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∙ 10y agoModern Israel, formed by the Jewish people, represents the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 BCE and many of its people scattered and assimilated into various host cultures, where they intermarried, so no modern nation represents the ten tribes of biblical Israel. However, many of the Israelites left the northern kingdom and fled south into Judah and adopted a Jewish identity, or became part of the diaspora in Egypt, so once again modern Israel could be said to represent these tribes, at least in small part.
This belief that different nations are from the 12 tribes of Israel comes from the theory of British-Israelism. This attempted to prove that the existing different nations and their characteristics had come from the worldwide dispersion of the 12 tribes of Israel into different areas of the world.[See link below]. British-Israelism was originally politically-motivated and is simply wrong.
However, modern Israel is made up of emigrants of jews to it from all other nations of the world.
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Biblical meaning of numbers 1 through 12?
These generally refer to the 12 tribes of Israel.
Who were the israelites named after?
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.
What tribes spoke Hebrew?
All 12 tribes of Israel spoke Hebrew, with varying dialects.All 12 tribes of Israel spoke Hebrew, with varying dialects.
One of the 12 tribes of Israel?
Levites
Where can you read in the bible of the seven tribes of israel?
There are 12 Hebrew tribes of Israel not seven. You can read about them in Revelation 7:4-9.
What are the races of the 12 tribes?
AnswerThe population of Israel and Judah was entirely Semitic, so the twelve tribes of Israel were all Semitic.
Who raised 12 ons and became 12 tribes of Israel?
It was Jacob who raised 12 sons, who later become the 12 tribes of Isareal.
How many tribes did ancient Israel have?
When the Israelite's conquered Canaan there were twelve tribes
How many lost tribes of Israel are there?
There were 10 tribes, but they weren't lost. What happened was, during the Babylonian captivity of 586 BCE, the 12 tribes of Israel were expelled from the land and sent to Assyria. After 70 years, 9½ of those 12 Tribes had just assimiliated into Babylonian society, leaving only 2½ tribes returning to Israel.
What patriarch of the Ancient Israelites led the 12 Tribes of Israel to Mount Sinai?
None. Moses led the 12 Tribes of Israel to Mount Sinai, but he was not one of the Israelite patriarchs.
Are whites and Chinese a part of the 12 tribes of the bible?
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.
Who was Isareal's children?
Israelites were considered to be Israel's children. There were 12 Tribes of Israel that made up this group of people. The tribes are of Jewish decent.
