They kind of sort of existed but not in the way described in the Bible. In reality, they were all separate tribes that all pooled together eventually under a common master king… a king of kings. It was done for political reasons and for protection from adversaries - like a confederation or military alliance.

For example, the land of the tribe of Dan (adjacent to Philistia) was possessed by the Danuna people which were the same “sea peoples” of the Aegean Sea that were settled in the land by Egypt when they defeated and signed a treaty with the sea peoples. The leader of the sea peoples of Danuna joined in an alliance with the Semitic/Canaanite people called the Israelites. The Philistines did not join in their alliance, and hence were never considered to be a tribe of Israel.

Also consider most of the (partially true, partially fake) history was written by Judeans and there was a lot of embellishment.

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Posted by Squirrelmeister

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Posted on 11/10/23 at 9:53 pm to Squirrelmeister

So apparently 8 retards downvoted this:

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For example, the land of the tribe of Dan (adjacent to Philistia) was possessed by the Danuna people which were the same “sea peoples” of the Aegean Sea that were settled in the land by Egypt when they defeated and signed a treaty with the sea peoples. The leader of the sea peoples of Danuna joined in an alliance with the Semitic/Canaanite people called the Israelites. The Philistines did not join in their alliance, and hence were never considered to be a tribe of Israel.

I’m beginning to think there’s a lot of dumbasses on this site

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Let me help you guys out.

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A second tribe of Israel whose nondesert origins can be traced is Dan. During the reign of Ramesses III (1195–1164), specifically in his year 8 (i.e., 1187 B.C.E.), Egypt was threatened by an invasion of Sea Peoples, a confederation of Aegean and Mediterranean entities that crossed the sea in an attempt to invade Egypt (see ch. 2). The alliance included the following peoples: Peleset, Dananu, Shardanu, Meshwesh, and Tjeker.

Here’s a link to the source material:
Jewish Studies paper at Rutgers University

See the “Peleset” and “Dananu”? That’s what the Egyptians called what we now call the Philistines and the tribe of Dan.

This is common knowledge for anyone who has studied ancient Israelite origins. Sorry you guys hate facts, but they don’t care about your feelings.

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