Bible Verses About The Tribes of Israel: Each family of, had a chief or head
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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
Verses on Each family of, had a chief or head
And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.