Bible Verses About The Tribes of Israel

Joseph is a fruitful son; A fruitful son by a fountain, Daughters step over the wall;

And embitter him--yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;

And his bow abideth in strength, And strengthened are the arms of his hands By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, Whence is a shepherd, a son of Israel.

By the God of thy father who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and womb; --

Thy father's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my progenitors, Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the one Separate from his brethren.

Benjamin! a wolf teareth; In the morning he eateth prey, And at evening he apportioneth spoil.'

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is that which their father hath spoken unto them, and he blesseth them; each according to his blessing he hath blessed them.

And the sons of Israel journey from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, apart from infants;

and the stones are according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each by his name are they for the twelve tribes.

And the stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel, are twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

`Take ye up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names--every male by their polls;

and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head to the house of his fathers.

`And these are the names of the men who stand with you: `For Reuben--Elizur son of Shedeur.

`For Simeon--Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

`For Judah--Nahshon son of Amminadab.

`For Issachar--Nathaneel son of Zuar.

`For Zebulun--Eliab son of Helon.

`For the sons of Joseph--for Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud: for Manasseh--Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

`For Benjamin--Abidan son of Gideoni.

`For Dan--Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

`For Asher--Pagiel son of Ocran.

`For Gad--Eliasaph son of Deuel.

`For Naphtali--Ahira son of Enan.'

These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel.

These are those numbered, whom Moses numbered--Aaron also, and the princes of Israel, twelve men--each for the house of his fathers, they have been.