Difference between revisions of "Twelve sons of Jacob"
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| + | The sons went on to found the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]] except that Levi was not included in that list and in place of Joseph were his two sons, [[Manasseh]] and [[Ephraim]], thereby keeping a full twelve. | ||
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| + | In most likelihood Jacob had other daughters, but only she is mentioned because of a specific incident that made her noteworthy. | ||
[[Category:Old Testament]] | [[Category:Old Testament]] | ||
Revision as of 23:58, April 1, 2008
In the book of Genesis in the Bible it is recorded that Jacob the patriarch of the nation of Israel had twelve sons. In order they were:
And Jacob had a daughter mentioned by name:
The sons went on to found the Twelve Tribes of Israel except that Levi was not included in that list and in place of Joseph were his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, thereby keeping a full twelve.
In most likelihood Jacob had other daughters, but only she is mentioned because of a specific incident that made her noteworthy.