12 Sons of Jacob = 12 Tribes of Israel
The Bible is patriarchal. In the Old Testament, women were considered property. And men inherited land. Jacob fathered 13 children from 4 women. 12 were boys and 1 was a girl. Her name was Dinah.
Jacob's Ladder - Jacob is renamed Israel.
The 12 sons inherited the promised land, which composes the country of Israel.
What happened to Dinah? - Gen 34
https://biblehub.com/genesis/34.htm
