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Israel Nahor Aram Syria Gen. 24: 10 r aga H Ishmael Abraham Sarah Isaac Gen. 19: 37 Lot -38 Moab/Ammon No. Jordan Ke turah 6 Sons Married an Egyptian Rebekah Algeria Samili Esau Jacob Bahrain Sudan (also called Israel) (also called Edom) Iraq Tunisia Married Kuwait Qatar daughter Libya Yemen of Mauritania 12 Sons Ishmael Morocco Edomites Oman The Jews So. Jordan Saudi Arabia (Israel) United Arab Emirates Zimran Jokshan Medan Midian Ishbak Shuah Iran Iraq 2
Israel The Sons of Jacob Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Zebulun Issachar Gad Asher Dan Naphtali Joseph Benjamin 12 Sons by 4 Mothers Leah Zilpah Bilhah Rachel 3
Israel The Sons of Jacob Reuben Simeon Gad Asher Levi has No share Of the land Judah Dan Issachar Zebulun Naphtali Joseph Benjamin Joseph’s Two Sons Levi Manasseh Ephraim 4
Israel The Sons of Jacob (Gen. 35: 22 -26) Reuben Sim- Judah Levi eon Zebulun Issa- Dan char Gad Asher Naph- Jo- Benjtali seph amin Original 12 Tribes Reuben Sim- Judah Levi eon Zebulun Issa- Dan char Gad Asher Naph- Jo- Benjtali seph amin Joseph’s Sons Eph- Manaraim sseh 12 Tribes of the 144, 000 (Rev 7) Reuben Sim- Judah Levi eon Zebulun Issa- Dan char Gad Asher Naph- Jo- Benjtali seph amin Eph- Manaraim sseh 12 Gates of the New Jerusalem (Ezek. 48: 30 -34) Reuben Sim- Judah Levi eon Zebulun Issa- Dan char Gad Asher Naph- Jo- Benjtali seph amin Eph- Manaraim sseh Tribes having land during Millennium (Ezek. 48) Reuben Sim- Judah Levi eon Zebulun Issa- Dan char Gad Asher Naph- Jo- Benjtali seph amin Eph- Manaraim sseh 5
Israel in Prophecy Abraham was the first Hebrew…. . …. but he is not the first Jew. “Hebrew” comes from “Heber” “Jew” is a contraction of “Israel” comes from “Jacob’s” name change “Judah” Since the Babylonian captivity, the 3 terms have been used interchangeably. 6
Land Promised to Abraham Includes: • • • all of present-day Israel all of Lebanon southern half of Syria northern 2/3 of Jordan almost all of Iraq northern portion of Saudi Arabia 7 21