Bible Verses About The Tribes of Israel

and it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben goeth, and lieth with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heareth.

And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.

Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

And sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant: Dan and Naphtali.

And sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant: Gad and Asher. These are sons of Jacob, who have been born to him in Padan-Aram.

`And now, thy two sons, who are born to thee in the land of Egypt, before my coming unto thee to Egypt, mine they are ; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon they are mine;

Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;

Unstable as water, thou art not abundant; For thou hast gone up thy father's bed; Then thou hast polluted: My couch he went up!

Simeon and Levi are brethren! Instruments of violence--their espousals!

Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.

Cursed is their anger, for it is fierce, And their wrath, for it is sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.

Judah! thou--thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand is on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee.

A lion's whelp is Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise?

The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his is the obedience of peoples.

Binding to the vine his ass, And to the choice vine the colt of his ass, He hath washed in wine his clothing, And in the blood of grapes his covering;

Red are eyes with wine, And white are teeth with milk!

Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he is for a haven of ships; And his side is unto Zidon.

Issacher is a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds;

And he seeth rest that it is good, And the land that it is pleasant, And he inclineth his shoulder to bear, And is to tribute a servant.

Dan doth judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel;

Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.

For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!

Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.

Out of Asher his bread is fat; And he giveth dainties of a king.

Naphtali is a hind sent away, Who is giving beauteous young ones.