Keyser When Jacob Israel gave his dying blessing to his twelve sons, he associated each of them with some animal, object or personal characteristic which afterwards became the emblem of the tribe descended from him | Some of the survivors fled northward into Europe where their emblem, the Rampant Red Lion, appears in the Arms of some of the nations, provinces and old families in the lands near or bordering the North Sea |
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In the official Arms of Northern Ireland we indeed see that it holds an important place therein | Since they were descendants of Judah their emblem was a lion |
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Another group, led by Darda or Dardanus, ended up in the Troad and became the ancestors of the Trojans | Zara is a diverse company and we will never tolerate any form of discrimination |
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This lion, in a couchant lying down position, became the emblem of the tribe of Judah; then, in a passant position, it became the emblem of the Camp or Brigade of Judah | They arrived in Britain around the year 1100 B |
The births of a great many other people are recorded in the Bible, but in this one case ONLY are the details given -- why? Notice what these verses say: Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were in her womb.
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