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[[Jacob|Israel]] had a prophetic vision concerning the future condition of his sons in {{bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=49|verses=3-28}}. The Tribes of Israel were founded by the twelve sons of [[Jacob]] as the tribal fathers of the people.<ref name=unger>{{cite book |last=Unger|first=Merrill F|editor=Harrison, R. K.|title=The New Unger´s Bible Dictionary|publisher=Moody Press|location=Chicago|year=1988|pages=635|isbn=0-8024-9037-9}}</ref> While the Hebrews were in captivity in Egypt they where grouped according to their father's houses ({{bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=6|verses=14}}). The entire encampment of the Israelites at Sinai was organized and to each tribe was given its place in which to march and in what place to camp.<ref name=tenney>{{cite book |last=|first=|editor=Douglas, J.D.; Tenney, Merril C|title=The New International Dictionary of the Bible|publisher=Zondervan Publishing House|location=Grand Rapids, Michigan|year=1987|page=1036|isbn=0-310-33190-0}}</ref> At this time, the [[Tribe of Levi|Levites]] were set apart for the service of the [[tabernacle]] so that the [[tribe of Joseph]] was splited and counted as two tribes: the [[tribe of Manasseh]] and the [[tribe of Ephraim]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Unger, Merril F|year=1987|title=Nuevo Manual Biblico de Unger|language=spanish|location=Grand Rapids, Michigan|publisher=Kregel Publications|page=96-97|trans_title=New Unger´s Bible Handbook|isbn=0-8254-1779-1}}</ref> When the Israelites entered the land of Canaan portions of the land where assigned to each of the twelve tribes.<ref name=illustrated>{{cite book |last=|first=|editor-first=J. D.|editor-last=Douglas|title=The Illustrated Bible Dictionary|publisher=Inter-Varsity Press/Tyndale House Publishers|location=|volume=3|volumes=3|year=1980|page=1594-1595|isbn=0-8423-7525-2}}</ref> The twelve tribes remained united as a state, one people, until the death of Solomon, when they revolted.<ref>{{cite book|author=Smith, William|title=Smith´s Bible Dictionary|publisher=Holman Bible Publishers|location=Nashville|year=1979|page=316|isbn=0-87981-033-5}}</ref> Under [[Rehoboam]] the United Kingdom of Israel was split into its [[Kingdom of Israel|Northern]] and [[Kingdom of Judah|Southern]] (Judah) halves.<ref name=baker>{{cite book |last=Pfeiffer|first=Charles F|editor=|title=Baker´s Bible Atlas|publisher=Baker Book House|location=Grand Rapids, Michigan|year=1979|page=149-150|isbn=0-8010-6930-0}}</ref> The [[Kingdom of Israel]] gathered the ten northern tribes and the [[Kingdom of Judah]] included the tribes of [[Tribe of Judah|Judah]], a portion of [[Tribe of Benjamin|Benjamin]] and [[Tribe of Simeon|Simeon]].<ref name=baker /> After being taken captive by the Assyrians, the ten tribes of the [[Kingdom of Israel]] became known as the lost ten tribes.<ref name=unterman>{{cite book|author=Unterman, Alan|title=Dictionary of Jewish Lore & Legend|year=1997|publisher=Thames and Hudson|isbn=978-0500279847}}</ref> According to rabbinic literature, some of the lost ten tribes are beyond the legendary river Sambatyon.<ref name=unterman /> According to Pliny, the river runs rapidly for six days but its waters flow ceases in days of [[Shabbat]] and the Jews can not cross it because they are prevented from traveling on the Shabbat days.<ref>{{cite book|author=Birnbaum, Philip|title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts|year=1979|page=493-495|edition=Revised edition|publisher=Hebrew Publishing Company|location=Brooklyn, New York|isbn=0-88482930-8}}</ref> Some traditions attribute Yemenite Jews and black Jews of Ethiopia as belonging to the remnants of the lost ten tribes.<ref name=barnavi>{{cite book |last=|first=|editor-first=Eli|editor-last=Barnavi|title=A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People|publisher=Schocken Books|location=New York|year=1992|page=256-266|isbn=0-8052-4127-2}}</ref>