A name given to Jacob
Genesis 32:24-32; 2 Kings 17:34; Hosea 12:3,4
A name of the Messiah in prophecy
Isaiah 49:3
A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation
- Also called ISRAELITES, and HEBREWS
  Genesis 43:32; Exodus 1:15; 9:7; 10:3; 21:2; Leviticus 23:42; Joshua 13:6
- Etc
  1 Samuel 4:6; 13:3,19; 14:11,21; Philippians 3:5
(TRIBES OF ISRAEL were named after the sons of Jacob)
(Usually, in lists, the names of Levi and Joseph, two sons of Jacob, do not appear)
- The descendants of Levi were consecrated to the rites of religion, and the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, were adopted by Jacob in Joseph's place
  Genesis 48:5; Joshua 14:4
- And their names appear in the catalogues of tribes instead of those of Levi and Joseph, as follows, ASHER, BENJAMIN, DAN, EPHRAIM, GAD, ISSACHAR, JUDAH, MANASSEH, NAPHTALI, REUBEN, SIMEON, ZEBULUN
- Names of, seen in John's vision, on the gates of the New Jerusalem
  Revelation 21:12
- Prophecies concerning
  Genesis 15:5,13; 25:23; 26:4; 27:28,29,40; 48:19; 49; Deuteronomy 33
- Prophecies about the multitude of
  Genesis 13:16; 15:5; 22:17; 26:4; 28:14
- Prophecies of their captivity in Eqypt
  Genesis 15:13,14; Acts 7:6,7
- Divided into families, each of which had a chief
  Numbers 25:14; 26; 36:1; Joshua 7:14; 1 Chronicles 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
- Number of, who went into Egypt
  Genesis 46:8-27; Exodus 1:5; Deuteronomy 10:22; Acts 7:14
- Number of, at the time of the exodus
  Exodus 12:37,38; Genesis 47:27; Exodus 1:7-20; Psalm 105:24; Acts 7:17
- Number of, fit for military service when they left Egypt
  Exodus 12:37
- Number of, at Sinai, by tribes
  Numbers 1:1-50
- Number of, after the plague
  Numbers 26
- Number of, when David counted (conducted a census)
  2 Samuel 24:1-9; 1 Chronicles 21:5,6; 27:23,24
- Number of, after the captivity
  Ezra 2:64; Nehemiah 7:66,67
- Number of, in John's apocalyptic vision
  Revelation 7:1-8
- Lived in Goshen
  Genesis 46:28-34; 47:4-10,27,28
- Lived in Egypt for four-hundred and thirty years
  Exodus 12:40,41; Genesis 15:13; Acts 7:6; Galatians 3:17
- Were enslaved and oppressed by the Egyptians
  Exodus 1; 2; 5; Acts 7:18-21
- Their groaning heard by God
  Exodus 2:23-25
- Moses commissioned as the deliverer
  Exodus 3:2-22; 4:1-17
- The land of Egypt was plagued on their account
- See EGYPT
- Exempt from the plagues
  Exodus 8:22,23; 9:4-6,26; 10:23; 11:7; 12:13
- Children were spared when the firstborn of the Egyptians Were killed
  Exodus 12:13,23
- Instituted the Passover
  Exodus 12:1-28
- Borrowed jewels from the Egyptians
  Exodus 11:2,3; 12:35,36; Psalm 105:37
- Urged by the Egyptians to depart
  Exodus 12:31-39
- Journey from Rameses to Succoth
  Exodus 12:37-39
- Made the journey by night
  Exodus 12:42
- The day of their deliverance to be a memorial
  Exodus 12:42; 13:3-16
- Led by God
  Exodus 13:18,21,22
- Providentially cared for
  Deuteronomy 8:3,4; 29:5,6; 34:7; Nehemiah 9:21; Psalm 105:37
- See MANNA
- See CLOUD, PILLAR OF
- Journey from Succoth to Etham
  Exodus 13:20
- Journey to Pi-hahiroth
  Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:5-7
- Pursued by the Egyptians
  Exodus 14:5-31
- Pass through the Red Sea
  Exodus 14:19-22; Deuteronomy 11:4; Psalm 78; 105; 106; 136
- The order of the march
  Numbers 2
- Journey to Marah
  Exodus 15:23; Numbers 33:8
- Complained on account of the bitter water
  Exodus 15:23-25
- Water of, sweetened
  Exodus 15:25
- Journey to Elim
  Exodus 15:27; Numbers 33:9
- For the itinerary, see
  Numbers 33
- Complained for food
  Exodus 16:2,3
- Provided with manna and quail
  Exodus 16:4-36
- Complained for lack of water at Rephidim
  Exodus 17:2-7
- Water miraculously supplied from the rock at Meribah
  Exodus 17:5-7
- Defeat the Amalekites
  Exodus 17:13; Deuteronomy 25:17,18
- Arrive at Sinai
  Exodus 19:1; Numbers 33:15
- At the suggestion of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, they Organize a system of government
  Exodus 18:25; Deuteronomy 1:9-17
- The message of God to them, requiring that they must be obedient to his commandments, and as a reward they would be a holy nation to him, and their reply
  Exodus 19:3-8
- Sanctify themselves for receiving the law
  Exodus 19:10-15
- The law delivered to
  Exodus 20; 21; 22; 23; 24:1-4; Leviticus 25; 26; 27
- The people receive it and covenant obedience to it
  Exodus 24:3,7
- Idolatry of
  Exodus 32; Deuteronomy 9:17-21
- The anger of the Lord in consequence
  Exodus 32:9-14
- Moses' indignation; breaks the tables of stone; enters the camp; commands the Levites; three thousand die
  Exodus 32:19-35
- Punished by a plague
  Exodus 32:35
- Obduracy of
  Exodus 33:3; 34:9; Deuteronomy 9:12-29
- God withdraws his presence
  Exodus 33:1-3
- The mourning of, when God refused to lead them
  Exodus 33:4-10
- Tables renewed
  Exodus 34
- Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed
  Exodus 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31
- Gifts consecrated for the creation of the tabernacle
  Exodus 35; 36:1-7; Numbers 7
- The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification
  Exodus 36:8-38; 37; 38; 39; 40
- First sacrifice offered by, under the law
  Leviticus 8:14-36; 9:8-24
- Second Passover observed
  Numbers 9:1-5
- March out of the wilderness
  Numbers 10:11-36
- For the itinerary, see
  Numbers 33
- The order of camping sites and the march
  Numbers 2
- Arrive at the border of Canaan
  Numbers 12:16
- Send twelve spies to view the land
  Numbers 13; 32:8; Deuteronomy 1:22,25; Joshua 14:7
- Return with a majority report and a minority report
  Numbers 13:26-33; 14:6-10
- Complaining over the report
  Numbers 14:1-5
- The judgment of God upon them in consequence of their unbelief and complaining
  Numbers 14:13-39
- Reaction, and their purpose to enter the land; are defeated by the Amalekites
  Numbers 14:40-45; Deuteronomy 1:41-45
- Abide at Kadesh
  Deuteronomy 1:46
- Return to the wilderness, where they remain for thirty eight years, and all die except Joshua and Caleb
  Numbers 14:20-39
- Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
  Numbers 16:1-40; Deuteronomy 11:6
- Complain against Moses and Aaron, are plagued, fourteen-thousand and seven-hundred people die, plague stopped
  Numbers 16:41-50
- Complain for lack of water in Meribah; the rock is struck
  Numbers 20:1-13
- Are refused passage through the country of Edom
  Numbers 20:14-21
- The death of Aaron
  Numbers 20:22,29; 33:38,39; Deuteronomy 10:6
- Defeat the Canaanites
  Numbers 21:1-3
- Are scourged with fiery (poisonous) serpents
  Numbers 21:4-9
- Defeat the Amorites
  Numbers 21:21-32; Deuteronomy 2:24-35
- Defeat the king of Baasha
  Numbers 21:33-35; Deuteronomy 3:1-17
- Arrive in the plains of Moab, at the fords of the Jordan River
  Numbers 22:1; 33:48,49
- Commit idolatry with the people of Moab
  Numbers 25:1-5
- Punished by a plague in consequence, twenty-four thousand people die
  Numbers 25:6-15; 26:1
- The people numbered for the allotment of the land
  Numbers 26
- The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance
  Numbers 27:1-11; Joshua 17:3-6
- Conquest of the Midianites
  Numbers 31
- Nations dread
  Deuteronomy 2:25
- Renew the covenant
  Deuteronomy 29
- Moses dies, and the people mourn
  Deuteronomy 34
- Joshua appointed the leader
  Numbers 27:18-23; Deuteronomy 31:23
- See JOSHUA
- All who were numbered at Mount Sinai perished in the wilderness except Caleb and Joshua
  Numbers 26:63,65; Deuteronomy 2:14-16
- Piety of those who entered Canaan
  Joshua 23:8; Judges 2:7-10; Jeremiah 2:2,3
- Men chosen to allot the lands of Canaan among the tribes and families
  Numbers 34:17-29
- Remove from Shittim to the Jordan River
  Joshua 3:1
- Cross the Jordan River
  Joshua 4
- Circumcision observed and the Passover celebrated
  Joshua 5
- Jericho captured
  Joshua 6
- Ai captured
  Joshua 7; 8
- Make a treaty with the Gibeonites
  Joshua 9
- Defeat the five Amoritish kings
  Joshua 10
- Conquest of the land
  Joshua 21:43-45; Judges 1
- The land allotted
  Joshua 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21
- Two and one-half tribes return from the west side of the Jordan River; erect a memorial to signify the unity of the tribes; the memorial misunderstood; the controversy which followed; its amicable resolution
  Joshua 22
- Joshua's exhortation immediately before his death
  Joshua 23
- Covenant renewed, death of Joshua
  Joshua 24; Judges 2:8,9
- Religious fidelity during the life of Joshua
  Joshua 24:31; Judges 2:7
UNDER THE JUDGES
- Public affairs administered four-hundred and fifty years by the judges
  Judges 2:16-19; Acts 13:20
- The original inhabitants not fully expelled
  Judges 1:27-36; 3:1-7
- Reproved by an angel for not casting out the original inhabitants
  Judges 2:1-5
- People turn to idolatry
  Judges 2:10-23
- Delivered for their idolatry to the king of Mesopotamia during eight years, their repentance and deliverance
  Judges 3:8-11
- Renew their idolatry, and are put under tribute to the king of Moab during eighteen years, repent and are delivered by Ehud, eighty years of peace follow
  Judges 3:12-30
- Shamgar resists a foray of the Philistines and delivers Israel
  Judges 3:31
- People again do evil and are put under bonds to the king of Syria for twenty years
  Judges 4:1-3
- Delivered by Deborah, a prophetess, and judged
  Judges 4; 5
- Seven years of bondage to the Midianites; delivered by Gideon
  Judges 6; 7; 8:1-28
- See GIDEON
- Return to idolatry
  Judges 8:33,34
- Abimelech foments an inter-tribal war
  Judges 9
- Led by Tola for twenty-three years
  Judges 10:1,2
- Led by Jair for twenty-two years
  Judges 10:3,4
- The people backslide, and are given over to the Philistines for chastisement for eighteen years; they repent and turn to the Lord; they are delivered by Jephthah
  Judges 10:6-18; 11
- The Ephraimites go to war against other tribes; they are defeated by Jephthah
  Judges 12:1-7
- Led by Ibzan for seven years
  Judges 12:8-10
- Led by Elon for ten years
  Judges 12:11,12
- Led by Abdon for eight years
  Judges 12:13-15
- The people backslide again are chastened by the Philistines for forty years
  Judges 13:1
- Led by Samson for twenty years
  Judges 15:20; 13; 14; 15; 16
- Scandal of the Bethlehemite's concubine, and the consequent war between the Benjamites and the other tribes
  Judges 19; 20; 21
- Led by Eli for forty years
  1 Samuel 4:18; 1; 2; 3; 4
- Struck down by the Philistines at Eben-ezer
  1 Samuel 4:1,2,10,11
- They demand a king
  1 Samuel 8:5-20; Hosea 13:10
UNDER THE KINGS BEFORE THE SEPARATION INTO TWO KINGDOMS
- Saul anointed as king
  1 Samuel 10; 11:12-15; 12:13
- Ammonites invade Israel, are defeated
  1 Samuel 11
- Philistines struck down
  1 Samuel 14
- Amalekites defeated
  1 Samuel 15
- David anointed as king
  1 Samuel 16:11-13
- Goliath killed
  1 Samuel 17
- Israel defeated by the Philistines, and Saul and his sons are killed
  1 Samuel 31
- See SAUL
- David defeats the Amalekites
  1 Samuel 30; 2 Samuel 1:1
- David made king
  2 Samuel 2:4,11
- Ish-bosheth made king
  2 Samuel 2:8-10
- The conflict between the two political factions
  2 Samuel 2:12-32; 3:1
- David made king over all Israel
  2 Samuel 5:1-5
- Conquests of David
  2 Samuel 8
- Absalom's rebellion
  2 Samuel 15:18
- See DAVID
- Solomon anointed as king
  1 Kings 1:32-40
- The Temple built
  1 Kings 6
- Solomon's palace built
  1 Kings 7
- Solomon's death
  1 Kings 11:41-43
- See SOLOMON
THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES
(Foreshadowing circumstances indicating the separation)
- Disagreement after Saul's death
  2 Samuel 2; 1 Chronicles 12:23-40; 13
- Lukewarmness of the ten tribes, and zeal of Judah for David in Absolom's rebellion
  2 Samuel 19:41-43
- The rebellion of Sheba
  2 Samuel 20
- The two factions are distinguished as Israel and Judah during David's reign
  2 Samuel 21:2
- Providential
  Zechariah 11:14
- Revolt consummated under Rehoboam, son and successor of Solomon
  1 Kings 12:4
The name of the ten tribes that revolted from the house (kingdom) of David
- Also called JACOB
  Hosea 12:2
(The list of the kings of Israel, and the period of time in which they reigned. For the facts of their reigns see under each name)
Jeroboam, twenty-two years
Nadab, about two years
Baasha, twenty-four years
Elah, two years
Zimri, seven days
Omri, twelve years
Ahab, twenty-two years
Ahaziah, two years
Jehoram, twelve years
10. Jehu, twenty-eight years
11. Jehoahaz, seventeen years
12. Jehoash, sixteen years
13. Jeroboam II, forty-one years
14. Zachariah, six months
15. Shallum, one month
16. Menahem, ten years
17. Pekahiah, two years
18. Pekah, twenty years
19. Hoshea, nine years
(The ten tribes were carried away captive to Assyria)
HISTORY OF
- War continued between the two kingdoms all the days of Rehoboam and Jeroboam
  1 Kings 14:30
- War continued between Jeroboam and Abijam
  1 Kings 15:7
- War continued between Baasha and Asa
  1 Kings 15:16,32
- Famine prevails during the reign of Ahab
  1 Kings 18:1-6
- Israel, also called SAMARIA, invaded by, but defeats, Ben-hadad, king of Syria
  1 Kings 20
- Moab rebels
  2 Kings 1:1; 3
- Army of Syria invades Israel, but peacefully withdraws through the tact of the prophet Elisha
  2 Kings 6:8-23
- The city of Samaria besieged
  2 Kings 6:24-33; 7
- The city of Samaria captured, and the people carried to Assyria
  2 Kings 17
- The land repopulated
  2 Kings 17:24
- The remnant that remained after the able-bodied persons were Carried into captivity affiliated with the kingdom of Judah
  2 Chronicles 30:18-26; 34:6; 35:18

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