'Tribe' in the Bible

"See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.

And, look, I have given with him Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, and I have put skill in the heart of all [the] skilled of heart, and they will make all that I have commanded you--

And Moses said to the {Israelites}, "See, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.

And he has put [it] in his heart to teach--he and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan.

And Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, did all that Yahweh commanded Moses.

And with him [was] Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, a skilled craftsman and a designer and an embroiderer with the blue and with the purple and with the crimson [yarns] and with the linen.

Then the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name, and he cursed, so they brought him to Moses--and the name of his mother [was] Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

A man from each tribe will be with you, each man the head of {his family}.

those who were counted from the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

those who were counted from the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.

those who were counted from the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

The Levites from their ancestors' tribe were not mustered in their midst.

"You will not muster the tribe of Levi, and you will not {take a census of} them in the midst of the {Israelites}.

And the ones who encamp next to him [will be] the tribe of Issachar. And the leader of the descendants of Issachar [will be] Nethanel son of Zuar,

For the tribe of Zebulun: the leader of the descendants of Zebulun [will be] Eliab son of Helon,

Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon [will be] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

For the tribe of Gad: the leader of the descendants of Gad [will be] Eliasaph son of Reuel.

The tribe of Manasseh [will be] next to him. The leader of the descendants of the tribe of Manasseh [will be] Camaliel son of Pedahzur.

For the tribe of Benjamin: the leader of the descendants of Benjamin [will be] Abidan son of Gideoni.

Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher [will be] Pagiel son of Ocran.

For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali [will be] Ahira son of Enan.

"Bring near the tribe of Levi, and {set the tribe} {before Aaron} the priest, and they will minister to him.

"You must not cut off the tribe of the clan of the Kohathites from the midst of the Levites.

And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day [was] Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah.

Eliab son of Helon [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulun.

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai [was] over the division of the sons of the tribe of Simeon.

Eliasaph son of Deuel [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Gad.

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh.

Abidan son of Gideoni [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Benjamin.

Pagiel son of Ocran [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Asher.

Ahira son of Enan [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali.

"Send for yourself men, and let them explore the land of Canaan, which I [am about] to give to the {Israelites}; {from each tribe of his father send one man}, everyone a leader among them."

And these [are] their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

from the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;

from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.

Moreover, bring your brothers with you, the tribe of Levi the tribe of your father, that they may be joined to you and minister [to] you, you and your sons with you before the tent of testimony.

The name of the Midianite woman who was struck [was] Cozbi daughter of Zur, {a leader} of tribe of {the family} in Midian.

A thousand from each tribe of every tribe of Israel you will send to battle."

So theywere assigned from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand equipped for battle.

Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the battle, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the battle with them, and the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets of the blast [were] in his hand.

So Moses gave to them, to the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben, and to half of the tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon the king of Amorites and the kingdom of Og the king of the Bashan, the land with its cities [and their] territories, the cities of the surrounding land.

For the tribe of the children of the Reubenites, the children of the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh took their inheritance according to the house of their families.

You will take one leader from every tribe to divide up the land for inheritance.

These [are] the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, Samuel son of Ammihud;

of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

of the tribe of the descendants of Dan, the leader Bukki son of Jogli;

of the descendants of Joseph, the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod.

Of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulum, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach;

of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan;

of the tribe of the descendants of Asher, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi;

of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud."

But if they become wives to one of the sons from [another] tribe of the {Israelites}, their inheritance will disappear from the inheritance of our ancestors, and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; the lot of our inheritance would disappear.

When the Jubilee of the {Israelites} {comes}, it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; and their inheritance will disappear from the tribe of our father."

Then Moses commanded the {Israelites} by the command of Yahweh, saying, "The tribe of the descendants of Joseph [is] right [regarding what they are] speaking.

This [is] the word that Yahweh commanded the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, '{Let them marry} {whomever they like}; only {they must marry} from within the clan of the tribe of their father.

Thus an inheritance of the {Israelites} will not go around from tribe to tribe. Rather, the inheritance of each tribe of his father will remain with the {Israelites}.

Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from the tribes of the {Israelites} will {marry} one of the clan of the tribe of her father, so that the {Israelites} will possess the inheritance of his ancestors.

Therefore an inheritance will not go around from [one] tribe to another tribe because the tribes of the {Israelites} will each hold to their [own] inheritance.'"

{They married} those from the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance {remained} among the tribe of the clan of their ancestors.

The plan was good {in my opinion}, and [so] I took from [among] you twelve men, {one from each tribe}.

At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to stand {before} Yahweh, to serve him and to bless [the people] in his name until this day.

"And there shall not be for the Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, a plot of ground and an inheritance with Israel, [rather] they may eat an offering made by fire [as] their inheritance, for Yahweh.

so that {there is not} among you a man or a woman or a clan or a tribe {whose heart} turns {today} from [being] with Yahweh our God to go to serve the gods of these nations, so that there is not among you a root sprouting poison and wormwood.

So then, take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, {one from each tribe}.

"Take twelve men from the people, {one man from each tribe},

So Joshua summoned the twelve men whom he had appointed from the {Israelites}, one from each tribe.

But the {Israelites} broke faith concerning the devoted things. Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took from the devoted things; and {Yahweh's anger was kindled} against the {Israelites}.

In the morning you will come forward, {tribe by tribe}, and the tribe that Yahweh will select by lot will come forward by clans, and the clan that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward by families, and the family that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward one by one.

So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought forward Israel, {tribe by tribe}, and the tribe of Judah was selected by lot.

He brought forward his family, one by one, and Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected by lot.

Only the tribe of Levites Moses did not give an inheritance; the offerings made by fire to Yahweh the God of Israel [are] their inheritance, just as he promised to them.

Moses gave [an inheritance] to the tribe of the descendants of Reuben according to their families.

Moses gave [an inheritance] to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants of Gad, according to their families.

But to the tribe of Levi Moses did not give an inheritance; Yahweh the God of Israel, he [is] their inheritance, just as {he promised them}.

The allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin, {to the far south}.

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families:

the cities belonging to the tribe of the descendants of Judah to the far south, to [the] border of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

from Tappuah the border goes to the west, [to] the wadi of Kanah, and {it ends} at the sea. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families,

Then the allotment was made for the tribe of Manasseh, because he [was] the firstborn of Joseph. To Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, {were allotted} Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior.

Provide three men {from each tribe}, and I will send them so that they may begin to go through the land and write [a description of] it {according to their inheritance}, and let them come to me.