Conquered by the Assyrian King Shalmaneser V, they were exiled to upper Mesopotamia and Medes, today modern ... twelve sons, each of whom became the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

To understand these anomalies in later lists, we must ask: How were the twelve tribes of Israel formed ... Rather than being one tribe short, the descendants of the sons of Joseph—Ephraim ...

The Bnei Menashe, who are from north-eastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, identify as descendants of the Manasseh ...