In 586 BCE all 12 Tribes were deported to Babylonia, when they returned 70 years later, 9½ of the 12 tribes had completely assimilated into Babylonian society and did not return to Israel. After...
Joseph not in the 12 tribes of Israel.
Jacob or Israel has 12 sons... Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. So logically, 12 tribes...