22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard about it.
Jacob's Twelve SonsNow the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 the sons of Leah wereReuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 the sons of Rachelwere Joseph and Benjamin;25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, wereGad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.Chat with our AI personalities
22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard about it.
Jacob's Twelve SonsNow the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 the sons of Leah wereReuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 the sons of Rachelwere Joseph and Benjamin;25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, wereGad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.Some who are sceptical about the gospels story say that the twelve disciples represent the twelve tribes of Israel. Some even go further and say that, in both cases, the twelve derives from the twelve star signs in the heavens.Answer 2If the question "represent" is intended as "come from", i.e. did each of Jesus' twelve disciples come from a different tribe, then the answer is: No. All of Jesus' followers were either Levites or Judahites. The other tribes were not represented.Answer/Maybe.According to the Epistle of Barnabas, who wrote: '.. to whom the Lord gave authority to preach his Gospel : being at the beginning twelve, to signify the tribes, because there were twelve tribes of Israel.' Note that the earliest known version of the Epistle of Barnabas is from the 4th century (~300 years after Barnabas walked the earth) and is only only ascribed to Barnabas by tradition so its authenticity is unknown.
AnswerThe population of Israel and Judah was entirely Semitic, so the twelve tribes of Israel were all Semitic.
It means completeness in an organizational setting. the twelve apostles, the twelve tribes of Israel, and so forth.
It comes in the book of Genesis .
AnswerSome say the significance was that there were traditionally twelve tribes of Israel Some say the significance was that there are twelve constellations in the zodiac. Some say both, one leading to the other.