Bible verses about Tribes of Israel, the
Scripture references about Tribes of Israel, the, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Tribes of Israel, the in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Were twelve in number: Ge 49:28; Ac 26:12; Jas 1:1
- Descended from Jacob's sons: Ge 35:22-26
- Manasseh and Ephraim numbered among, instead of Joseph and
- Levi: Ge 48:5; Jos 14:3,4
- Predictions respecting each of: Ge 49:3-27; De 33:6-29
- EACH OF
- Under a president or chief: Nu 1:4-16
- Divided into families: Nu 1:2; 26:5-50; Jos 7:14
- Usually furnished an equal number of men for war: Nu 31:4
- Each family of, had a chief or head: Nu 36:1; 1Ch 4:38
- Total strength of, on leaving Egypt: Ex 12:37; Nu 1:44-46; 2:32
- Divided into four divisions while in the wilderness: Nu 10:14-28
- Encamped in their divisions and by their standards round the
- tabernacles: Nu 2:2-31
- Canaan to be divided amongst according to their numbers: Nu 33:54
- REUBEN, GAD AND HALF MANASSEH
- Settled on east side of Jordan: De 3:12-17; Jos 13:23-32
- Were required to assist in subduing Canaan: Nu 32:6-32; De 3:18-20
- Total strength of, on entering the land of Canaan: Nu 26:51
- Canaan divided amongst nine and a half of, by lot: Jos 14:1-5
- Situation of, and bounds of the inheritance of each: Jos 15:1-17:18
- All inheritance to remain in the tribe and family to which
- allotted: Nu 36:3-9
- Names of, engraven on the breastplate of the high priest: Ex 28:21; 39:14
- Divided on mounts Ebal and Gerizim to hear the law: De 27:12,13
- Remained as one people until the reign of Rehoboam: 1Ki 12:16-20