## The Twelve Sons [08-15] ##

![Image](https://api.unfoldingword.org/obs/jpg/1/en/360px/obs-en-08-15.jpg)

The __covenant promises__ that __God__ gave to __Abraham__ were __passed on to Isaac__, then to __Jacob__, and then to Jacob’s twelve sons and their families. The __descendants__ of the twelve sons became the __twelve tribes of Israel__. 

神给亚伯拉罕的应许传给了以撒，又传给了雅各，再到他的十二个儿子和他们的家庭。这十二个儿子的后代就成为了以色列的十二个支派。

### Important Terms: ###

* __[covenant](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/kt/covenant.md)__
* __[promise](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/kt/promise.md)__
* __[God](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/kt/God.md)__
* __[Abraham](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/other/Abraham.md)__
* __[Isaac](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/other/Isaac.md)__
* __[Jacob](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/other/Jacob.md)__
* __[descendant](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/other/descendant.md)__
* __[Israel](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-tw/src/master/content/other/Israel.md)__


### Translation Notes: ###

* __covenant promises__ - Long ago God made an agreement with Abraham and promised him that he would give him many descendants; they would possess the land of Canaan and become a great nation. God also promised that all peoples would be blessed through Abraham's line. See also __[[:zh:obs:notes:frames:07-10|[07-10]]]__.
* __passed on to__ - Another way to say this would be, "passed down to" or, "given to" or, "applied to." God's promise to Abraham was also for Abraham's children, grandchildren and all the rest of his descendants. See also __[[:zh:obs:notes:frames:06-04|[06-04]]]__.
* __twelve tribes of Israel__ - God had promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that their descendants would become a great nation. God later changed Jacob's name to Israel. The descendants of Jacob's 12 sons became 12 great tribes. These 12 tribes made up the ancient nation called Israel, which was named by Jacob's new name.
* _A Bible story from_ - These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.