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
Cultural references to Samson of bees in the lion which Samson had killed, with Samson's riddle "Out of the strong came forth sweetness". The famous Harland & Wolff cranes in Belfast are known as Samson and Goliath (cranes) respectively. Annual parades of Samson figure in 10 different villages in the Lungau, Salzburg (state) and two villages in the north-west Steiermark (Austria). For more information see Wikipedia in German or French . Samson is also one of the giant figures at the "Ducasse" festivities, which takes place at Ath, Belgium. In a 1967 "Lost in Space" episode, "Collision of Planets," Dr. Smith gains Samson-like strength