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שֵׁבֶט (sebet)

שֵׁבֶט (sebet) (Hebrew Lexicon • H7626 • scepter, rod, staff, tribe): 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 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Twelve Tribes of Israel —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.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah . (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Revelation 7:5 : "Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand."; Revelation 7:6 : "Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand."; Revelation 7:7 : "Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 18 ( Joshua • Chapter 18 (28 verses)), Joshua 14 ( Joshua • Chapter 14 (15 verses)), Joshua 4 (Joshua • Chapter 4 (24 verses)).

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שֵׁבֶט
sebet (šēḇeṭ) [SHEH-vet]
H7626 Hebrew noun masculine 190x
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.

Map of the 12 Tribal Allotments in Canaan (Joshua 13–21)
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Territorial borders and inheritance divisions allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel under Joshua and Eleazar .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Joshua 18
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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 14
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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 4
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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 1
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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 21
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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 20
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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 18
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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 .

גּוֹרָל
goral (gôrāl) [go-RAWL]
H1486 Hebrew noun masculine 77x
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 5
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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 28
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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 24
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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 .

James
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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 8
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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 24
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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 .

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

Anointed in Bethlehem as the youngest son of Jesse , King David united the tribes of Israel , established Jerusalem as the royal and spiritual capital, and received God's covenant promise in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17 of an eternal throne.

Ezekiel 48
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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 .

Map of the Fall of Samaria & Assyrian Exile (722 BCE)
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The deportation of the ten northern tribes of Israel to Halah , Habor , and the cities of the Medes.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Zechariah 9
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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 24
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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 30
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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 13
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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 5
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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 7
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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 23
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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 12
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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 .

Caleb
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Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Deuteronomy 18
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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 13
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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 .

1 Chronicles 29
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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 22
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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 26
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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 15
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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 .

Scripture Passages (24)

Revelation 7:5 (KJV)
Revelation 7 KJV

Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 7:6 (KJV)
Revelation 7 KJV

Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 7:7 (KJV)
Revelation 7 KJV

Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 7:8 (KJV)
Revelation 7 KJV

Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar , and out of the tribe of Asher , and out of the tribe of Naphtali , and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan , thirteen cities.

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar , and out of the tribe of Asher , and out of the tribe of Naphtali , and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan , thirteen cities.

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben , and out of the tribe of Gad , and out of the tribe of Zebulun , twelve cities.

Of the tribe of Joseph , namely, of the tribe of Manasseh , Gaddi the son of Susi.

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel , shall ye send to the war.

Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel , out of every tribe a man.

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh ,

Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben , and out of the tribe of Gad , and out of the tribe of Zebulun , twelve cities.

So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

And unto the sons of Kohath , which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh , by lot, ten cities.

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim , and out of the tribe of Dan , and out of the half tribe of Manasseh , ten cities.

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin , saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

Joshua 14:2 (KJV)
Joshua 14 KJV

By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses , for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel , to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah , and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon , and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin , these cities, which are called by their names.

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben , and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad , and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh .

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