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2 Kings 17 34
They are still practicing the former customs to this day. None of them fear the Lord or observe their statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments the Lord commanded the descendants of Jacob. He had renamed him Israel.
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Genesis 32:28
“ Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said.“ It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
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Genesis 35:10
God said to him: Your name is Jacob; you will no longer be named Jacob, but your name will be Israel. So He named him Israel.
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Joshua 4:20
Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the 12 stones they had taken from the Jordan,
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Joshua 4:3-4
and command them: Take 12 stones from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests are standing, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you spend the night.”So Joshua summoned the 12 men he had selected from the Israelites, one man for each tribe,
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Ezekiel 47:13
This is what the Lord God says:“ This is the border you will use to divide the land as an inheritance for the 12 tribes of Israel. Joseph will receive two shares.
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Ezekiel 37:16-22
“ Son of man, take a single stick and write on it: Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph— the stick of Ephraim— and all the house of Israel associated with him.Then join them together into a single stick so that they become one in your hand.When your people ask you,‘ Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these things?’—tell them: This is what the Lord God says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick so that they become one in My hand.“ When the sticks you have written on are in your hand and in full view of the people,tell them: This is what the Lord God says: I am going to take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. They will no longer be two nations and will no longer be divided into two kingdoms.
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Revelation 7:4-8
And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites:12,000 sealed from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 sealed from the tribe of Benjamin.
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Exodus 24:4
And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and 12 pillars for the 12 tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.
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Ephesians 2:20
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
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Ezra 6:17
For the dedication of God’s house they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs, as well as 12 male goats as a sin offering for all Israel— one for each Israelite tribe.
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Isaiah 48:1
“ Listen to this, house of Jacob— those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.
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Jeremiah 31:1
“ At that time”— this is the Lord’s declaration—“ I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
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Genesis 33:20
And he set up an altar there and called it“ God, the God of Israel.”
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Ephesians 4:4-6
There is one body and one Spirit— just as you were called to one hope at your calling—one Lord, one faith, one baptism,one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.
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Revelation 21:12
The city had a massive high wall, with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the 12 tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.