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  2. Twelve Tribes of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Revelation gives a list of the twelve tribes. However, the Tribe of Dan is omitted while Joseph is mentioned alongside Manasseh. In the vision of the Heavenly Jerusalem, the tribes' names (the names of the twelve sons of Jacob) are written on the city gates (Ezekiel 48:30–35 & Revelation 21:12–13).

  3. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Symbols of the 12 Tribes of Israel Synagogue doors with alternative symbols. Various symbols have been attributed to the Twelve Tribes of Israel, most notably the Lion of Judah and the priestly breastplate of Levi. Symbols attributed to the 12 tribes: Reuben: water [35] Simeon: the gates of Shechem (Midrash BaMidbar Rabbah 2:7) [35]

  4. List of national symbols of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The national colours of Israel are officially blue and white as seen on the flag of Israel. [3] The origin of the combination of these colors is from the Bible, in which they are mentioned in several instances. Blue and white are also the traditional team colours of the Israel national sporting teams.

  5. Category:Twelve Tribes of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The tribes were through his twelve sons through his wives, Leah and Rachel, and his concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah. In modern scholarship, there is skepticism as to whether there ever were twelve Israelite tribes, with the use of the number 12 thought more likely to signify a symbolic tradition as part of a national founding myth .

  6. Tribe of Dan - Wikipedia

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    The Tribe of Dan (Hebrew: דָּן, "Judge") was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, according to the Torah.According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe initially settled in the hill lands bordering Ephraim and Benjamin on the east and Judah and the Philistines on the south but migrated north due to pressure of their enemies, settling at Laish (later known as Dan), near Mount Hermon.

  7. List of flags of Israel - Wikipedia

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    On the left side of the star is an industrial building with a chimney. At the bottom of the emblem is a parchment with the name of the city, "Ramat Gan". ?–present: Haifa flag: A blue field with the coat of arms charged in the centre Holon flag: Based on the national flag with the colors reversed and the city's emblem in lieu of the Star of ...

  8. Were There Actually 12 Tribes of Israel? - AOL

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    AlamyIn 1644 Antonio Montezinos, a Portuguese traveler originally known as Aharon Levi, returned to Amsterdam with an astonishing story about the people he had encountered in the proverbial depths ...

  9. Tribe of Manasseh - Wikipedia

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    Territory allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel; Manasseh was given the large green-yellow area An alternative reconstruction makes the western and eastern territories discontinuous (1852 map). The Bible narrates that following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes.