Topic
Tribes of Israel, The
35 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 35:22–26Torrey Descended from Jacob's sons
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and…
- Genesis 48:5Torrey Manasseh and Ephraim numbered among, instead of Joseph and Levi
¶ And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
- Genesis 49:3–27Torrey Predictions respecting each of
¶ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to…
- Genesis 49:28Torrey Were twelve in number
¶ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
- Exodus 12:37Torrey Total strength of, on leaving Egypt
¶ And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
- Exodus 28:21Torrey Names of, engraven on the breastplate of the high priest
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
- Exodus 39:14Torrey Names of, engraven on the breastplate of the high priest
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
- Numbers 1:2Torrey EACH OF — Divided into families
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
- Numbers 1:4–16Torrey EACH OF — Under a president or chief
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. ¶ And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Of…
- Numbers 1:44–46Torrey Total strength of, on leaving Egypt
These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from…
- Numbers 2:2–31Torrey Encamped in their divisions and by their standards round the tabernacles
Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of…
- Numbers 2:32Torrey Total strength of, on leaving Egypt
¶ These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
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- Numbers 10:14–28 Torrey Divided into four divisions while in the wilderness
- Numbers 26:5–50 Torrey EACH OF — Divided into families
- Numbers 26:51 Torrey Total strength of, on entering the land of Canaan
- Numbers 31:4 Torrey EACH OF — Usually furnished an equal number of men for war
- Numbers 32:6–32 Torrey REUBEN, GAD AND HALF MANASSEH — Were required to assist in subduing Canaan
- Numbers 33:54 Torrey Canaan to be divided amongst according to their numbers
- Numbers 36:1 Torrey Each family of, had a chief or head
- Numbers 36:3–9 Torrey All inheritance to remain in the tribe and family to which allotted
- Deuteronomy 3:12–17 Torrey REUBEN, GAD AND HALF MANASSEH — Settled on east side of Jordan
- Deuteronomy 3:18–20 Torrey REUBEN, GAD AND HALF MANASSEH — Were required to assist in subduing Canaan
- Deuteronomy 27:12 Torrey Divided on mounts Ebal and Gerizim to hear the law
- Deuteronomy 27:13 Torrey Divided on mounts Ebal and Gerizim to hear the law
- Deuteronomy 33:6–29 Torrey Predictions respecting each of
- Joshua 7:14 Torrey EACH OF — Divided into families
- Joshua 13:23–32 Torrey REUBEN, GAD AND HALF MANASSEH — Settled on east side of Jordan
- Joshua 14:1–5 Torrey Canaan divided amongst nine and a half of, by lot
- Joshua 14:3 Torrey Manasseh and Ephraim numbered among, instead of Joseph and Levi
- Joshua 14:4 Torrey Manasseh and Ephraim numbered among, instead of Joseph and Levi
- Joshua 15:1–17:18 Torrey Situation of, and bounds of the inheritance of each
- 1 Kings 12:16–20 Torrey Remained as one people until the reign of Rehoboam
- 1 Chronicles 4:38 Torrey Each family of, had a chief or head
- Acts 26:12 Torrey Were twelve in number
- James 1:1 Torrey Were twelve in number
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 35 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Were twelve in number Ge 49:28; Ac 26:12; Jas 1:1
- Descended from Jacob's sons Ge 35:22-26
- Manasseh and Ephraim numbered among, instead of Joseph and Levi Ge 48:5; Jos 14:3,4
- Predictions respecting each of Ge 49:3-27; De 33:6-29
- EACH OF
- Each family of, had a chief or head Nu 36:1; 1Ch 4:38
- Total strength of, on leaving Egypt Ex 12:37; Nu 1:44-46; 2:32
- Divided into four divisions while in the wilderness Nu 10:14-28
- Encamped in their divisions and by their standards round the tabernacles Nu 2:2-31
- Canaan to be divided amongst according to their numbers Nu 33:54
- REUBEN, GAD AND HALF MANASSEH
- Settled on east side of Jordan De 3:12-17; Jos 13:23-32
- Were required to assist in subduing Canaan Nu 32:6-32; De 3:18-20
- Total strength of, on entering the land of Canaan Nu 26:51
- Canaan divided amongst nine and a half of, by lot Jos 14:1-5
- Situation of, and bounds of the inheritance of each Jos 15:1-17:18
- All inheritance to remain in the tribe and family to which allotted Nu 36:3-9
- Names of, engraven on the breastplate of the high priest Ex 28:21; 39:14
- Divided on mounts Ebal and Gerizim to hear the law De 27:12,13
- Remained as one people until the reign of Rehoboam 1Ki 12:16-20
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.