Tribes of Israel
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The Tribes of Israel are the traditional twelve kinship groups descended from the sons and grandsons of the patriarch Jacob, which formed the foundational tribal structure of ancient Israelite society.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelite tribes | 3 |
| House of Israel | 1 |
| Jewish tribes | 1 |
| Sons of Israel | 1 |
| Tribe of Israel | 1 |
| the Twelve Tribes of Israel correspond to modern Black and some other non‑white populations | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient tribal confederation
ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ collective term ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Twelve Tribes of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Exodus from Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conquest of Canaan ⓘ division of the land of Canaan ⓘ |
| basedOn | kinship groups ⓘ |
| centralConceptIn |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ Samaritan tradition ⓘ |
| country | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Exodus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | patriarch Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationOf | ancient Israelite society ⓘ |
| governedBy | judges (biblical) in early period ⓘ |
| hasCapitalInSomePeriods | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTribes | twelve ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tribe of Asher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribe of Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Gad NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Naphtali NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Reuben NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Simeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Zebulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later concepts of tribal and national identity in Judaism ⓘ |
| laterUnifiedUnder |
King David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ King Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
grandsons of Jacob
ⓘ
sons of Jacob ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
twelve stones in the Jordan (Book of Joshua)
ⓘ
twelve stones on the high priest’s breastplate ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House of Israel
this entity surface form:
Israelite tribes
this entity surface form:
Israelite tribes
this entity surface form:
Tribe of Israel
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Sons of Israel
this entity surface form:
the Twelve Tribes of Israel correspond to modern Black and some other non‑white populations
this entity surface form:
Jewish tribes
this entity surface form:
Israelite tribes