twelve tribes of israel

Meaning

The Twelve Tribes of Israel are the traditional clans of ancient Israel, traced to Jacob's sons. The phrase appears in the Hebrew Bible and remains a key idea in Jewish and Christian history.

Hypernyms

kindred clan kin kinship group kin group

Words in the phrase

twelve tribes of israel

Close letter words and terms

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