Tribes of Israel

The Israelites were divided into twelve tribes, according to the twelve sons of the Biblical patriarch, Jacob:

 Asher
 Benjamin
 Dan
 Gad
 Issachar
 Joseph
 Judah
 Levi
 Naphtali
 Reuben
 Simeon
 Zebulun

The Land of Israel was divided among those tribes, but there were a few exceptions:
 The tribe of Levi got no land but had to do temple duties.
 The tribe of Joseph was divided into two sub tribes:
 Ephraim
 Manasseh

Category:Old Testament
Category:Ancient Israel and Judah