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Thread #105158 Message #2163064
Posted By: Kent Davis
03-Oct-07 - 05:14 PM
Thread Name: nailed by the prophet Amos
Subject: RE: nailed by the prophet Amos
John Hardly, Just to satisfy your curiosity...
Except for Ephraim and Manassah, the names of the tribes and the names of the sons do match. However, the the names of the tribal REGIONS match less well. The names of eight of Jacob's sons correspond to the names of eight ancient tribal regions (Asher, Naphtali, Zebulon, Issachar, Gad, Reuben, Benjamin, and Judah). A ninth son was Simeon, but the settlements of that tribe were within the boundary of Judah. A tenth son was Dan, but there were (at different times) two different tribal areas named Dan. An eleventh son was Levi, but there was no tribal region called "Levi". A twelth son was named Joseph but there was no region called "Joseph". Ephraim was one of Joseph's sons, and there was a region called "Ephraim". Manassah was also one of Joseph's sons, but there was no single region called "Manassah". One part of the tribe of Manassah lived in Bashan and nothern Gilead, areas east of the Jordan River, and another part lived in an area to the west of the Jordan. Kent