The twelve divisions of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. Ten of the tribes (Asher, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Levi, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun, known as the Lost Tribes) were deported to captivity in Assyria c.720 BC, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
古以色列的支族（古代以色列人的十二分支，传统上各为雅各十二个儿子的后裔；其中十个支族，即亚设、但、迦德、以萨迦、利未、玛拿西、拿弗他利、流便、西缅、西布伦，通称“失落的支族”，约于公元前720年被放逐并囚禁于亚述，只留下犹大和便雅悯两个支族）。亦称TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL
Also called Twelve Tribes of Israel
Definition of Tribes of Israel in US English:
Tribes of Israel
proper noun
The twelve divisions of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. Ten of the tribes (Asher, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Levi, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun, known as the Lost Tribes) were deported to captivity in Assyria c.720 BC, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
古以色列的支族（古代以色列人的十二分支，传统上各为雅各十二个儿子的后裔；其中十个支族，即亚设、但、迦德、以萨迦、利未、玛拿西、拿弗他利、流便、西缅、西布伦，通称“失落的支族”，约于公元前720年被放逐并囚禁于亚述，只留下犹大和便雅悯两个支族）。亦称TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL