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The exact list of the twelve tribes differs slightly from place to place in The Bible, reflecting changing Demographics or perhaps evolution of the concept over time. The most well known list is: Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Manasseh, Ephraim, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. The Levites were the priestly caste and did not form a tribe on their own.

Two of the tribes, Judah and Benjamin, are said to have lived in the area known as the Kingdom of Judah. Their descendants are the Jews of today, found all over the world but principally in the United States and Israel.

Ten of the tribes are said to have lived in the area known as Israel, which was conquered by the Assyrians in 722 BCE and many of the people were sent to other parts of the Assyrian Empire, where they assimilated into the local populations and now form part of the populations of Syria, Iraq and Jordan. Others remained behind and, intermarrying with the immigrants from other parts of the Assyrian Empire, became known as the Samarians, or Samaritans. Many also fled south into Judah and assimilated into the local population, eventually identifying as Jews, and their descendants can also be found all over the world.

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