The 12 tribes of Israel, named after Jacob's sons ... you might assume that it was written in chronological order. Meaning, ...

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.

To make up the number twelve, the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh each received a portion of land as inheritance. The order of the tribes of Israel in the Book of Ezekiel is unique. The text ...

Jacob was renamed Israel when God appeared to him when he was leaving Padn-Aram and blessed him. Jacob produced twelve sons, each of whom became the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.