de 12 zonen van Jakob

[Priscilla en Aquila]

Bij mijn moeder zag ik een chanoekah, de 8-armige kandelaar, met een negende vor het aansteken. Daarop staan de 12 stammen van Israel. Elke stam heeft een teken. de meeste kan ik terugbrengen tot de 'zegen van Jakob'. Zoals de leeuw van Juda, de slang van Dan, de ezel van Issaschar, het schip van Zebulon, de wolf van Benjamin, de vruchtboom van Jozef, de olijfboom van Aser, de hinde van Naftali.
Maar van Ruben, Simeon, Levi en Gad kon ik de afbeelding niet plaatsen. Bij Gad leek het op tenten, iig iets driehoekigs, Levi had een kruik, de anderen kan ik me niet meer herinneren of niet herkennen.
Wie weet wat die afbeeldingen inhouden en waar ze vandaan komen. Verder is het misschien interessant om de betekenissen ervan te begrijpen.

[Marloes]

Kun je hier iets mee?

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REUBEN
    The mandrakes in Reuben's coat-of-arms are based on the episode related in Gen. 30, where young Reuben brought his mother Leah mandrakes from the field. The biblical phrase on the tab is from Deut. 33:6, "Let Reuben live."
SIMON
    Simon was one of the strongest tribes during the wandering in the desert but later became one of the weakest in consequence of losses suffered during the battles for the Promised Land. It was eventually absorbed by mighty Judah. Formerly the city of Shechem was situated within the boundaries of Simon and the gate of the city therefore appears on the tribe's. The biblical phrase on the tab is from Deut. 33:5, "...and the tribes of Israel were gathered together."
LEVI
    The Levites "kept the charge of the tabernacles of testimony" (Num. 1:53); they had no territory of their own and were dispersed among the other tribes. Their emblem was the ephod of the High Priest on which were engraved, upon precious stones, the names of all tribes. The biblical phrase on the tab is from Deut. 33:10, "They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law."
JUDAH
    The most famous heraldic symbol belongs to the tribe of Judah, which displayed a lion on its shield. This tribe became the most powerful and constituted the Kingdom of Judah. The lion is the symbol of strength and is featured as such in innumerable works throughout the ages. This animal is one those most frequently mentioned in the Bible, appearing about 130 times under 6 different names. The biblical phrase on the tab is from Gen. 49:9, "Judah is a lion's whelp."
DAN
    The original area of the tribe of Dan extended from Jaffa southward. Samson was a son of this tribe. As it could not conquer its entire territory, Dan looked to settle elsewhere and the tribe moved north to the source of the Jordan River, captured the city Laish, and settled there. In Jacob's Blessing Dan was promised that he "shall judge his people" (Gen. 49:16), a reference symbolized by the scales of justice on the stamp. The phrase appears on the tab.
NAFTALI
    After the conquest of the country, the tribe of Naftali settled in the north where played a central role among the tribes located there. Naftali is represented by a gazelle or running stag. The biblical phrase on the tab is "Naftali is a hind let loose" (Gen. 49:21).
GAD
    The tribe of Gad settled in the land of Gilead, east of the Jordan. It did battle against Amon and Moab coming from the south, wandering tribes from the east, and Aram from the north. The emblem resembles a camp in reminiscence of the biblical phrase -on the tab- "Gad, a troop shall overcome him" (Gen. 49:19).
ASHER
    The coastal strip from the foot of Mount Carmel up to Sidon was inhabited by Asher, the fertility of whose land was indicated by an olive tree or —as represented on stamps of the Jewish National Fund or in the synagogue of Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany— by ears of corn or fruit. The biblical phrase on the tab is "Out of Asher his bread shall be fat" (Gen. 49:20).
ISSACHAR
    Issachar's territory was the plain of Esdraelon, from the sea to the banks of the Jordan. This tribe is frequently mentioned together with Zebulun indicative of their being neighbors and maintaining close relations. The tribe's emblem of sun and stars is derived from the biblical phrase, "And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times" (1 Chron. 12:32), which appears on the tab. Other representations of Issachar reflect the dependence of this tribe on the Phoenicians, in whose products the tribe dealt — as a carrier of loads (see also Menorah stamp), as a donkey (on the Jewish National Fund stamp), or as a laden camel (in the synagogue of Aix-la-Chapelle).
ZEVULUN
    Zevulun settled on the country's seaboard and as symbolized by its emblem was engaged in navigation. This idea is conveyed in the biblical phrase, "Zebulun (...) shall be for a haven of ships" (Gen. 49:13).
JOSEPH
    Joseph was the principal tribe in central Eretz Israel, which split into Manasseh and Ephraim. The fertility of Joseph's country is symbolized by the sheaf on the stamp. The biblical phrase on the tab reads, "...blessed of the Lord be his land" (Deut. 33:13).
BENJAMIN
    The favorite son of Jacob, Benjamin has remained the symbol of the tender youngest child. The tribe of Benjamin, however, was considered particularly warlike and courageous. To this tribe belonged Saul, the first king, and Jonathan, his son. The symbol of the tribe was the wolf, a predatory animal. The biblical phrase on the tab reads, "...in the morning he shall devour the prey" (Gen. 49:27).

Bron: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/il_tribe.html

Zo'n kandelaar heet trouwens een menora(h), en met de 8 armen zoals bij chanoeka gebruikt wordt een chanoekia, misschien kun je daarmee meer (NL) info vinden.

[Priscilla en Aquila]

Bedankt voor je info. De menorah is de 7-armige die in de tempel/tabernakel stond. De chanoeka is ingevoerd tijdens de makkabeeentijd, toen de temepl ontheiligd was en er gedurende 8 dagen olie bleek te zijn, hoewel de hvh olie niet genoeg scheen, een wonder dus.

[Marloes]

Ik heb 't oa hier van http://www.israelinfo.nl/chanoekia.htm