Bible Verses About The Tribes of Israel

Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold: the daughters run to and fro upon the wall;

But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.

His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.

The God of thy father shall be thy helper, and the Almighty shall bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come: may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.

Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil.

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one with their proper blessings.

And the children of Israel set forward from Ramesse to Socoth, being about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside children.

And they shall have the names of the children of Israel: with twelve names shall they be engraved, each stone with the name of one according to the twelve tribes.

And the twelve stones, were engraved with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, each one with its several name.

Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, and houses, and the names of every one, as many as are of the male sex,

And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,

Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.

Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.

Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.

Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.

Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.

Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:

These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.