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tribes

Meaning of “tribes”

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

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112 occurrences110 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:16

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Luke 22:30
That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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1611 witness · Luke 22:30 · retained source text

That yee may eate and drinke at my table in my kingdome, and sit on thrones iudging the twelue Tribes of Israel.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 19.28.

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