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English: Map of the territories allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel according to the Book of Joshua, chapters 13–19, before Dan moved northward. Some tribes had trouble conquering their allotted territories; the map does not show successful conquests.
In the Bible, the twelve tribes of Israel are sons of a man called Jacob or Israel, as Edom or Esau is the brother of Jacob, and Ishmael and Isaac are the sons of Abraham. Elam and Ashur , names of two ancient nations, are sons of a man called Shem .
The city of Dan (not to be confused with the Tribe of Dan) is in the northern part of Naphtali's territory. Beersheba is in Simeon's territory. From Dan to Beersheba is a biblical phrase used nine times [1] in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the settled areas of the Tribes of Israel between Dan in the North and Beersheba in the South.
Map of the twelve tribes of Israel; Simeon is shaded gold, in the south Map of Simeon's territory (east is on the top of the map). According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe consisted of descendants of Simeon, the second son of Jacob and of Leah, from whom it took its name. [4]
12 Tribes of Israel Map.svg: Richardprins; 12_tribus_de_Israel.svg: Translated by Kordas; 12 staemme israels heb.svg: by user:יוסי; 12 staemme israels.png: by user:Janz; derivative work: Richardprins (talk) Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Kingdom of Israel 1020 he.svg
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Map of the twelve tribes of Israel (before the move of Dan to the north), based on the Book of Joshua, c. 1200–1050 BCE. Transjordan (Hebrew: עבר הירדן, Ever HaYarden) is an area of land in the Southern Levant lying east of the Jordan River valley. It is also alternatively called Gilead.
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