The Tribe of Issachar
Issachar was the ninth son of Jacob and the fifth son of Leah.
Category: Guided Bible Studies
The Tribe of Gad
Gad was the seventh son of Jacob and the firstborn of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah.
The Tribe of Dan
Dan was the fifth son of Jacob and his mother was Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel.
The Tribe of Benjamin
Benjamin is the son of Jacob and Rachel. Jacob journeyed to Bethel near Ephrath when Rachel had gone into hard labor. Rachel knew she was having a son, so she named him Benoni meaning son of my sorrow. Jacob renamed him Benjamin, meaning son of my right hand, after the death of Rachel. Rachel died and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
Tribe of Reuben
Reuben, meaning "see ye a son", is the firstborn of Jacob and Leah. Jacob was the second son of Rebekah and Isaac.
The Twelve Tribes of Israel
The center of the Tribe of Israel is Jacob. One has to understand the story of Jacob in order to understand the twelve Tribes of Israel. This is the account of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel by the LORD GOD.
What happened on Holy Monday?
Holy Monday is the day Jesus went into the temple and began to cast out those that sold and bought in the temple. Jesus reminds us all that the church, His church is to be called the house of prayer. This lesson also teaches adults need to have the innocents and the honesty of children to give perfect praise to the LORD all the time not just Holy Week.
The Tribe of Asher
Asher was the eighth son of Jacob, and the second son of Zilpah, the hand-maid whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. The descendants of Asher were given the territory along the Mediterranean in the northwest corner of Palestine.
Shechem in Mount Ephraim
Shechem is the name of a district and city in the hill country of Ephraim. It is in northern central Palestine.
Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad
Ramoth in Gilead the east of Jordan belongs to the children of the tribe of Gad. (Joshua 20:8 KJV).