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The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were ten of the twelve tribes of the Ancient Israelites who were defeated by the Assyrians and forcibly deported (as was common Assyrian custom). They lost their distinctive Israelite heritage. There is some speculation as to whether some of the lost tribes of Israel were African, but most people believe that the Lost Tribes of Israel merely lost their distinctive heritage and became part and parcel of other ethnic and religious groups in the Middle East.
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No. The tribes didn't exist in Abraham's generation. -- The "12 tribes" were descended from the children (and 2 grandchildren) of Jacob. -- Jacob was Abraham's grandson.
10. The northern kingdom had many more tribes go with. To my knowledge, Benjamin and Judah were the 2 southern tribes while the other 10 were in the north.
AnswerThe population of Israel and Judah was entirely Semitic, so the twelve tribes of Israel were all Semitic.