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Biblical tradition holds that there are twelve tribes of Israel and these are descended from the sons and grandsons of the Jewish forefather Jacob.

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What kingdom made up of the ten northern tribes was known?

The kingdom made up of the ten northern tribes was known as the Kingdom of Israel.


What people are the tribes of Israel?

The tribes of Israel are descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob, who was also known as Israel. The tribes are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin.


What is the tribal confederacy and why is it important in the Old Testament?

The tribal confederacy was the organization of the twelve tribes. (Based on the descendents of Jacob.) Joshua established this at Schechem. If you were to read the Old Testament, you would see constant references to some tribe doing something or someone being from a particular tribe. This is important to Messianic prophecies, as the Messiah was to come from the tribe of Judah. The tribal confederacy in particular was kind of like a pact, where the tribes bound themselves together as Israel. They would not act as individual families or city-states, but as one nation together, with a common ancestor and a common God. This confederacy is later broken when the people split into the Southern Kingdom of Judah (composed of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin) and the Northern Kingdom of Israel (made up of everyone else).


Why was Joseph not included in the twelve tribes of Israel?

Joseph was not included in the twelve tribes of Israel because his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, were each counted as separate tribes, bringing the total number of tribes to twelve. This was a result of Jacob adopting Joseph's sons as his own, giving them equal inheritance rights with his other sons. Therefore, Joseph's portion was divided between his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were then each considered individual tribes within the twelve tribes of Israel.


What sense is hebrews critical of old testament religion?

The Book of Hebrews was written to Hebrew people who for the most part had accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, but because of persecution were contemplating going back to Judaism. The writer of Hebrews takes them through a series of contrasts between being a follower of Jesus and having eternal life, verses, going back to Judaism and the law and ending up with nothing. A true believer in Jesus will have eternal life after death, but if theydon't follow Him but at a distance, they will not grow or receive blessings, receive crowns or lay up treasure in heaven. In short they will enter heaven by the skin of their teeth. And their life will end miserably,( this is a once saved, always saved idea, but their is a very fineline to be seen).and if an unbeliever is thinking about following Jesus, but turns back from that idea, their chances for salvation is very, very slim. Hebrews basically is saying, "Why do you want to go back into bondage to the Law, when Jesus Christ is offering you every thing? Jesus is superior in every way to what is in the Law. Jewish people will argue and argue, but Christianity is an extension of Judaism. Jews and Christians believe in the same God. The Jewish people are looking for the Messiah, but missed Jesus Christ when He came the first time. Christians are following Jesus Christ, the Messiah since He was on earth the first time. The Bible tells us that the Jewish people will recognize Jesus Christ at His Second Coming and will accept Him then as Messiah. This is the criticism in Hebrews.