The Twelve Tribes of Israel are described in the Hebrew Bible as being the descendants of Jacob, a Hebrew patriarch who was a son of Isaac and thereby a grandson of Abraham. Jacob, later known as Isra
Mosaic depicting the twelve tribes and their Hebrew names, with symbolic images. Asher: a tree Dan: Scales of justice Judah: Kinnor, cithara, and crown, symbolising King David Reuben: Mandrake (Genesis 30:14) Joseph: Palm tree and sheaves of wheat, likely references to the dreams he received as a child (Genesis 37:7) Naphtali: gazelle (Genesis 49:21) Issachar: Sun, moon and stars (1 Chronicles 12:32) Simeon: towers and walls of the city of Shechem
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Joseph is one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Since the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh together constituted the "tribe of Joseph", it was often not listed a
Synagogue in Bnei Brak with the name of Joseph and his symbol, a sheaf of wheat.[citation needed]