lost tribes
Americannoun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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Many Igbos believe they have Jewish heritage as one of the so-called 10 lost tribes of Israel, though most are not practising Jews like Mr Yaakov.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
People at the time thought there might be dinosaurs or lost tribes down there.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 13, 2018
With trumpeters on the hilltop and incidental music from Wagner and Victor Herbert, the pageant then unfolded the Book of Mormon's story of the lost tribes of Israel.
From Time Magazine Archive
It looked like a cross between a gigantic camp meeting and the gathering of the lost tribes of Israel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many Shawnees and Pottawatomies claim that they are of the lost tribes of Israel.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de
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