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ISB ~ Acts 26 v7

our twelve tribes:The tribal family of Israel living in Palestine and abroad yearned for the resurrection of the dead and the restoration of their nation.

• Hopes of bodily resurrection and national restoration are blended together in texts such as Ezek 37:1-14 and Hos 6:1-2, where the redemption of all Israel from sin (exile) to covenant sonship (return) is described as the resurrection of a body from death to new life. Paul deals at length with the tribal restoration of Israel in Rom 9-11.

worship night and day:Luke has already hinted at this in Lk 2:36-37, where Anna, of the tribal lineage of Asher, prays night and day in the Temple for the redemption of her people.