The 12 tribes of Israel, named after Jacob's sons, are central to the Hebrew Bible narrative. Scholars question the ...
These are known as the lost tribes of Israel. The southern kingdom (Judah), however, remained. In this gallery, we look back at the history of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Jacob was renamed Israel when God appeared to him when he was leaving Padn-Aram and blessed him. Jacob produced twelve sons, each of whom became the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.