Dict: easton - Tribe

easton:

Tribe @ a collection of families descending from one ancestor. The "twelve tribes" of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In kjv@Matthew:24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God Revelation:7). (
See ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF; JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.)