Tribes of Israel
The Israelites were divided into twelve tribes, according to the twelve sons of the Biblical patriarch, Jacob:
The Land of Israel was divided among those tribes, but there were a few exceptions:
- The tribe of Levi got no land but had to do temple duties.
- The tribe of Joseph was divided into two sub tribes:
Tribes Of Israel Media
The twelve tribes of Israel camped around the tabernacle. (Jan Luyken, 1673)
Map of tribal territories in the Land of Israel (Charles François Delamarche, 1797)