Thematic Bible: Tribe


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Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, as well as those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for they had defected to him from Israel in great numbers when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him. Verse ConceptsLargenessRemnantGod With Specific PeopleEighties

The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you done this to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?” And they argued with him violently. Verse ConceptsResentment, Against PeopleDisputesWhat Do You Do?

His firstborn bull has splendor,
and horns like those of a wild ox;
he gores all the peoples with them
to the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
Verse ConceptsFirstbornBullsHornsThousandsHorns VictoriousPropellingWild OxPowerful IndividualsUnicorns

He made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin—over all Israel. Verse ConceptsMaking KingsNorthern Kingdom Of Israel

This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:

The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar on the east of Upper Beth-horon. Verse ConceptsBorders Around Tribal Areas

An Ephraimite warrior named Zichri killed the king’s son Maaseiah, Azrikam governor of the palace, and Elkanah who was second to the king.

those registered for the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500. Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them. Verse ConceptsGod With Specific People

The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you in it!” Verse ConceptsArsonActing AloneBurning People

Ephraim’s envy will cease;
Judah’s harassment will end.
Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah,
and Judah will not harass Ephraim.
Verse ConceptsJealousyAvoiding Jealousyharassment

Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has been victorious so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.” Verse ConceptsdefeatLions, Figurative Use OfLionsRootsSealsNames And Titles For ChristJesus As Son Of DavidPromised VictorySeven ThingsThe Act Of OpeningOpening DocumentsChrist OvercomingDo Not MournPeople Of JudahLion Of The Tribe Of Judah

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized 180,000 choice warriors from the entire house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin to fight against the house of Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfAssembling IsraelOne Hundred Thousand And MoreReinstating PeopleCivil War

Now it is evident that our Lord came from Judah, and Moses said nothing about that tribe concerning priests. Verse ConceptsPriesthood, In NtPeople Of Judahconnectionpriests

King David sent word to the priests, Zadok and Abiathar: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace? The talk of all Israel has reached the king at his house. Verse ConceptsPeople Who DelayedPeople Of Judah

He said this about Judah:

Lord, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people.
He fights for his cause with his own hands,
but may You be a help against his foes.
Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelGod Help!Pay Attention O God!

Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Come with me to my territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. I will also go with you to your territory.” So Simeon went with him. Verse ConceptsInvitationsFighting TogetherAnger Subsiding

Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was 40 years old when he began his reign over Israel; he ruled for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the land of Naphtali—and deported the people to Assyria. Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaArmies, Against IsraelExile Of Israel To AssyriaCapturing CitiesList Of Kings Of Israel

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Hasn’t the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you: ‘Go, deploy the troops on Mount Tabor, and take with you 10,000 men from the Naphtalites and Zebulunites? Verse ConceptsDeborahTens Of Thousands

The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan.

He sent messengers throughout all of Manasseh, who rallied behind him. He also sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who also came to meet him. Verse ConceptsMessenger

Naphtali did not drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh or the residents of Beth-anath. They lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, but the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served as their forced labor. Verse ConceptsLiving TogetherForced Labour

He said about Naphtali:

Naphtali, enjoying approval,
full of the Lord’s blessing,
take possession to the west and the south.
Verse ConceptsGenerosity, God'sGrace, In OtPlenty Through GodBlessed By Godlakes

The sixth lot came out for Naphtali’s descendants by their clans. Verse ConceptsFractions, One SixthSixth

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Hasn’t the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you: ‘Go, deploy the troops on Mount Tabor, and take with you 10,000 men from the Naphtalites and Zebulunites? Verse ConceptsDeborahTens Of Thousands

From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David.
Verse ConceptsLoyaltyFifty To Ninety ThousandWhole HeartednessMind Battlestraining

He sent messengers throughout all of Manasseh, who rallied behind him. He also sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, who also came to meet him. Verse ConceptsMessenger

But some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsHumilityReligious Awakenings

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
along the sea road, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles!
Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordancrusades

Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron or the residents of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced labor. Verse ConceptsLiving TogetherForced Labour

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth, and a worse tear is made. Verse ConceptsNewnessSewingBad SituationsRepairingUnused


So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable Verse ConceptsLaws, AbolishedAnnulmentUseless Words

By saying, a new covenant, He has declared that the first is old. And what is old and aging is about to disappear. Verse ConceptsLaws, AbolishedPast, TheOld ThingsGrowingcovenant


The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of his descendants by their clans, but their inheritance was within the portion of Judah’s descendants. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilitySecond Thing

The name of the slain Israelite man, who was struck dead with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite ancestral house.

Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Come with me to my territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. I will also go with you to your territory.” So Simeon went with him. Verse ConceptsInvitationsFighting TogetherAnger Subsiding

The descendants of Simeon: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, those registered counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

These were the Simeonite clans, numbering 22,200 men. Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

those registered for the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700. Verse ConceptsFifty To Ninety Thousand

This was the inheritance of the Danite tribe by its clans, these cities with their villages.

The Danites set up the carved image for themselves. Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the Danite tribe until the time of the exile from the land. Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesExile In Prospect

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