21. According to the Hebrew Bible, the "'Tribe of Reuben "'( ) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel . 22. "' The Twelve Tribes of Israel "'is a Rastafari group founded in Kingston, Jamaica in 1968, and now functioning worldwide. 23. He designed a set of stained glass windows depicting the Twelve Tribes of Israel for Agudas Achim Synagogue in Bexley, Ohio. 24. For the author of this fragment, the New Jerusalem s twelve gates signify the reunification of the twelve tribes of Israel . 25. In the middle of the garden is Jesus, and around him a circle of the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel . 26. The windows symbolize the twelve tribes of Israel who were blessed by Jacob and Moses in the verses which conclude Genesis and Deuteronomy. 27. According to some Black Hebrew Israelite Groups, the twelve tribes of Israel are Blacks only, and the understanding of the tribes is unknown. 28. Bob Marley, by quoting a Luciano and many other roots reggae artists were associated with The Twelve Tribes of Israel ( Ysrayl ). 29. It may also contain twelve other thrones, on which the twelve ancient Apostles will sit, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel ." 30. Isaac here is portrayed as foretelling both the Twelve Tribes of Israel and Jesus, the latter being a later Christian addition to the text.
