The Twelve Tribes of Israel

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==Shift of the Twelve Tribes==

In the Bible, while a total of 14 tribes are mentioned, the tribes of Israel are consistently upheld as twelve tribes. The tribe of Joseph, who received the [[Firstborn|birthright]], was divided into the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, and they were included among the twelve tribes. Therefore, in the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]], when the tribe of Joseph is mentioned, Ephraim and Manasseh are not typically listed separately, and vice versa. However, in [[~~Book of Revelation|~~Revelation]] 7, which prophesies about the saints to be saved rather than the physical descendants of Israel, both the tribe of Joseph and the tribe of Manasseh are mentioned together. The list of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Old and New Testaments is as follows:

In the Bible, while a total of 14 tribes are mentioned, the tribes of Israel are consistently upheld as twelve tribes. The tribe of Joseph, who received the [[Firstborn|birthright]], was divided into the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, and they were included among the twelve tribes. Therefore, in the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]], when the tribe of Joseph is mentioned, Ephraim and Manasseh are not typically listed separately, and vice versa. However, in [[Revelation]] 7, which prophesies about the saints to be saved rather than the physical descendants of Israel, both the tribe of Joseph and the tribe of Manasseh are mentioned together. The list of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Old and New Testaments is as follows:

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 ==Shift of the Twelve Tribes==
-In the Bible, while a total of 14 tribes are mentioned, the tribes of Israel are consistently upheld as twelve tribes. The tribe of Joseph, who received the [[Firstborn|birthright]], was divided into the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, and they were included among the twelve tribes. Therefore, in the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]], when the tribe of Joseph is mentioned, Ephraim and Manasseh are not typically listed separately, and vice versa. However, in [[Book of Revelation|Revelation]] 7, which prophesies about the saints to be saved rather than the physical descendants of Israel, both the tribe of Joseph and the tribe of Manasseh are mentioned together. The list of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Old and New Testaments is as follows:
+In the Bible, while a total of 14 tribes are mentioned, the tribes of Israel are consistently upheld as twelve tribes. The tribe of Joseph, who received the [[Firstborn|birthright]], was divided into the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, and they were included among the twelve tribes. Therefore, in the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]], when the tribe of Joseph is mentioned, Ephraim and Manasseh are not typically listed separately, and vice versa. However, in [[Revelation]] 7, which prophesies about the saints to be saved rather than the physical descendants of Israel, both the tribe of Joseph and the tribe of Manasseh are mentioned together. The list of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Old and New Testaments is as follows:
 * '''Shift of the Twelve Tribes'''

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