The Jewish Diaspora refers to the forced removal of the Hebrews from their homeland - Israel - due to the invasions of enemy peoples and, consequently, leaving them dispersed in various parts of the world.
Hebrew people were traditionally organized into twelve tribes around a monarchical kingdom, which was Israel. The tribes referred to each son of Jacob, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, and consisted of a family clan. Their names were: Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Benjamin, Manasseh and Ephraim, being Abraham and his descendants, after a divine calling, considered the foundation of the Hebrew nation.
Centuries later, the Hebrew kingdom was divided because of political interests. An analogy can be drawn with the conflicts that triggered the fall of the great Roman Empire.
