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Bible Question:
Shalom y'all, This is a question about "end times" and reconciling some differences in the 12 Tribes. In Gen. 48 we have a listing of the 12 sons of Jacob with Joseph effectively being replaced by his 2 sons, this gives us 13 tribes, so Levi is dropped as an inheritor of a portion of Canaan becoming the ransom for the firstborn dedicated to God, that gives us 12 again. I know, this is not news. But in Rev. 7 where we have the 12 Tribes where the 144,000 sealed come from we no longer see Ephraim and Dan but we do see Joseph and Levi. I don't have a lot of trouble figuring out the return of Levi, and not a whole lot of trouble with the disappearance of Ephraim - but I am wondering about the missing Dan and why Joseph was brought back in (because Manasseh is still among the names). Any help out there? Still learning Cheri |
Bible Answer: Another view of the missing tribe of Dan in Rev. is very similar to that which you probably refer concerning Ephraim. When Solomon died and the kingdom divided, golden calves were set up in both Ephraim and Dan; thus, idolatry is the idea commonly given for the missing names in Rev. However, this is speculation, we can't be dogmatic about these things or build some new teaching on them either. |