JOSEPH W. TKACH
PASTOR GENERAL

January 1988

Dear Friend:

Thank you for your question concerning which individual nations of the world are to be identified as the tribes of Israel.

The tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim are identified in our free booklet THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN IN PROPHECY. Briefly, Manasseh is dominant in the United States, and Ephraim basically constitutes the Anglo-Saxon, English-speaking member countries of the British Commonwealth, such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as a part of South Africa.

The tribe of Judah (the Jews) is scattered among all nations, with a large number now living in the modern nation of Israel.

Putting together the information available from biblical and secular history as well as prophecy, we can be reasonably certain that other tribes are located as follows: Reuben -- France; Dan -- Republic of Ireland and a branch of Denmark that mixed with the northern tribes; Benjamin -- Norway and Iceland; Zebulun -- Holland (the Netherlands); Issachar -- Finland; Gad -- Switzerland; Asher -- Belgium and Luxembourg; Naphtali -- Sweden; Levi and Simeon -- scattered among the other Israelite nations. It should be noted that gentiles of many nations have also settled among these nations, especially in the big cities.

Thank you for your interest. If you have further questions, please let us know.

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT