Tribe of Benjamin
The novel asserts that Mary Magdalene was of the Tribe of Benjamin, but historians dispute this claim, and there is no mention of this in the Bible or in other ancient sources. According to Sandra Miesel and Carl E. Olson, writing in their 2004 book, "The Da Vinci Hoax", state the fact that Magdala was located in northern Israel, whereas the tribe of Benjamin resided in the south, weighs against it.