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Genesis 35:22-26
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.The sons of Leah: Reuben( Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant: Dan and Naphtali.The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
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Revelation 7:5-8
12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
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Genesis 32:28
Then he said,“ Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
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Genesis 29:32-35
And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said,“ Because the Lord has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”She conceived again and bore a son, and said,“ Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon.Again she conceived and bore a son, and said,“ Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.And she conceived again and bore a son, and said,“ This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing.
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Genesis 49:4-28
Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence, because you went up to your father’s bed; then you defiled it— he went up to my couch!“ Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords.Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.“ Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you.Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes.His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.“ Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon.“ Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds.He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor.“ Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that his rider falls backward.I wait for your salvation, O Lord.“ Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels.“ Asher’s food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies.“ Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns.“ Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall.The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him severely,yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob( from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.“ Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil.”All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him.
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Numbers 26:5-65
Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.These are the clans of the Reubenites, and those listed were 43,730.And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lordand the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a warning.But the sons of Korah did not die.The sons of Simeon according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites;of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.These are the clans of the Simeonites, 22,200.The sons of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites;of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites.These are the clans of the sons of Gad as they were listed, 40,500.The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.And the sons of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, 76,500.The sons of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.These are the clans of Issachar as they were listed, 64,300.The sons of Zebulun, according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.These are the clans of the Zebulunites as they were listed, 60,500.The sons of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters. And the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.These are the clans of Manasseh, and those listed were 52,700.These are the sons of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites.These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim as they were listed, 32,500. These are the sons of Joseph according to their clans.The sons of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.These are the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, and those listed were 45,600.These are the sons of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan according to their clans.All the clans of the Shuhamites, as they were listed, were 64,400.The sons of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites.Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites.And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, 53,400.The sons of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.These are the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, and those listed were 45,400.This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730.The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“ Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names.To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list.But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller.”This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram.The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.And to Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord.And those listed were 23,000, every male from a month old and upward. For they were not listed among the people of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the people of Israel.These were those listed by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who listed the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.But among these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.For the Lord had said of them,“ They shall die in the wilderness.” Not one of them was left, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.
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Genesis 46:8-27
Now these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn,and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah( but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron.The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob— sixteen persons.The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of On, bore to him.And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob— fourteen persons in all.The son of Dan: Hushim.The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob— seven persons in all.All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all.And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.
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Numbers 13:4-15
And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph;from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu;from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi;from the tribe of Joseph( that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi;from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli;from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi;from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
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Exodus 1:2-4
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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Genesis 35:18
And as her soul was departing( for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
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Genesis 30:5-24
And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.Then Rachel said,“ God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.Then Rachel said,“ With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali.When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.Then Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.And Leah said,“ Good fortune has come!” so she called his name Gad.Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.And Leah said,“ Happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.In the days of wheat harvest Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah,“ Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”But she said to her,“ Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes also?” Rachel said,“ Then he may lie with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”When Jacob came from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said,“ You must come in to me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he lay with her that night.And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.Leah said,“ God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.And Leah conceived again, and she bore Jacob a sixth son.Then Leah said,“ God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” So she called his name Zebulun.Afterward she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.She conceived and bore a son and said,“ God has taken away my reproach.”And she called his name Joseph, saying,“ May the Lord add to me another son!”
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Numbers 1:5-15
And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”
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Genesis 49:2
“ Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father.