The Jewish Diaspora refers to the forced removal of the <u>Hebrews</u> 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 <u>Hebrew kingdom</u> was divided because of political interests. An analogy can be drawn with the conflicts that triggered the fall of the great Roman Empire.