About the Twelve Tribes

About the Twelve Tribes Question: Do the Hebrews still exist as the historic twelve tribes? 1. This is a complex question because of subtleties of distinction and commonality in the terms, Hebrew, Jew, Israelite. Here is a short overview: A. Abram is the first identified Hebrew (GEN 14:13) from whom Isaac, Jacob and the twelve patriarchs came who are the heads of the twelve tribes. DEU 27:12-13 c/w GEN 49:28. 1. This listing of twelve tribes differs from the list of the twelve tribes which would recei...