Articles relating to the Twelve Tribes of Israel, the descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also known as Israel), who collectively form the Israelite nation. The tribes were through his twelve sons through his wives, Leah and Rachel, and his concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah. In modern scholarship, there is skepticism as to whether there ever were twelve Israelite tribes, with the use of the number 12 thought more likely to signify a symbolic tradition as part of a national founding myth.
This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.
The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Articles relating to the Twelve Tribes of Israel, the descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also known as Israel), who collectively form the Israelite nation. The tribes were through his twelve sons through his wives, Leah and Rachel, and his concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah. In modern scholarship, there is skepticism as to whether there ever were twelve Israelite tribes, with the use of the number 12 thought more likely to signify a symbolic tradition as part of a national founding myth.
This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.
The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.