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Concordances
Scofield Reference Index
• Tribes
Thompson Chain Reference
• Tribe
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Zebulun, the Tribe of
• Tribes of Israel, the
• Simeon, the Tribe of
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Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Tribe
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Tribes
• Manasseh, Tribe of
• Judah, Tribe and Kingdom
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Zebulun, Tribe of
• Tribe
• Simeon, the Tribe of
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Tribes of Israel, the
• Half Tribe
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Tribes of Israel
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Tribes
• Tribe
King James Dictionary
• Tribe
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Twelve Tribes
• Tribes, the Twelve
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Tribe of Juda
• Tribe of Ephraim
• Tribe of Benjamin
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People's Bible Dictionary
• Tribes
Smith Bible Dictionary
• ad The Tribe of
• Benjamin The Tribe of
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Tribe
• Tribe
Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Bongo (Tribe)
• Cheyenne (Tribe)
• Creek (Tribe)
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Tribe
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Judah Tribe of
• Manasseh Tribe of
• Tribes
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Judah, Tribe and Territory of.
• Lost Tribes
• Manasseh, Tribe of
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Lost Tribes
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Jewish Tribe
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Asher, Tribe and Territory
• Issachar, Tribe of
• Judah, Tribe of
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Lexicons
• ܫܰܒ݂ܛܳܐ
• ܫܰܪܒ݁ܬ݂ܳܐ
Berry's NT Synonyms
• Tribe, Family, Household
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Tribe, Family
• δωδεκάφυλον
• φυλή
• אֻמָּה
• חֲצִי , חֵצִי
• מַחֲצִית
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Jacob having twelve sons, who were heads of so many families, which together formed a great nation, each of these families was called a tribe. But this patriarch on his death-bed adopted Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph, and would have them also to constitute two tribes in Israel, Genesis 48:5 . Instead of twelve tribes, there were now thirteen, that of Joseph being two. However, in the distribution of lands by Joshua under the order of God, they reckoned but twelve tribes and made but twelve lots; of the tribe of Levi, being appointed to the sacred service, had no share in the distribution of the land, but received certain cities to dwell in, with the first-fruits, tithes, and oblations of the people. Each tribe had its own leaders and tribunals; and the whole twelve, in their early history, constituted a republic somewhat resembling the United States. In the division made by Joshua of the land of Canaan, Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh had their lot beyond Jordan, east; all the other tribes, and the remaining half of Manasseh had their distribution on this side the river, west.

The twelve tribes continued united as one state, one people, and one monarchy, till after the death of Solomon, when ten of the tribes revolted from the house of David, and formed the kingdom of Israel. See HEBREWS .