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1 | 13 Tribes or 12 Tribes? | Genesis | JCrichton | 106432 | ||
From Genesis to Revelations there are various names used to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. I did a personal study of the tribes and found that there are thirteen tribes not twelve: in the Old Testament there are various names interchanged; one name or another being excluded/included in the list. And on the New Testament one particular tribe is excluded while the rest are included. Has anyone else seen this fact. Can you explain why,especifically in Revelation, is Dan omitted as one of the tribes? | ||||||
2 | 13 Tribes or 12 Tribes? | Genesis | Norrie | 106433 | ||
Maybe where the confusion is at is that Jacob has 12 sons but when it came time to divide the land, the names of Joseph's two sons are named instead of him. Levi didn't get land, they were the priests. | ||||||
3 | 13 Tribes or 12 Tribes? | Genesis | JCrichton | 106457 | ||
Correct! The distribution plans for the land included 6 cities of refuge, and no land for the tribe of Levi since they were to be a separate tribe for the service of the Lord. Hence the two sons of Joseph! I call your attention to Revelation 7:1-5 (5-8) where Joseph is interchanged with Ephraim, Levi is included and Dan is excluded. We find that there are still twelve tribes, but thirteen names (Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin--all included, and Dan--excluded. Joshua 19:40-51 tells us of the distribution of land to the tribe of Dan. I am not questioning God's Plan--my query is what happened to the tribe of Dan that cuased it to be omitted in Revelation's 144K? I must had read through that part too quickly to have missed the issue altogether. God Bless! |
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