What really happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel?

Following the conquest of the northern kingdom by the Assyrians in 721 bc, the 10 tribes were gradually assimilated by other peoples and thus disappeared from history. 

Where did the 10 lost tribes of Israel go?

Conquered by the Assyrian King Shalmaneser V, they were exiled to upper Mesopotamia and Medes, today modern Syria and Iraq. The Ten Tribes of Israel have never been seen since.

What does the Bible say about the 10 lost tribes of Israel?

The scriptural basis for the idea of lost tribes is 2 Kings 17:6: “In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.”

Who are the real lost tribes of Israel?

They were Asher, Dan, Ephraim, Gad, Issachar, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, Zebulun, Judah and Benjamin. Of these 12, only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin survived.

What tribe is Jesus from?

Tribe of Judah – Wikipedia.

How many tribes of Israel have been found?

What Happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel?

Who took over the ten tribes of Israel?

Assyria

In 721 B.C. Assyria swept out of the north, captured the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and took the ten tribes into captivity. From there they became lost to history. Assyria, named for the god Ashur (highest in the pantheon of Assyrian gods), was located in the Mesopotamian plain.

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