Groups of the Bible

Tribes, nations, clans and people groups — 74 groups that Scripture treats as collective actors: they march, fight, migrate, are addressed or are counted as a body. Each one links back to the ancestor it is named after.

Peoples

The covenant people and other great population groups.

Tribes of Israel

The twelve tribes, each named for a son of Jacob.

Nations

Israel's neighbours, rivals and kin among the nations.

Clans and family lines

Smaller clans and family groups named in Scripture.