scepter, rod, staff, tribe
Scepter of royal dominion (Genesis 49:10: 'The scepter shall not depart from Judah'), shepherd's protective rod, and the twelve tribes of Israel.
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to branch off.
Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant
Descended from the twelve sons of Jacob ( Israel )— Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Dan , Naphtali , Gad , Asher , Issachar , Zebulun , Joseph ( Ephraim and Manasseh ), and Benjamin —the Twelve Tribes formed the covenant nation of Israel.
Joshua • Chapter 18 (28 verses)
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh , and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua , Judah , Joseph , Gad , Shiloh , Jordan , Jericho , Luz 1 , Ataroth 1 .
Joshua • Chapter 14 (15 verses)
And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan , which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun , and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel , distributed for inheritance to them. By lot was their inheritance, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jordan , Ephraim , Gilgal 1 , Kadesh 1 .
Joshua • Chapter 4 (24 verses)
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan , that the Lord spake unto Joshua , saying, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan , out of the place where the pri... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Reuben , Gad , Jordan, Jericho , Gilgal 1 .
James • Chapter 1 (27 verses)
James , a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ , to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. Mentions: James ( Jacob ), Yeshua the Messiah.
Joshua • Chapter 21 (45 verses)
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun , and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel ; And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan , saying, The Lord commanded by the h... Mentions: Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Shiloh , Ephraim , Dan , Bashan .
Judges • Chapter 20 (48 verses)
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead , unto the Lord in Mizpah . And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel , presented themselves in the assembly ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Benjamin , Judah , Phinehas , Gilead , Mizpah 3 , Gibeah 1 , Baal .
Judges • Chapter 18 (31 verses)
In those days there was no king in Israel : and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel . And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Ephraim , Micah , Judah , Zorah , Eshtaol , Laish .
lot, destiny, allotment, inheritance
Sacred lot cast to determine divine will (Proverbs 16:33), allocate promised land to tribes, and designate Yom Kippur goats (Leviticus 16:8).
Derivation: From an unused root meaning rough, pebble.
2 Samuel • Chapter 5 (25 verses)
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron , and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Hebron , Saul , Judah , Jerusalem , Zion , Millo , Tyre .
1 Chronicles • Chapter 28 (21 verses)
And David assembled all the princes of Israel , the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the ki... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Solomon , Jerusalem .
Joshua • Chapter 24 (33 verses)
And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem , and called for the elders of Israel , and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your ... Mentions: Joshua, Jacob/Israel, Terah , Abram/Abraham , Nahor , Shechem , Canaan , Esau , Seir .
New Testament • 5 Chapters
James (New Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: James ( Jacob ), Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Isaac . Key places: Rahab . Opens with: "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting...."
1 Kings • Chapter 8 (66 verses)
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel , and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel , unto king Solomon in Jerusalem , that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David , which is Zion . And all the men ... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel, David , Moses , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt , Hamath .
2 Samuel • Chapter 24 (25 verses)
And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel , and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah . For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Judah , Dan , Gad , Jordan , Aroer 1 , Jazer , Gilead .
Ezekiel • Chapter 48 (35 verses)
Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon , as one goeth to Hamath , Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath ; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan . And by the border of Dan , from the... Mentions: Dan, Asher , Naphtali , Manasseh , Ephraim , Hethlon , Hamath, Damascus .
Zechariah • Chapter 9 (17 verses)
The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach , and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel , shall be toward the Lord. And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyre , and Zidon, though it be very wise. And Tyre did build her... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Ephraim , Hadrach , Damascus , Hamath , Tyre, Ashkelon .
Numbers • Chapter 24 (25 verses)
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel , he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of Go... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Moab , Esau ( Edom ), Amalek , Asshur , Egypt , Edom, Seir .
Numbers • Chapter 30 (16 verses)
And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel , saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel .
Joshua • Chapter 13 (33 verses)
Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, From Sihor, which is before ... Mentions: Joshua , Baal , Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Moses , Egypt , Ekron , Mearah , Aphek 2 , Lebanon .
1 Esdras • Chapter 5 (73 verses)
After this were the chiefs of fathers’ houses chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle. And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem ... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Judah , Moab , Jerusalem , Persia , Babylon , Elam .
Joshua • Chapter 7 (26 verses)
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi , the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah , of the tribe of Judah , took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel . And Joshua sent men fro... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai), Zerah , Judah , Joshua , Jericho , Shebarim , Jordan .
Joshua • Chapter 23 (16 verses)
And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. And Joshua called for all Israel , and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers,... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua, Moses , Jordan .
Joshua • Chapter 12 (24 verses)
Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon , and all the plain on the east: Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon , and ru... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ammon , Moses , Manasseh , Joshua , Jordan , Arnon , Hermon , Heshbon , Aroer 1 .
Deuteronomy • Chapter 18 (22 verses)
The priests the Levites , and all the tribe of Levi , shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel : they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath... Mentions: Levi , Jacob/Israel , Horeb .
Numbers • Chapter 13 (33 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan , which I give unto the children of Israel : of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the ... Mentions: Moses, Canaan , Jacob/Israel , Reuben , Simeon , Paran , Ephraim , Dan , Zin 1 .
family, clan, kin group
Clan, subdivision of tribe; the family groups of the earth blessed through the seed of Abraham (Genesis 12:3).
Derivation: From שָׁפַח (H8192) in sense of spreading.
1 Chronicles • Chapter 29 (30 verses)
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God. Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for t... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Ophir , Hebron , Jerusalem .
Joshua • Chapter 22 (34 verses)
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh , And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto thi... Mentions: Joshua , Manasseh , Moses , Reuben , Gad , Jordan , Bashan , Shiloh , Canaan , Gilead .
Acts • Chapter 26 (32 verses)
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Saul , Moses , Jerusalem , Nazareth , Damascus .
2 Samuel • Chapter 15 (37 verses)
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom cal... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hebron , David , Zadok , Ahimaaz , Geshur , Syria , Jerusalem , Giloh .