Bible Verses About The Tribes of Israel

The beginning whereof is this: from Manaim all Basan, and all the kingdoms of Og king of Basan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Basan, threescore towns.

And half Galaad, and Astaroth, and Edrai, cities of the kingdom of Og in Basan: to the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, to one half of the children of Machir according to their kindreds.

This possession Moses divided in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, over against Jericho on the east side,

This is what the children of Israel possessed in the land of Chanaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes of the families by the tribes of Israel gave to them.

Dividing all by lot, as the Lord had commanded the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes, and the half tribe.

For to two tribes and a half Moses had given possession beyond the Jordan: besides the Levites, who received no land among their brethren:

But in their place succeeded the children of Joseph divided into two tribes, of Manasses and Ephraim: neither did the Levites receive other portion of land, but cities to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed their beasts and flocks.

As the Lord had commanded Moses so did the children of Israel, and they divided the land.

Then the people, seeing that the king would not hearken to them, answered him, saying: What portion have we in David? or what inheritance in the son of Isai? Go home to thy dwellings, O Israel: now, David, look to thy own house. So Israel departed to their dwellings.

But as for all the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda, Roboam reigned over them.

Then king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tribute: and all Israel stoned him, and he died. Wherefore king Roboam made haste to get him up into his chariot, and he fled to Jerusalem:

And Israel revolted from the house of David, unto this day.

And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they gathered an assembly, and sent and called him, and made him king over all Israel, and there was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Juda only.

These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.

Whereupon, when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest,

James, the servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.