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Genesis 30:17-21
God listened to Leah. She became pregnant and had a fifth son by Jacob.Then Leah said,“ God has rewarded me because I gave my female servant to my husband.” So she named the boy Issachar.Leah became pregnant again. She had a sixth son by Jacob.Then Leah said,“ God has given me a priceless gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor. I’ve had six sons by him.” So she named the boy Zebulun.Some time later she had a daughter. She named her Dinah.
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Genesis 29:32-35
Leah became pregnant. She had a son. She named him Reuben. She said,“ The Lord has seen me suffer. Surely my husband will love me now.”She became pregnant again. She had a son. Then she said,“ The Lord heard that Jacob doesn’t love me very much. That’s why the Lord gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.She became pregnant again. She had a son. Then she said,“ Now at last my husband will value me. I have had three sons by him.” So the boy was named Levi.She became pregnant again. She had a son. Then she said,“ This time I’ll praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
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Genesis 34:1-31
Dinah was the daughter Leah had by Jacob. Dinah went out to visit the women of the land.Hamor, the Hivite, was the ruler of that area. When his son Shechem saw Dinah, he took her and raped her.Then he longed for Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He fell in love with her and spoke tenderly to her.Shechem said to his father Hamor,“ Get me that young woman. I want her to be my wife.”Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been raped. His sons were in the fields with his livestock. So he did nothing about it until they came home.Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields. They came as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and very angry. Shechem had done a very terrible thing. He had forced Jacob’s daughter to have sex with him. He had done something that should never be done in Israel.But Hamor said to Jacob and his sons,“ My son Shechem wants your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.Let your people and ours get married to each other. Give us your daughters as our wives. You can have our daughters as your wives.You can live among us. Here is the land. Live in it. Trade in it. Buy property in it.”Then Shechem spoke to Dinah’s father and brothers. He said,“ I want to please you. I’ll give you anything you ask for.Make the price for the bride as high as you want to. I’ll pay you whatever you ask. Just give me the young woman. I want to marry her.”Their sister Dinah had been raped. So Jacob’s sons lied to Shechem and his father Hamor.They said to them,“ We can’t do it. We can’t give our sister to a man who isn’t circumcised. That would bring shame on us.We’ll agree, but only on one condition. You will have to become like us. You will have to circumcise all your males.Then we’ll give you our daughters as your wives. And we’ll take your daughters as our wives. We’ll live among you and become one big family with you.But if you won’t agree to be circumcised, then we’ll take our sister and go.”Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.The young man was the most honored of all his father’s family. He didn’t lose any time in doing what Dinah’s father and brothers had said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.Hamor and his son Shechem went to the city gate. They spoke to the other men there.“ These men are friendly toward us,” they said.“ Let them live in our land. Let them trade in it. The land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters. And they can marry ours.But they will agree to live with us as one big family only on one condition. All our males must be circumcised, just as they are.Won’t their livestock and their property belong to us? Won’t all their animals become ours? So let’s say yes to them. Then they’ll live among us.”All the men who went out through the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem. So every male in the city was circumcised.Three days later, all of them were still in pain. Then Simeon and Levi took their swords. They were Jacob’s sons and Dinah’s brothers. They attacked the city when the people didn’t expect it. They killed every male.They also used their swords to kill Hamor and his son Shechem. Then they took Dinah from Shechem’s house and left.Jacob’s other sons found the dead bodies. They robbed the city where their sister had been raped.They took the flocks and herds and donkeys. They took everything in the city and in the fields.They carried everything away. And they took all the women and children. They took away everything in the houses.Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought trouble on me. Now I’m like a very bad smell to the Canaanites and Perizzites who live in this land. There aren’t many of us. They may join together against me and attack me. Then I and my family will be destroyed.”But they replied,“ Should Shechem have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
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Genesis 49:3-15
“ Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were my first child. You were the first sign of my strength. You were first in honor. You were first in power.But you are as unsteady as water. So you won’t be first anymore. You had sex with my concubine on my bed. You lay on my couch and made it‘ unclean.’“ Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords have killed a lot of people.I won’t share in their plans. I won’t have anything to do with them. They became angry and killed people. They cut the legs of oxen just for the fun of it.May the Lord put a curse on them because of their terrible anger. I will scatter them in Jacob’s land. I will spread them around in Israel.“ Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your enemies will be brought under your control. Your father’s sons will bow down to you.Judah, you are like a lion’s cub. You return from hunting, my son. Like a lion, you lie down and sleep. You are like a mother lion. Who dares to wake you up?The right to rule will not leave Judah. The ruler’s scepter will not be taken from between his feet. It will be his until the king it belongs to will come. The nations will obey that king.He will tie his donkey to a vine. He will tie his colt to the very best branch. He will wash his clothes in wine. He will wash his robes in the red juice of grapes.His eyes will be darker than wine. His teeth will be whiter than milk.“ Zebulun will live by the seashore. He will become a safe harbor for ships. His border will go out toward Sidon.“ Issachar is like a wild donkey lying down among the sheep pens.He sees how good his resting place is. He sees that his land is pleasant. So he will carry a heavy load on his back. He will obey when he’s forced to work.
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Numbers 26:1-65
After the plague, the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest. Eleazar was the son of Aaron. The Lord said,“ Count all the men of Israel. Make a list of them by their families. Count all the men who are able to serve in Israel’s army. They must be 20 years old or more.”At that time the Israelites were on the plains of Moab. They were by the Jordan River across from Jericho. Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them. They said,“ Count all the men 20 years old or more. Do it just as the Lord commanded Moses.” Here are the men of Israel who came out of Egypt.Reuben was Israel’s oldest son. Here are the names of his sons. The Hanokite family came from Hanok. The Palluite family came from Pallu.The Hezronite family came from Hezron. The Karmite family came from Karmi.These were the families of Reuben. The number of men was 43,730.Eliab was the son of Pallu.Eliab’s sons were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were the same community officials who refused to obey Moses and Aaron. They were among the followers of Korah who refused to obey the Lord.The ground opened its mouth. It swallowed them up along with Korah. The followers of Korah died when fire burned up 250 men. Their deaths were a warning to the rest of Israel.But the family line of Korah didn’t die out completely.Here are the names of Simeon’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Nemuelite family came from Nemuel. The Jaminite family came from Jamin. The Jakinite family came from Jakin.The Zerahite family came from Zerah. The Shaulite family came from Shaul.These were the families of Simeon. The number of the men counted was 22,200.Here are the names of Gad’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Zephonite family came from Zephon. The Haggite family came from Haggi. The Shunite family came from Shuni.The Oznite family came from Ozni. The Erite family came from Eri.The Arodite family came from Arodi. The Arelite family came from Areli.These were the families of Gad. The number of the men counted was 40,500.Er and Onan were sons of Judah. But they died in Canaan.Here are the names of Judah’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Shelanite family came from Shelah. The Perezite family came from Perez. The Zerahite family came from Zerah.Here are the names of the sons of Perez. The Hezronite family came from Hezron. The Hamulite family came from Hamul.These were the families of Judah. The number of the men counted was 76,500.Here are the names of Issachar’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Tolaite family came from Tola. The Puite family came from Puah.The Jashubite family came from Jashub. The Shimronite family came from Shimron.These were the families of Issachar. The number of the men counted was 64,300.Here are the names of Zebulun’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Seredite family came from Sered. The Elonite family came from Elon. The Jahleelite family came from Jahleel.These were the families of Zebulun. The number of the men counted was 60,500.Here are the names of Joseph’s sons. They are listed by their families. The families came from Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph.Here are the names of Manasseh’s sons. The Makirite family came from Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead. The Gileadite family came from Gilead.Here are the names of Gilead’s sons. The Iezerite family came from Iezer. The Helekite family came from Helek.The Asrielite family came from Asriel. The Shechemite family came from Shechem.The Shemidaite family came from Shemida. The Hepherite family came from Hepher.Zelophehad was the son of Hepher. Zelophehad didn’t have any sons. All he had was daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.These were the families of Manasseh. The number of the men counted was 52,700.Here are the names of Ephraim’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Shuthelahite family came from Shuthelah. The Bekerite family came from Beker. The Tahanite family came from Tahan.The sons of Shuthelah were the Eranite family. They came from Eran.These were the families of Ephraim. The number of the men counted was 32,500. These were the sons of Joseph. They are listed by their families.Here are the names of Benjamin’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Belaite family came from Bela. The Ashbelite family came from Ashbel. The Ahiramite family came from Ahiram.The Shuphamite family came from Shupham. The Huphamite family came from Hupham.Bela’s sons came from Ard and Naaman. The Ardite family came from Ard. The Naamite family came from Naaman.These were the families of Benjamin. The number of the men counted was 45,600.Here is the name of Dan’s son. He is listed by his family. The Shuhamite family came from Shuham. This was the family of Dan.All the men in Dan’s family were Shuhamites. The number of the men counted was 64,400.Here are the names of Asher’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Imnite family came from Imnah. The Ishvite family came from Ishvi. The Beriite family came from Beriah.Here are the names of the families that came from Beriah’s sons. The Heberite family came from Heber. The Malkielite family came from Malkiel.Asher also had a daughter named Serah.These were the families of Asher. The number of the men counted was 53,400.Here are the names of Naphtali’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Jahzeelite family came from Jahzeel. The Gunite family came from Guni.The Jezerite family came from Jezer. The Shillemite family came from Shillem.These were the families of Naphtali. The number of the men counted was 45,400.The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.The Lord said to Moses,“ I will give the land to them. The amount of land each family receives will be based on the number of its men.Give a larger share to a larger family. Give a smaller share to a smaller family. Each family will receive its share based on the number of men listed in it.“ Be sure that you cast lots when you give out the land. What each family receives will be based on the number of men listed in its tribe.Cast lots when you give out each share. Cast lots for the larger and smaller families alike.”Here are the names of the Levites. They are listed by their families. The Gershonite family came from Gershon. The Kohathite family came from Kohath. The Merarite family came from Merari.Here are the names of the other Levite families. They are the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, the Korahite family. Amram came from the Kohathite family.The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed. She was from the family line of Levi. She was born to the Levites in Egypt. Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam were born in the family line of Amram and Jochebed.Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu. He was also the father of Eleazar and Ithamar.But Nadab and Abihu made an offering to the Lord by using fire that wasn’t allowed. So they died.The number of male Levites a month old or more was 23,000. They weren’t listed along with the other men of Israel. That’s because they didn’t receive a share among them.These are the men counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest. At that time the Israelites were on the plains of Moab. They were by the Jordan River across from Jericho.The men of Israel had been counted before in the Sinai Desert by Moses and Aaron the priest. But not one of them was among the men counted this time.The Lord had told the Israelites at Kadesh Barnea that they would certainly die in the desert. Not one of them was left alive except Caleb and Joshua. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua was the son of Nun.
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1 Chronicles 2 1
Here are the names of the sons of Israel. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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Numbers 1:1-54
The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting. It happened in the Desert of Sinai. The Lord spoke to him on the first day of the second month. It was the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. The Lord said,“ Count all the men of Israel. Make a list of them by their tribes and families. List every man by name. List them one by one.Count all the men able to serve in the army. They must be 20 years old or more. I want you and Aaron to make a list of them group by group.One man from each tribe must help you. Those who help must be the heads of their families.“ Here are the names of the men who must help you.“ From the tribe of Reuben will come Elizur, the son of Shedeur.From the tribe of Simeon will come Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.From the tribe of Judah will come Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.From the tribe of Zebulun will come Eliab, the son of Helon.From the tribe of Ephraim will come Elishama, the son of Ammihud. From the tribe of Manasseh will come Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph’s two sons.From the tribe of Benjamin will come Abidan, the son of Gideoni.From the tribe of Dan will come Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.From the tribe of Asher will come Pagiel, the son of Okran.From the tribe of Gad will come Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.From the tribe of Naphtali will come Ahira, the son of Enan.”These were the men appointed from the community. They were the leaders of the tribes of their people. They were the heads of the major families in Israel.Moses and Aaron went and got the men whose names had been given to them.Then Moses and Aaron gathered all the men of Israel together. It was the first day of the second month. The people wrote down the tribe and family they belonged to. The men 20 years old or more were listed by name. They were listed one by one.Everything was done just as the Lord had commanded Moses. So Moses counted them in the Desert of Sinai.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben. He is Israel’s oldest son. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Simeon. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Gad. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Judah. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Issachar. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Zebulun. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Ephraim. He is the son of Joseph. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Manasseh. He is the son of Joseph. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Benjamin. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Dan. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Asher. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.Here is the number of men from the tribe of Naphtali. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron. The 12 leaders of Israel helped them. There was one leader from each tribe.The men who were counted were able to serve in Israel’s army. All of them were 20 years old or more. They were counted family by family.The total number of men was 603,550.But the families of the tribe of Levi were not counted along with the others.The Lord had spoken to Moses. He had said,“ You must not count the men from the tribe of Levi. Do not include them when you list the other men of Israel.Instead, put the Levites in charge of the holy tent. That is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The Levites will be in charge of everything that belongs to the holy tent. They must carry the tent and everything that belongs to it. They must take care of it. They must set up camp around it.When the holy tent must be moved, the Levites must take it down. And when the tent must be set up, the Levites must do it. Anyone else who approaches it must be put to death.The Israelites must set up their tents by military groups. All of them must be in their own camps under their own flags.But the Levites must set up their tents around the holy tent. That’s where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Then I will not be angry with the community of Israel. The Levites will be responsible for taking care of the tent.”The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Exodus 1:2-3
Jacob’s sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
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Numbers 10:1-36
The Lord said to Moses,“ Make two trumpets out of hammered silver. Blow them when you want the community to gather together. And blow them when you want the camps to start out.When both trumpets are blown, the whole community must gather in front of you. They must come to the entrance to the tent of meeting.Suppose only one trumpet is blown. Then the leaders must gather in front of you. They are the heads of the tribes of Israel.When a trumpet blast is blown, the tribes camped on the east side must start out.When the second blast is blown, the camps on the south side must start out. The blast will tell them when to start.Blow the trumpets to gather the people together. But do not use the same kind of blast.“ The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets. That is a law for you and your children after you for all time to come.Suppose you go into battle in your own land. And suppose it is against an enemy who is treating you badly. Then blow a blast on the trumpets. If you do, I will remember you. I will save you from your enemies. I am the Lord your God.You must also blow the trumpets when you are happy. Blow them at your appointed feasts. Blow them at your New Moon feasts. Blow them when you sacrifice your burnt offerings. Blow them when you sacrifice your friendship offerings. They will remind me of you. I am the Lord your God.”It was the 20th day of the second month of the second year. On that day the cloud began to move. It went up from above the holy tent where the tablets of the covenant law were kept.Then the Israelites started out from the Desert of Sinai. They traveled from place to place. They kept going until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran.The first time they started out, the Lord commanded Moses to tell them to do it. And they did it.The groups of the camp of Judah went first. They marched out under their flag. Nahshon was their commander. He was the son of Amminadab.Nethanel was over the group of the tribe of Issachar. Nethanel was the son of Zuar.Eliab was over the group of the tribe of Zebulun. Eliab was the son of Helon.The holy tent was taken down. The men of Gershon and Merari started out. They carried the tent.The groups of the camp of Reuben went next. They marched out under their flag. Elizur was their commander. He was the son of Shedeur.Shelumiel was over the group of the tribe of Simeon. Shelumiel was the son of Zurishaddai.Eliasaph was over the group of the tribe of Gad. Eliasaph was the son of Deuel.The men of Kohath started out. They carried the holy things. The holy tent had to be set up before they arrived.The groups of the camp of Ephraim went next. They marched out under their flag. Elishama was their commander. He was the son of Ammihud.Gamaliel was over the group of the tribe of Manasseh. Gamaliel was the son of Pedahzur.Abidan was over the group of the tribe of Benjamin. Abidan was the son of Gideoni.Finally, the groups of the camp of Dan started out. They marched out under their flag. They followed behind all the other groups and guarded them. Ahiezer was their commander. He was the son of Ammishaddai.Pagiel was over the group of the tribe of Asher. Pagiel was the son of Okran.Ahira was over the group of the tribe of Naphtali. Ahira was the son of Enan.As the groups of Israel started out, that was the order they marched in.Moses spoke to Hobab, the son of Reuel. Reuel was Moses’ father- in- law. Reuel was from Midian. Moses said to Hobab,“ We’re starting out for the place the Lord promised to us. He said to us,‘ I will give it to you.’ So come with us. We’ll treat you well. The Lord has promised to give good things to Israel.”Hobab answered,“ No. I can’t go. I’m going back to my own land. I’m returning to my own people.”But Moses said,“ Please don’t leave us. You know where we should camp in the desert. You can be our guide.So come with us. The Lord will give us good things. We’ll share them with you.”So they started out from the mountain of the Lord. They traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during those three days. It went ahead of them to find a place for them to rest.They started out from the camp by day. And the cloud of the Lord was above them.When the ark started out, Moses said,“ Lord, rise up! Let your enemies be scattered. Let them run away from you.”When the ark stopped, Moses said,“ Lord, return. Return to the many thousands of people in Israel.”
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Genesis 25:20
Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah. She was the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan Aram. She was also the sister of Laban, the Aramean.
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Genesis 35:23
Leah was the mother of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son. Her other sons were Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.