“The 12 Tribes of Israel” probably referred to all people on Earth, dispersing in different directions.
Example: One of the 12 Tribes, “The Tribe of Dan” is likely Europeans. From it we get
SweDEN
DENmark
LonDON
DANube
Etc.
The ancient Irish “Gods” are named Tuatha de Dannan, which means “the people of Dan”.
Old maps refer to northern European places as “Land of Dan”.
Image below: Old LonDON.
