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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The 12 tribes of Israel were descended from which man?
A
Jacob
B
Moses
C
Joshua
D
Judah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Israelites were the descendants of twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob. Jacob also had at least one daughter, Dinah, whose descendants were not recognized as a tribe.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two other tribes, Gad and Asher, were named after sons born to Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s maidservant. Two additional tribes, Dan and Naphtali, were named after sons of Jacob born of Bilhah, the maidservant of Rachel, Jacob’s second wife. Rachel bore Jacob two sons, Joseph and Benjamin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ephraim as portrayed in biblical narrative According to the Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim is descended from a man named Ephraim, who is recorded as the son of Joseph, the son of Jacob, and Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera.

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