'Tribe' in the Bible

"See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you:

Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

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

Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses;

and with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an artisan, a designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.

The Israelite woman's son misused the Name and cursed, so they brought him to Moses. (Now his mother's name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 45,650.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 74,600.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Asher were 41,500.

Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.

But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.

"Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with the other Israelites.

Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.

Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.

Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.

Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.

"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

"Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off from among the Levites;

The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah.

Over the company of the tribe of Issacharites was Nathanel son of Zuar,

and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Elion son of Helon.

Over the company of the tribe of the Simeonites was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

and over the company of the tribe of the Gadites was Eliasaph son of Deuel.

Over the company of the tribe of the Manassehites was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

and over the company of the tribe of Benjaminites was Abidan son of Gideoni.

Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran,

and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.

"Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them."

Now these were 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, namely, 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 Vopshi;

from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.

"Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man's name on his staff.

You must write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi; for one staff is for the head of every tribe.

The Lord said to Aaron, "You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

"Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join with you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

When Balaam lifted up his eyes, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel."

So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.

So Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from every tribe, with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who was in charge of the holy articles and the signal trumpets.

So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them.

because the tribe of the Reubenites by their families, the tribe of the Gadites by their families, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

You must take one leader from every tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance.

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

from the tribe of the Simeonites, Shemuel son of Ammihud;

from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Kislon;

and from the tribe of the Danites, a leader, Bukki son of Jogli.

From the Josephites, Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh;

from the tribe of the Ephraimites, a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

from the tribe of the Zebulunites, a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach;

from the tribe of the Issacharites, a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan;

from the tribe of the Asherites, a leader, Ahihud son of Shelomi;

and from the tribe of the Naphtalites, a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud."

Now if they should be married to one of the men from another Israelite tribe, their inheritance would be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. As a result, it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

And when the Jubilee of the Israelites is to take place, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe."

Then Moses gave a ruling to the Israelites by the word of the Lord: "What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.

This is what the Lord has commanded for Zelophehad's daughters: 'Let them marry whomever they think best, only they must marry within the family of their father's tribe.

In this way the inheritance of the Israelites will not be transferred from tribe to tribe. But every one of the Israelites must retain the ancestral heritage.

And every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any of the tribes of the Israelites must become the wife of a man from any family in her father's tribe, so that every Israelite may retain the inheritance of his fathers.

No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe. But every one of the tribes of the Israelites must retain its inheritance."

They were married into the families of the Manassehites, the descendants of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's family.

I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, that is, all Bashan, is called the land of Rephaim.

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord's covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day.

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

The Levitical priests -- indeed, the entire tribe of Levi -- will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the Lord and of his inheritance.

Then we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit.

Joshua told the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh:

Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.

"Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city's riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.

In the morning you must approach in tribal order. The tribe the Lord selects must approach by clans. The clan the Lord selects must approach by families. The family the Lord selects must approach man by man.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order and the tribe of Judah was selected.

He then made Zabdi's family approach man by man and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.

Moses the Lord's servant and the Israelites defeated them and Moses the Lord's servant assigned their land to Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben by its clans.