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Meanings of twelve tribes in English
Russian
двенадцать колен израиля Portuguese
tribos de israel Catalan
tribus d'israel Spanish
hijos de israel 
Hebrew tribes descended from the 12 sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
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Usage of twelve tribes in English
1
These twelve together may be considered the twelve tribes borne by Rachel.
2
Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come.
3
On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.
4
There were twelve tribes of Ishmael and twelve disciples of the Hebrew Reformer.
5
Nor did it originate with the twelve tribes of Israel.
6
Three of the twelve tribes have some settlements on islands in the sea, though.
7
In all other respects, the founding populations of the twelve tribes started out identical.
8
The number of the oxen corresponded to the twelve constellations, and to the twelve tribes.
9
The foundation stones of heaven and the pearly gates are named for the twelve tribes.
10
Mutation B is equally likely to crop up in any one of the twelve tribes.
11
But there is another interpretation of the phrase "the twelve tribes."
12
Jacob will bless the twelve tribes, and each blessing will be different from every other.
13
Y: We divided them into twelve tribes or nations.
14
Perhaps, too, the number of barrels was intended, again, as symbolical of the twelve tribes.
15
Jacob had twelve sons from whom descended twelve tribes.
16
The portions of the twelve tribes, of the sanctuary, of the city, and of the prince.
Translations for twelve tribes
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