What tribe did the apostle John come from?

Answer 1

Asher

Answer 2

The apostle John was from the tribe of Levi. The Levites were one of the twelve tribes of Israel and were designated as priests and caretakers of the Tabernacle and later the Temple. John's lineage as a Levite would have given him a unique perspective on religious practices and traditions during his time.

Answer 3

A:

If Philipwas born in Galilee around the beginning of the first century, he was probably descended from Galileans who were forcibly converted to Judaism under the Maccabeans in the second century BCE. He would not be a member of a tribe by descent but might have considered himself a member of the tribe of Judah.

It is less likely that Philip was born in central Judea, but if so he would probably be descended from the tribe of Judah or Benjamin.

Answer 4

A Jew born in or around Jerusalem in the first century BCE could claim to be a member by descent of the tribe of Judah. However, a Jew born in Galilee, as John would have been, was probably a descendant of the pagan Galileans forcibly converted to Judaism by the invading Maccabeans during the second century BCE. If so, he would not have belonged to any of the traditional Israelite tribes.

Answer 5

The Apostle John was from the tribe of Judah.