Tribes and Nations of the Bible
23 tribes, nations, and peoples move through the Bible's story, from Israel's twelve tribes descended from Jacob's sons to the empires (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Rome) that conquered, exiled, and ruled over them in turn. Alliances shift constantly; a nation that's an enemy in one book is intermarrying with Israel by the next. Knowing who's who explains a lot of what looks like chaos on a first read: why a war breaks out, why a prophet is furious at a specific neighbor, why an exile lands people in one city instead of another.
Tribes of Israel · 12 groups · 656 named members
Tribe of Judah 278 Tribe of Levi 180 Tribe of Joseph 52 Tribe of Benjamin 48 Tribe of Asher 41 Tribe of Issachar 16 Tribe of Simeon 13 Tribe of Reuben 9 Tribe of Gad 8 Tribe of Naphtali 5 Tribe of Zebulun 4 Tribe of Dan 2
Apostles & disciples · 4 groups · 35 named members
Lineages · 2 groups · 152 named members
Nations & factions · 5 groups
Index of groups
Tribes of Israel
- Tribe of Judah 278 named members Jesus, David, Solomon
- Tribe of Levi 180 named members Moses, Aaron, Samuel
- Tribe of Joseph 52 named members Joseph, Joshua, Ephraim
- Tribe of Benjamin 48 named members Benjamin, Ehud, Bela
- Tribe of Asher 41 named members Asher, Heber, Beriah
- Tribe of Issachar 16 named members Issachar, Tola, Puah
- Tribe of Simeon 13 named members Simeon, Jemuel, Jamin
- Tribe of Reuben 9 named members Reuben, Dathan, Abiram
- Tribe of Gad 8 named members Gad, Haggi, Zephon
- Tribe of Naphtali 5 named members Naphtali, Jahzeel, Guni
- Tribe of Zebulun 4 named members Zebulun, Elon, Jahleel
- Tribe of Dan 2 named members Dan, Hushim
Apostles & disciples
- Apostles 12 named members Simon, John, Judas
- Apostles (Post-Ascension) 12 named members Simon, John, Philip
- Apostles (The Eleven) 11 named members Simon, John, Philip
- Disciples of John
Lineages
- Genealogy of Jesus 143 named members God, Jesus, Israel
- Line of Cain 9 named members Lamech, Enoch, Mehujael