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tribes

Meaning of “tribes”

Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:16

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Genesis 49:16
¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 49:16 · retained source text

¶ Dan shall iudge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

Genesis 49:28
¶ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 49:28 · retained source text

¶ All these are the twelue tribes of Israel, and this is it that their father spake vnto them, and blessed them: euery one according to his blessing he blessed them.

Exodus 24:4
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 24:4 · retained source text

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose vp early in the morning, and builded an Altar vnder the hill, and twelue pillars, according to the twelue tribes of Israel.

Exodus 28:21
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
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1611 witness · Exodus 28:21 · retained source text

And the stones shall bee with the names of the children of Israel, twelue, according to their names, like the engrauings of a signet: euery one with his name shall they bee according to the twelue tribes.

Exodus 39:14
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 39:14 · retained source text

And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelue according to their names, like the ingrauings of a signet, euery one with his name, according to the twelue tribes.

Numbers 1:16
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 1:16 · retained source text

These were the renowned of the Congregation, Princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Numbers 7:2
That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 7:2 · retained source text

That the Princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, (who were the Princes of the tribes, and were ouer them that were numbred) offered:

1611 marginal noteHeb. who stood.

Numbers 24:2
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 24:2 · retained source text

And Balaam lift vp his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents, according to their Tribes: and the Spirit of God came vpon him.

Numbers 26:55
Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 26:55 · retained source text

Notwithstanding the land shall bee diuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers, they shall inherite.

1611 marginal noteChap. 33.54. iosh. 11.23. and 14.2.

Numbers 30:1
AND Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded.
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1611 witness · Numbers 30:1 · retained source text

¶ And Moses spake vnto the heads of the tribes, concerning the children of Israel, saying, Th is is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.

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