Ten Lost Tribes Ten Lost Tribes The ten lost tribes were the ten of the Twelve Tribes of Israel that were said to have been deported from the Kingdom of Israel after its conquest by the Neo-Assyrian Empire circa 722 BCE. These are the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Manasseh and Ephraim. Claims of descent from the "lost" tribes have been proposed in relation to many groups, and some religions espouse a messianic view that the tribes will return. In the 7th and 8th centuries CE, the return of the lost tribes was associated with the concept of
Samson of Dol he deposited at his monastery at Milton Abbas in Dorset. In the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology, Samson is listed under 28 July with the Latin name "Samsónis". He is mentioned as follows: 'At Dol in Brittany (died) Samson, abbot and bishop, who having learned the Gospel and monastic discipline in Wales from Illtud, spread these in Domnonia.' He does not appear in the current Roman Catholic liturgical calendar of saints celebrated annually in Wales. Samson of Dol Saint Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born late 5th century) was a Christian religious figure who is counted among the seven