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Why wasn't one of the tribes named after Josef since he was one of Jacob's sons? Why did his sons Mannassa and Efraim get tribes named after them?

2006-11-02 18:00:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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The Tribe of Joseph is not usually listed with the Hebrew tribes although Joseph is one of Jacob's twelve sons, his elder son by Rachel. It is sometimes referred to as the House of Joseph.

The two tribes founded by his sons Ephraim and Manasseh are listed separately, frequently referred to as "half-tribes". This is so because, upon his death-bed, Jacob grants the privilege of the Hebrew first-born upon Joseph (Rachel's eldest and not to Reuben who is Leah's eldest). According to Torah law, the first-born receives a "double portion" (pi sh'tayim) relative to his siblings. Thus Joseph is entitled to two tribes who will have rights to two portions of land in the Land of Israel. This also fits in with the fact that because the Levites do not receive any portion in the land (they are to tend to the service of the Jewish Temple) that when the Tribe of Levi is omitted, the number of tribes still comes to twelve. See Tribe of Ephraim, Tribe of Manassah.

Both the Tribe of Ephraim and the Tribe of Manassah are listed as part of the Lost Tribes of Israel that were exiled by the Assyrian Empire after they conquered the Kingdom of Israel some 2,700 years ago.

Some groups have claimed to be the descendants of the lost Tribes, namely the Tribe of Manassah. Groups known to have alleged ancestry with these groups are the Pathans (Pashtuns) of Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as the Mizos of the Indian states Mizoram and Manipur.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_of_Joseph

2006-11-02 18:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 0 0

If i keep in mind properly the country of Israel replaced into made up out those 12 tribes. while the Israelites entered the promised land they have been given the land by capacity of tribe. finally the Israelite united states rejected the Messiah and while they did this God rejected them as a rustic. for this reason the twelve tribes are symbolic and not literal. they are nevertheless made out of those of mankind yet persons that have been straightforward to the tip. there is likewise the 2d area of that flock that no guy replaced into waiting to selection that gets exhilaration from existence on a paradise earth.

2016-10-21 04:40:02 · answer #2 · answered by casaliggi 4 · 0 0

The two tribes founded by his sons Ephraim and Manasseh are listed separately, frequently referred to as "half-tribes". This is so because, upon his death-bed, Jacob grants the privilege of the Hebrew first-born upon Joseph (Rachel's eldest and not to Reuben who is Leah's eldest). According to Torah law, the first-born receives a "double portion" (pi sh'tayim) relative to his siblings. Thus Joseph is entitled to two tribes who will have rights to two portions of land in the Land of Israel. This also fits in with the fact that because the Levites do not receive any portion in the land (they are to tend to the service of the Jewish Temple) that when the Tribe of Levi is omitted, the number of tribes still comes to twelve.

2006-11-02 18:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You could ask why didn't Abraham have a tribe named after him.... after all he was the "Father of Many nations"?.....

Like a branch on a tree, it starts at the roots and spreads outward.....

The tree was Abrahams.....

From him were two sons born..... ((Ishmael and Isaac))

Isaac had two sons....... ((Esau and Jacob))

Esau gave away his birthright to Jacob.....

It was through Jacob that the 12 tribes were brought forth.....

Judah... Reuben.... Gad.... Asher.... Nephtalim.... Benjamin.... Manassas....... Isachaar..... Simeon..... Levi..... Zebulon....

And...... Joseph!!!!



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2006-11-02 18:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by awriter2dream 2 · 0 0

There are only twelve tribe.

Within tribes are clans, and the refer to are clam.

2006-11-02 18:05:28 · answer #5 · answered by J. 7 · 0 0

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