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

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Oh, dude, Joseph wasn't included in the twelve tribes of Israel because he was special. His two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, took his place, so it's like he got a two-for-one deal. Plus, having 13 tribes would've just messed up the whole symmetry thing they had going on, so they were like, "Sorry, Joe, you're out."

Answer 3

On the contrary, he got two of them, even though his descendants had by far what were not the most numerous tribes (Numbers ch.2 and ch.26). He was given this honor because of his leadership, his forgiving of his brothers, his supporting the family in the famine, and his superlative righteousness.

Answer:

Joseph was considered to be so fertile that the descendants of each of his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh were so numerous as to be their own tribes.

Answer 4

Community Answer

The tribal arrangement in Israel was based on descent from the 12 sons of Jacob. (Ge 29:32-30:24; 35:16-18) These "twelve family heads [Gr., doʹde·ka pa·tri·arʹkhas]" produced "the twelve tribes of Israel." (Ge 49:1-28; Ac 7:8) However, Jacob blessed Joseph's two sons, Manasseh the older and Ephraim the younger, and said: "Ephraim and Manasseh will become mine like [his actual sons] Reuben and Simeon." (Ge 48:5, 13-20) When the various tribes received their land inheritance in the Promised Land (Jos 13-19), there was no "tribe" of Joseph. Instead, "the sons of Joseph," Manasseh and Ephraim, were counted as distinct tribes in Israel.

Answer 5

Joseph had two sons while living in Egypt. When the Children of Israel left Egypt to go into the Promised Land, Joseph's two son's and their families were added to the other tribes of Israel and they received the inheritance. Joseph's two sons were named Ephraim and Manasseh.

The Tribe of Joseph would literally have been too massive to have a single inheritance, so it was sub-divided into the half-tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. There were still only twelve tribes because Levi lost its inheritance of tribal land by becoming the Priestly Group.

Answer 6

Joseph was included in the twelve tribes of Israel by having his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, each be considered a separate tribe. This was done to maintain the balance of twelve tribes after Joseph himself was excluded.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Because he was named as two of the tribes (through his two sons).

Answer 9

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