12 sons of Jacob
Abraham's grandson, Jacob, had 12 sons from whom are descended the 12 tribes of Israel.
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.
The tribal structure of the ancient Israelites is derived from the sons of Jacob (who was later known as Israel). Thus, tradition holds that Levites are descended from his son Levi, Benjaminites are descended from his son Benjamin, and so on. There is no tribe of Joseph; instead, his two sons are each the fathers of their own tribe, the Menassahites and Ephriamites.
Jacob, the son of Isaac. God renames him Israel, which is why they are literally the 12 sons of Israel. The boys' mothers were Leah, Rachel, and Leah and Rachel's maidservants, and they were present also.
They are the ancestors of the Jews.
Ancient Israel had 12 Tribes, each descended from a different son of Jacob.JudahIssacharZebulunReubenSimeonGadEphraimManessehBenjaminDanAsherNaphtali
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.
The twelve Tribes of Israel (Numbers ch.2 and elsewhere) are the twelve sons of Jacob (Exodus ch.1). Their births are recorded in Genesis ch.29,30 and 35.
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Tradition holds that they originated from the 12 sons of Jacob (later called Israel).The Israelite twelve tribes were the descendants of Jacob's twelve sons (Genesis ch.46).Tradition holds that they originated from the 12 sons of Jacob (later called Israel).
It was Jacob who raised 12 sons, who later become the 12 tribes of Isareal.
The 12 tribes of Israel can be traced back to the 12 sons of Jacob (who was also known as Israel) as described in the Bible, around the 18th century BCE. Each son became the ancestor of one of the tribes, forming the basis of the Israelite nation.