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To: cuz1961
Perhaps you ought to read the book of the Apocalypse of St. John?

verse 8 has "from the tribe of Joseph" - note that Joseph replaces Ephraim (one of the sub-tribes) but Manasseh is mentioned separately.

. Specifically, Joseph and Manasseh appear in the Revelation 7 list but Ephraim does not. Perhaps the exclusions of Dan and Ephraim are related?

the territories originally allotted to the tribes of Ephraim and Dan bordered one another in Canaan, but during the time of Judges Dan rejected its claim and moved north to occupy a part of the territory of Naphtali.

Note that even though the name Joseph is listed in Revelation 7, no territory or tribe of Joseph actually exists. Joseph didn’t receive a portion in the land. His two sons were adopted by Jacob and received Joseph’s double portion instead. This raises the question how can there be 12,000 men from "Joseph" during Tribulation when no such tribe of people exists?

It is clear that "Joseph" represents the merging of Dan and Ephraem

47 posted on 07/24/2023 6:14:56 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

You proved my point thank you.

There are no missing tribes.

Dan has no inheritance.

It was taken away and given to others , as was its people.

Well done.


49 posted on 07/24/2023 7:09:15 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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