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Who were the twelve patriarchs?

Answered by . November 25, 2011 - 11:29 pm

The word “patriarch” means a progenitor (an originator of a line of descent). The 12 Patriarchs are the 12 sons of Jacob: Genesis 35:22-26 Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.  (23)  The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.  (24)  The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.  (25)  The […]

Why are there 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 7:4?

Answered by . September 3, 2011 - 3:25 pm 2

And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 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 […]