Questions tagged [shevatim-12-tribes]
The Twelve Tribes of Israel, descended from and named after the sons and grandsons of Jacob.
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On what authority did Moses allow Reuben and Gad to settle east of the Jordan?
The tribes of Reuben and Gad wanted to settle on the east side of the Jordan River because the land there was more favorable for their abundant livestock. In exchange, they promised Moses they will ...
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What tribe is Avner from?
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From what tribe was Avner, he was not fond of tribe of Yehuda. In book Shmuel, Avner said to Ish boshet, am leader to yehuda dogs.
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Are the lost tribes of Israel still obligated to this day to keep the 613 mitzvot?
We know that all 12 tribes of Israel (The tribe of Benjamin and Judah plus the 10 lost tribes) were given the Torah at Mount Sinai. And we know that since the destruction of the first temple all ...
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Why does one who does chessed and Torah get the portion of Yosef and Yissachar?
In Bava Kamma (17a) it says:
א"ר יוחנן משום ר"ש בן יוחאי מאי דכתיב (ישעיהו לב, כ) אשריכם זורעי על כל מים משלחי רגל השור והחמור כל העוסק בתורה ובגמילות חסדים זוכה לנחלת שני שבטים ... וזוכה ...
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Some Rabbis today are able to trace their lineage back to Sinai, without omitting a single generation. Has any published a lineage that I can share?
The atheist claim is that there is no evidence for a [personal] god, of which the Jewish retort is the mass revelation at Mount Sinai. When I assert this fact, I am asked
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Why was seafaring Zebulon landlocked?
The Sources abound with references to Zebulon being a maritime tribe engaged in trading by sea. The Torah says:
Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore. He shall be a haven for ships and his flank ...
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Yosef and three times scaring his brothers
In the interaction between the Viceroy (really Yosef) and his brothers in Parshas Mikeitz, the Torah describes three different ways he frightened them.
First, he claimed they were spies (מרגלים).
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Parallel between the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 princes of Ishmael?
Genesis 35:22
ויהי בשכן ישראל בארץ ההוא וילך ראובן וישכב את בלהה פילגש אביו וישמע
ישראל ויהיו בני יעקב שנים עשר
And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went
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Do the Hasideans have a connection to the House of David?
What primary sources have scholars examined to investigate potential genealogical ties between the Hasideans and the house of David or other tribes? Does linguistic analysis of the name "Hasid&...
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Various groups and individuals and their relation to a specific tribe
1.Is there anyone who attributes the tribe/kingdom of Yehudah to Sefardim, and the tribe/kingdom of Yosef to Ashkenazim (at least in the spiritual sense), as per Ovadiah 1:18?
are there any pairs of ...
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Skills of the Shevatim
I recently read this story - 'Warrior Prophets' by Ben Tzion: https://ben-tzion.com/warrior-prophets/#:~:text=A%20Biblical%20Fiction%20Novel%20based,chaos%20sweeping%20the%20ancient%20world.
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Whom Did the Sons of Jacob Marry? [duplicate]
The non-biblical book of Jubilees chapter 34 (c. 2nd c. bce) preserves a tradition about the wives of Jacob's sons:
And after Joseph perished, the sons of Jacob took unto themselves wives. The name ...
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Wives of the Shevatim
Do any midrashim etc detail the names and background of each the wives of the sons of Jacob?
I know the book of Jubilees does, but that is not considered 'canonical'.
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'Plonis' in Poskim on Nedarim 20
This page on Nedarim 20 is discussing the stringency of a husband avoiding thinking of other women during sex.
https://dafyomi.co.il/nedarim/halachah/nd-hl-020.htm
When it comes to the Poskim ...
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3 Moshiachs in Midrash Rabbah?
We all know, that besides for the main Moshiach - Moshiach Ben Dovid (from Yehudah), who will fight Hashem’s wars, gather the scattered Jews and build the Beis Hamikdosh - there is another Moshiach - ...
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