Abraham's grandson, Jacob, had 12 sons from whom are descended the 12 tribes of Israel.
No. The tribes didn't exist in Abraham's generation. -- The "12 tribes" were descended from the children (and 2 grandchildren) of Jacob. -- Jacob was Abraham's grandson.
The Israelites, descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob, were divided into twelve tribes which were named after Jacob's sons and grandsons. These tribes were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin.
Moses did not divide people into groups. The children of Israel were divided into tribes based on which son of Jacob(Israel) they descended from.
Romania's people descended from Thracian tribes of Dacians and Getaes.
The 12 tribes of Israel were descended from the 12 sons of Jacob (see the Book of Genesis in the Bible). When the Israelites entered the land of Canaan, each tribe was allotted part of the country, and Reuben was allotted the land just east of the Dead Sea.
Ancient Israel had 12 Tribes, each descended from a different son of Jacob.JudahIssacharZebulunReubenSimeonGadEphraimManessehBenjaminDanAsherNaphtali
They were descended from Germanic tribes that settled in Scandinavia.
It was Jacob.
It is Jacob.
Abraham had eight sons (Genesis ch.25), one of whom was Isaac. Isaac had two sons, Esau and Jacob (Genesis ch.25).See also:A biography of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
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The prophet Jacob was renamed Israel. Israel had 12 sons who formed the 12 Tribes of Israel. The word Israelite refers to the 12 Tribes of Israel, descendants of Jacob/Israel.