Bethlehem, the land that was once assigned to the tribe of Judah, where Jesus was born and where it all began, and do not miss the Herodium, Herod's palace fortress nearby.

Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore unto Abraham: And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedmah. These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.” Genesis 25:12-16 For New Testament believers, again this is picture of them being a royal priesthood when they speak the language of God. Joseph The Magazine spoke with Rochman during his latest trip to Africa, where he was filming episodes for his upcoming documentary We Were Never Lost. Speaking from the Ivory Coast, he discussed the content of the documentary: ARI GREENSPAN LIGHTS a ‘hanukkiah’ in the Ivory Coast. (credit: Courtesy Ari Greenspan) If you are planning to visit Israel and the lands of the Bible, you might find this information useful.

Issachar

I hope this has given you a small introduction to who the 12 tribes of Israel were. As I said at the beginning, there is a lot more that could be written. Hopefully now when you read your Bible going forward some of the names, titles, and genealogies will make a little more sense. For New Testament believers, this is picture of all those who were bought by the blood of the Lamb and redeemed to be firstborn, but defiled their Heavenly Father by their spiritual harlotry. But as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.” Genesis 17:20 the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from Ephraim: “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering” ( Genesis 41:52). This is the second-born son of Joseph. His land was situated south of Manasseh and west of the Jordan River. Ephraim however was blessed with Jacob’s right hand instead of his older brother. Jacob went against tradition by giving Ephraim the greater blessing. He gave Manasseh and Ephraim the ridge from the Amorites.

You can see the tools I used to put this list together on the original blog post. Heads up: at the time I wrote the original, I was an employee of Logos. The story of the 12 tribes of Israel Jacob prophesied that Asher’s tribe would enjoy rich foods ( Genesis 49:20), and the tribe went on to possess a region of eastern Galilee which is still known for its olive groves. 10. Naphtali. And Issachar in your tents! They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; This strategic location effectively made the Dumah the gatekeepers to north Arabia. The oasis in this territory was the centre of rule for many north Arabian kings and queens, as related to us in Assyrian records.Those holding to the theory that the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea into Arabia identify El Maser as the place where the Israelites murmured (Exodus 17:7, Deut. 6:16, 9:22, 33:8). Isaac attempted to favor Esau anyway, even though he was displeased with him marrying two pagan women, but God had already chosen Jacob to be next in the line of patriarchs, and this is exactly what happened. Jacob Rabbi Mordechai Yosef grew up in southern California with open-minded parents. This led him to explore different faiths, finally stumbling upon the Kabbalah Center in Los Angeles. After nearly a year of learning there, Yosef underwent an Orthodox conversion, and a year later came to Israel to learn in yeshiva, where he has been living for several years and received smicha (rabbinical ordination).