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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ raised 12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
A
Cyrus
B
Jacob
C
Abraham
D
Moses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jacob, through his two wives and his two concubines had 12 biological sons; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin and at least one daughter, Dinah (if there were other daughters, they are not mentioned in the Genesis story).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Jewish forefather Jacob (renamed Israel in Genesis 32:29)-son of Isaac and grandson of the patriarch Abraham-fathered 12 sons. They are the ancestors of the 12 Tribes of Israel.

Detailed explanation-3: -The latter third of the book of Genesis relates the complex and vola-tile relationship of the patriarch Jacob, his four wives, and their thirteen children (twelve sons, one daughter).

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