HyperDic: tribes_of_israel

English > 1 sense of the expression Tribes of Israel:
NOUNgroupTribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israeltwelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob
English > Tribes of Israel: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningTwelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob.
SynonymTwelve Tribes of Israel
NarrowerLost TribesThe ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity / captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)
Broaderkin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribegroup of people related by blood or marriage

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