38 occurrences

'Tribe' in the Bible

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

Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveTwelve Tribes

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

Verse ConceptsTwelve Tribes

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

Verse ConceptsTwelve Tribes

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}.

Verse ConceptsThe AccursedAnger Of God, CausesGod's Intolerance Of EvilMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinProvoking GodUnfaithfulness, To GodUnder The BanPeople Of JudahUnfaithful

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.

Verse ConceptsMorningAdministration

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

Verse ConceptsThose Who Rose EarlyPeople Of Judah

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.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityNo Earthly InheritancePriestly InheritanceRegulating Sacrifices

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}.

Verse ConceptsGod Is My PortionNo Earthly Inheritance

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}.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityWilderness Of ZinSouthern Border

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.

Verse ConceptsAncestorsFirstborn Sons

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.

Verse ConceptsWritingThree Men

And the allotment of the tribe of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the border of their allotment fell between the descendants of Judah and the descendants of Joseph.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Responsibility

The Jordan forms its border on the eastern side. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, its borders that surrounds [them], according to their families.

Verse ConceptsEastern Borders

The second allotment {fell} for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, according to their families. And their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Judah.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilitySecond Thing

and all the villages that [were] around these towns up to Baalat-Beor, Ramath of the Negev. This [was] the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to their families.

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

The fifth allotment {fell} for the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FifthFifthBorders Around Tribal Areas

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

The seventh lot {fell} for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.

Verse ConceptsSeventh

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.

Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in the Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.

Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordan

They gave these cities, which are [here] mentioned by name, from the tribe of the families of Judah and from the tribe of the families of Simeon;

From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its pasturelands, Geba and its pasturelands,

For the families of the descendants of Kohath, the remaining Levites of the descendants of Kohath, they [received] the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

From the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its pasturelands, Gibbethon and its pasturelands,

From the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands,

From the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,

From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Hammoth Dor and its pasturelands, and Kartan and its pasturelands; three cities.

Verse ConceptsThree Cities

To the families of the descendants of Merarite, the remaining Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its pasturelands, Kartah and its pasturelands,

From the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its pasturelands, Jahaz and its pasturelands,

From the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,

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