To understand these anomalies in later lists, we must ask: How were the twelve tribes of Israel formed? Clarity on that issue will guide us in recognizing differences in later lists that claim to ...
Jacob was renamed Israel when God appeared to him when he was leaving Padn-Aram and blessed him. Jacob produced twelve sons, each of whom became the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
The number twelve was symbolic as it represented the twelve tribes of Israel in Jewish scriptures. The mission of the twelve was three fold - to preach, perform exorcisms (drive out evil spirits ...