar widely respected in ...