In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints every person is a descendant of Abraham through one of the twelve tribes of Israel, either by blood or through adoption, and a member's lineage is declared in their patriarchal blessing.

A huge percentage of members are from Ephraim and Manasseh (the tribes chosen to preach the gospel to the world) but there are members around the world who are from the other tribes.

If you are a member of the Church and have received a patriarchal blessing, what tribe are you from? Since the poll could only hold ten answers I've split it into two. The first has the names of the three tribes through Israel's wife, Rachel; Benjamin and Joseph (which was split into Ephraim and Manasseh). The tribes in the second poll are given in the order of birth. (See the Lineage of Abraham and Israel.)


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Poll: Which Tribe of Israel Are You From? originally appeared on About.com Latter-day Saints on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 at 12:21:25.

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