Quiz Answers Part I

1.Why study the Tribes? Discussed in previous blog.

2.Family Tree:

Great grandparents – Abraham and Sarah

Grandparents – Isaac and Rebekah

Parents:

Jacob and Leah(6): Issachar, Judah, Simeon, Reuben, Levi and Zebulum.

Jacob and Rachael (2): Benjamin and Joseph

Jacob and Zilpah (2): Asher and Gad.

Jacob and Bilhah (2): Dan and Naptali.


3.The tribe of Jesus and David was Judah.

4.The tribe of Moses was Levi.

5.The tribe of Paul is Benjamin.


6.The northernmost tribe was a small section of Dan. The southern most was Judah. The designation, “from Dan to Beersheba” is used several times in the Scripture to indicate the entire land of the Hebrews. Dan being the northern border, and Beersheba being a southern designation.

7. Tribal locations - geography

Joseph – His allotment was given to his sons Manasseh and Ephraim

Levi - Was not given a land allotment. They were given “refuge cities” in each tribal area.

Dan-–Small area on the seacoast, south of Manasseh, north of Judah, west of Ephraim and Benjamin. Many maps show very small are in the north between Manasseh and Naptali. The ruins of the city of Dan can be visited today (north).

Benjamin - Central, south. Small area with Ephraim to North, Dan to the West and Judah to the South.

Asher – North coast.

Naptali- North, runs parallel and east of Asher.

Zebulun – North. Small area surrounded by Asher, Naptali, Manasseh and Issachar.

Manasseh - Divided tribe. On the western side of the Jordan river to the sea coast. Centrally located above Ephriam and south of Asher, Zepulun and Issachar, and north of Ephriam. The half of the tribe on the east was large land area of modern day Jordan. East of Jordan River and Sea of Galilee. North of Gad.

Gad - The second of the three tribes that had land allocated east of the Jordan River. In the center of the three tribe east of the Jordan river. Below Manasseh and above Reuben.
Reuben. East side of the Dead Sea.
Southern most of the three tribes on the eastern side.

Judah - Southernmost tribe. From sea coast to the west to the Dead Sea on the east. In the center of land of Judah, land was given to Simeon.

Simeon - South. Surrounded by Judah.

Issachar - North. Southwest of Sea of Galilee and west of Jordan River. From Jordan River to midway to the Med. Sea..

Ephraim - West of Jordan River. Manasseh to the north. Benjamin to south. Dan to the west. Across from Gad (on the east).



More answers in blogs to follow.