twelve tribes of israel

Noun
  1. Twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob (synset 108389774)
    is a type of: clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage
    subtypes: lost tribes - the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)
    same as: tribes of israel

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