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12 Tribes of Israel Map
Location of the Israelite tribes

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

  1. Asher
  2. Benjamin
  3. Dan
  4. Gad
  5. Issachar
  6. Joseph
  7. Judah
  8. Levi
  9. Naphtali
  10. Reuben
  11. Simeon
  12. 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

Images for kids

  • Biblical Jacob and his 12 sons Genealogy (Family Tree)

    Parentage of Jacob's twelve sons, per Genesis 35

  • Charles Francois Delamarche. Carte De La Terre Hebreux ou Israelites partagee selon l'ordre de Dieu aux douze tirbus descendantes Des Douze Fils De Jacob. Paris 1797

    Map of tribal territories in the Land of Israel (Charles François Delamarche, 1797)

  • Jacob Blessing his Sons MET DP801460

    The dying Jacob blesses his twelve sons (Adam van Noort)

  • Tabernakel omringd door tentenkampen van de twaalf stammen van Israël Leger-Ordening Israels volgens de meening der Joden (titel op object), RP-P-1896-A-19368-331

    The twelve tribes of Israel camped around the tabernacle. (Jan Luyken, 1673)

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Asher

    Asher

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Benjamin

    Benjamin

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Dan

    Dan

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Ephraim

    Ephraim

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Gad

    Gad

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Issachar

    Issachar

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Judah

    Judah

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Manasseh

    Manasseh

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Naphtali

    Naphtali

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Reuben

    Reuben

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Simeon

    Simeon

  • Thesouro de Nobreza. Zebulun

    Zebulun

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