From 0f05a13dc94671b1a5b1a0d7a9cf38cb055efc47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Belcher Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 10:39:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/12tribesofisrael.md' --- bible/other/12tribesofisrael.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/bible/other/12tribesofisrael.md b/bible/other/12tribesofisrael.md index 4cc08344..f74113d5 100644 --- a/bible/other/12tribesofisrael.md +++ b/bible/other/12tribesofisrael.md @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ ## Definition: ## -The term, "twelve tribes of Israel" refers to the twelve sons of Jacob and their descendants. +The term "twelve tribes of Israel" refers to the twelve sons of Jacob and their descendants. * Jacob was Abraham's grandson. God later changed Jacob's name to Israel. * These are the names of the tribes: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin. * The descendants of Levi did not inherit any land in Canaan because they were a tribe of priests who were set apart to serve God and his people. * Joseph received a double inheritance of land, which was passed on to his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. -* There are several places in the Bible where the list of the twelve tribes are slightly different. Sometimes Levi, Joseph, or Dan is left out of the list and sometimes Joseph's two sons Ephraim and Manasseh are included in the list. +* There are several places in the Bible where the list of the twelve tribes is slightly different. Sometimes Levi, Joseph, or Dan is left out of the list and sometimes Joseph's two sons Ephraim and Manasseh are included in the list. (See also: [inherit](../kt/inherit.md), [Israel](../other/israel.md), [Jacob](../other/jacob.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md), [tribe](../other/tribe.md))