Twelve Tribes of Israel

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Twelve Tribes of Israel - twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob

Tribes of Israel

kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, kin, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage

Lost Tribes - the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)

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