12 Tribes & More To Be Continued.......

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The Twelve Tribes
By: The Red Cat Jazz of Love

Those Registered of The Tribe of Reu'ben were 46,500.

Reuben , in the Bible, Jacob's eldest son and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
He interceded for his brother Joseph's life and guaranteed the safe return from Egypt of another
brother, Benjamin. When Palestine was occupied his tribe, with that of Gad,
was allotted the pasture lands E of the Jordan; Reuben was given the region adjoining
the Dead Sea and S of Gad. After this the Reubenites are unreported until, with the Gadites,
they were deported to Assyria by King Tiglathpileser in his campaign of 733-32 BC

Those Registered of The Tribe of Sim'eon were 59,300.

Simeon or Symeon , in the Bible.
1. Second son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the southernmost tribe of Israel.
He and his tribe are seldom mentioned individually.
2. Devout man who blessed Jesus when He was presented in the Temple.
He uttered Nunc dimittis . ( Nunc dimittis [Lat.,=now you are dismissing],
the opening words of Simeon's song of praise on the occasion
of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple.
After seeing Jesus, Simeon joyfully proclaims that he has seen God's salvation.
The hymn is used traditionally in evening liturgical services.
3. Simeon Niger, early Christian, prominent in Antioch.
In chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles,
Simeon appears for the usual Simon, referring to St. Peter.

Those Registered To The Tribe of Gad were 45,650

Gad in the Bible, son of Jacob and Zilpah and eponymous founder of
one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Its allotment was half of Gilead ; this was the land best
suited to the pastoral life, which Gad, like Reuben, continued after the years in Egypt.
The "people of Gad" are mentioned on the Moabite stone.

Those Registered To The Tribe of Judah were 74,600

1. In the Bible he is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the eponymous ancestor
of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. In the Book of Genesis, Judah emerges as a leader.
With Reuben he interceded for Joseph 's life,
and he was the spokesman for his brothers before Joseph in Egypt.
In the exodus his tribe was in the lead, and it settled in the rich land of S Palestine,
extending from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean, according to scripture.
Within its borders was Jerusalem.
It gave its name to the Kingdom of Judah .
The royal and Messianic family of David was of the tribe of Judah.
2. In the Book of Nehemiah, a Levitical family.
3. In the Book of Ezra, a Levite.
4. In Nehemiah, an overseer.
5. In Nehemiah, a priest's son.
6. The same as Hodaviah .

Those registered To The Tribe of Is'sachar were 54,400

Issachar , in the patriarchal narratives of the Bible,
son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the 12 tribes.
The territory allotted to the tribe of Issachar at the time of the conquest
extended along the west bank of the Jordan.

Those Registered To The Tribe of Zeb'ulun were 57,400

Zebulun , in the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah,
eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Its allotment was in N Palestine W of Mt. Carmel.
The judge Elon was from this tribe. Apart from their bravery in the battle against Sisera,
the Zebulunites played a minor part in Israel's history. An alternate spelling is Zabulon

Those Registered To The Tribe of E'phraim were 47,500

Ephraim , in the Bible, younger son of Joseph and Asenath and eponymous ancestor
of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His tribe occupied the rugged country around Shiloh
that later came to be called Mt. Ephraim.
Ephraim was also a name for the Northern Kingdom when Israel was territorially reduced,
the land of outlying northern tribes having been conquered (8th cent.) by the Assyrians.

Those Registered To The Tribe of Manas'seh were 32,200

Manasseh [Heb.,=making to forget], in the Bible. 1 First son of Joseph by his Egyptian wife, Asenath, and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Manasseh received land on both sides of the Jordan River. In Palestine his tribe occupied the land just S of the Vale of Jezreel; on the other side, Manasseh received land E of Gad.

2 King of Judah (c.687-642 BC), son and successor of Hezekiah . Under Manasseh, Judah reached a low point of moral and spiritual degradation. The Jewish Prayer of Manasseh, included in the Old Testament Apocrypha of the Authorized Version and the New Revised Standard Version, is a penitential psalm, purporting to be the king's prayer in captivity.

Those Registered To The Tribe of Benjamin were 35,400
Benjamin [Heb.,=son of fortune], younger son of Jacob and Rachel, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His mother, dying, named him Benoni [Heb.,=son of my sorrow]. According to the Book of Joshua, the tribe of Benjamin was allotted the plateau of E central Palestine lying W of the Jordan between Jerusalem and Bethel. The tribespeople were famous archers. It has been argued that the account in Joshua relates the conquest of Canaan from the point of view of the Benjamite clans. This tradition was later expanded to present a pan-Israelite conquest account. The name survived in the High Gate of Benjamin of the Temple at Jerusalem. The Bible attests that Saul and Paul were of the tribe of Benjamin.

Those Registered To The Tribe of Dan were 32,700
Dan 1 In the Bible, son of Jacob and Bilhah and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Their allotment in SW Palestine was the least extensive. The hostility of the Amorites living there prompted the Danites to migrate north where they established themselves. The Book of Judges may indicate that the Danites were originally part of the Sea Peoples. They shared the lot of the northern Hebrews at the hands of the Assyrians in the 8th cent. BC 2 City, northernmost landmark of ancient Palestine, hence the expression "from Dan to Beersheba." It is mentioned numerous times in the Bible. Its original name was Laish or Leshem; it was renamed by the conquering Danites.
Those Registered To The Tribe of Asher were 41,500
Asher [Heb.,=happy], in the Bible, tribe of Israel. Its eponym was Jacob's eighth son. It occupied the northwestern part of ancient Palestine, and its position laid Asher open to influence from other nations and attacks by them. It seems to have become insignificant early in Jewish history. The name occurs in Egyptian inscriptions. An alternate spelling is Aser.

Those Registered To The Tribe of Naphtali were 53,400

Naphtali , in the Bible, son of Jacob and Bilhah and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His land allotment lay NW of the Sea of Galilee. The tribe traditionally had a reputation for belligerence, seen in their hero Barak . Naphtali was part of the northern kingdom, Israel, and shared its fate at the hands of the Assyrians.

All Registered excluding the Levites were 300,550

The Tribe of Levites , a religious caste among the ancient Hebrews, descended from Jacob's son Levi and figuring prominently in the Bible. There were three divisions of Levites—Kohathites, Merarites, and Gershonites. Loyal to Moses during the Golden Calf incident, they were rewarded with special religious privileges. The Levites replaced the firstborn, who devoutly served God for having been saved at the Passover. They alone of the tribes received no allotment of land; instead they received revenues from certain cities, and each city had its quota of Levites to support.With the unification of worship at Jerusalem, the Levites became temple servants with hereditary assignments, and later were teachers of the Law. The Book of Leviticus is named for them.

To be soon continued.......