When twelve men of the twelve tribes returned from spying out the land of Canaan and virtually all gave an evil report, Caleb, son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah, stepped forward.

A long-forgotten theory, unmentioned in the latest debate over Christopher Columbus’ Jewish origins, is that with the ...

Judah steps forward in the biblical portion of Vayyiggash, Genesis 44:18-47:31, which means “steps forward.” Judah stepped forward near Joseph  to defend his younger brother Benjamin, whom Joseph was ...

In the Land of Canaan, each of the twelve Israelite tribes settled a different region on either side of the Jordan River. During a later period, a monarchy was established, but with the death of ...

A notable French Israelite requested during the French Revolution that the term Jew relating to the tribe of Judah be replaced by Israelite which is linked to the twelve tribes of Israel ...

By Tamar Krigel Historical facts are powerful, but are often vulnerable to distortion when political agendas are at play. The indigenous connection of Jews to the homeland and the origins of the ...

According to the Old Testament, the 12 tribes of Israel conquered Canaan (later to become known as Palestine, then Judea, then Palestine, and then Israel) around 1200 BCE. The tribe of Judah ...

Dobyns-Bennett two-time state champion Mason Jakob was honored for scoring his 100th win earlier this season at the Indian Classic, where he won the 120 pound division title and was named Most ...

4 ``A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war." 5 So there were furnished from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand ... among you ...