1 Kings (chapter 12) and 2 Chronicles (chapter 10).
Judah
It means completeness in an organizational setting. the twelve apostles, the twelve tribes of Israel, and so forth.
Probably to signify the twelve tribes of Israel
The book of James in the New Testament has 5 chapters. The first verse of the first chapter reads: "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings." This is from the New International Version
He was the son of Jacob, one of the twelve tribes.
Moses sent one leader from each of the twelve tribes to survey the land of Canaan, as recounted in the Bible in the book of Numbers.
A:Yes. They are identified with the Israelite occupants of the Palestine region and with the country of Israel or Israel and Judah. However, the most well known list of the twelve tribes is not the only one found in the Bible. At times, some tribes from this list are omitted, with other tribes reported instead. This may reflect the natural changes in tribal societies.
Numbers 13. Here, according to God's commandment, Moses sent out twelve men from the twelve tribes of Israel to spy out the promised land.
No. All twelve tribes are from Israel. They are known as the twelve tribes of Israel, they all descend from Abraham's grandson who was named Israel. There are some offshoot religions that claim to be one of the tribes, or a "lost tribe" of Israel, but blood tests have proven they do not descend from Israel.
The word twelve is mentioned in the Bible in 166 different verses. It would be impossible to list them all here. One reason it is mentioned so much is that there were twelve tribes of Israel. To see the verses, go to blueletterbible.org and do a search there.
The third patriarch in the Bible is Jacob, also known as Israel. He was the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandson of Abraham and Sarah. Jacob had twelve sons, who became the ancestors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
Some of the trades of the twelve tribes of Israel mentioned in the Bible include: Judah - agriculture and leadership; Issachar - farming and agriculture; Benjamin - skilled warriors; Zebulun - seafaring and trade; Asher - skilled in olive oil production; Dan - seafaring and shipbuilding.