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tribe

Meaning of “tribe”

A body of people descended from a common ancestor, especially one of the divisions of Israel.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616
242 occurrences203 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 31:2

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Acts 13:21
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And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 13:21 · retained source text

And afterward they desired a King, and God gaue vnto them Saul the sonne of Cis, a man of the tribe of Beniamin, by the space of fourty yeres.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 8.5.

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Where “tribe” appears

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Exodus6 occurrences
6 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers84 occurrences
75 versesDeuteronomy6 occurrences
6 versesJoshua73 occurrences
60 versesJudges8 occurrences
8 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles32 occurrences
23 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation13 occurrences
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