Tribe @ a collection of families descending from one ancestor. The "twelve tribes" of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In Matthew:24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God Revelation:7). (See ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF; JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.)
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