<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article relies too much on references to primary sources . Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources . (November 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article relies too much on references to primary sources . Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources . (November 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> According to the Hebrew Bible, the Twelve Tribes of Israel or Tribes of Israel (Hebrew: שבטי ישראל ‎) were said to have descended from the 12 sons of the patriarch Jacob (who was later named Israel) by two wives, Leah and Rachel, and two concubines, Zilpah and Bilhah . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Tribes of Israel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Tribes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Reuben </Li> <Li> Simeon </Li> <Li> Levi </Li> <Li> Judah </Li> <Li> Dan </Li> <Li> Naphtali </Li> <Li> Gad </Li> <Li> Asher </Li> <Li> Issachar </Li> <Li> Zebulun </Li> <Li> Joseph <Ul> <Li> Manasseh </Li> <Li> Ephraim </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Benjamin </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related topics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Leaders </Li> <Li> Israelites </Li> <Li> Ten Lost Tribes </Li> <Li> Jews </Li> <Li> Samaritans </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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