Jews have never been a distinct race, this being said, ancient Jews were Caucasian. Caucasian referring to people indigenous to Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asian (Middle East), and India.
There is a lot of confusion regarding the term 'Semitic'. Semitic is a linguistic sub-group referring to the different Semitic languages found in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
AnswerThe population of Israel and Judah was entirely Semitic, so the twelve tribes of Israel were all Semitic.
Twelve.
The tribe of Judah was the largest of the twelve tribes of Israel. This tribe was known for its leadership and prominence in the kingdom of Israel.
It is Jacob.
The twelve tribes are the descendants of Jacob's 12 sons and are the ancestors of the Jews.
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 Twelve Tribes of Israel
When the Israelite's conquered Canaan there were twelve tribes
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Yes, they comprised two of the twelve tribes of Israel (Judah and Benjamin), with remnants of all the other tribes of Israel.
There is twelve oxen in a Mormon temple that symbolic twelve tribes of Israel.