Since the two sons of Jacob-Ephraim and Manasseh-were listed with the twelve tribes of Israel, the true number of tribes involved seems to have been thirteen. Why, then, does the Bible continue to speak of them as the Twelve Tribes rather than the Thirteen? Which tribe was left out in this reckoning? - New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties – Since the two sons of Jacob-Ephraim and Manasseh-were listed with the twelve tribes of Israel, the true number of tribes involved seems to have been thirteen. Why, then, does the Bible continue to speak of them as the Twelve Tribes rather than the Thirteen? Which tribe was left out in this reckoning?

Resources New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties Since the two sons of Jacob-Ephraim and Manasseh-were listed with the twelve tribes of Israel, the true number of tribes involved seems to have been thirteen. Why, then, does the Bible continue to speak of them as the Twelve Tribes rather than the Thirteen? Which tribe was left out in this reckoning?

Since the two sons of Jacob-Ephraim and Manasseh-were listed with the twelve tribes of Israel, the true number of tribes involved seems to have been thirteen. Why, then, does the Bible continue to speak of them as the Twelve Tribes rather than the Thirteen? Which tribe was left out in this reckoning?