Comparison of Biblical Lists of the Tribes of Israel
Scripture 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Missing Reference 1. Genesis 35Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Dan Naphtali Gad Asher "…twelve sons of Jacob…" 1. 2. Genesis 45Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Gad Asher Joseph Benjamin Dan Naphtali "…the sons of Israel…who went to Egypt…" 2. 3. Genesis 46Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Zebulun Issachar Dan Gad Asher Naphtali Joseph Benjamin "…what will befall you in the days to come…" 3. 4. Exodus 1Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Benjamin Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Joseph "…the sons of Israel who came to Egypt…" 4. 5. Numbers 1Reuben Simeon Judah Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Dan Asher Gad Naphtali Levi "…census…of the sons of Israel…" 5. T A B E R N A C L E C R E A T E D 6. Numbers 2Judah Issachar Zebulun Reuben Simeon Gad Ephraim Mannaseh Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali Levi "…camp around the tent of meeting…" 6. 7. Numbers 7Judah Issachar Zebulun Reuben Simeon Gad Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali Levi 7. 8. Numbers 10Judah Issachar Zebulun Reuben Simeon Gad Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali Levi 8. 9. Numbers 13Reuben Simeon Judah Issachar Ephraim Benjamin Zebulun Joseph/Mannaseh Dan Asher Naphtali Gad Levi "…from each of their fathers' tribes…" 9. 10. Numbers 26Reuben Simeon Gad Judah Issachar Zebulun Joseph/Mannaseh Joseph/Ephraim Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali Levi "…census…of the sons of Israel…" 10. 11. Numbers 34Reuben Gad Judah Simeon Benjamin Dan Joseph/Manasseh Ephraim Zebulun Issachar Asher Naphtali Levi "…one leader of every tribe…" 11. 12. Deuteronomy 27 Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Joseph Benjamin Rebuen Gad Asher Zebulun Dan Naphtali "…on Mount Gerazim…Mount Ebal…" 12. 13. Deuteronomy 33 Reuben Judah Levi Benjamin Joseph Zebulun Gad Dan Naphtali Asher Simeon, Issachar "…Moses…blessed the sons of Israel…" 13. 14. Joshua 13-19 Reuben Gad Mannaseh Judah Joseph/Ephraim Joseph/Manasseh Benjamin Simeon Zebulun Issachar Asher Naphtali Dan Distribution of land to the tribes 14. 15. 1 Chronicles 2 Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Dan Joseph Benjamin Naphtali Gad Asher "These are the sons of Israel…" 15. 16. 1 Chronicles 2-8 Judah Simeon Reuben Gad Levi Issachar Benjamin Naphtali Manasseh Ephraim Asher Dan, Zebulun Genealogy 16. 17. 1 Chronicles 12 Judah Simeon Levi Benjamin Ephraim Manasseh Issachar Zebulun Naphtali Dan Asher Reuben Gad "…divisions equipped for war…" 17. F U T U R E 18. Ezekiel 48 Dan Asher Naphtali Manasseh Ephraim Reuben Judah Levi Benjamin Simeon Issachar Zebulun Gad Division of the land -- New Israel? 18. 19. Ezekiel 48Reuben Judah Levi Joseph Benjamin Dan Simeon Issachar Zebulun Gad Asher Naphtali "…gates of the city, named for the tribes of Israel…" 19. 20. Revelation 7Judah Reuben Gad Asher Naphtali Manasseh Simeon Levi Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Dan "…sealed from every tribe…of Israel…" 20.
Asher Asher (x1) Asher Asher (x1) Asher Asher Asher Asher Asher Asher Asher Asher Asher Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin (x2) Benjamin (x2) Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Dan (x1) Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan The listing on the Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim (x3.5) Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim right shows how Gad Gad (x2) Gad (x2) Gad (x1) Gad Gad Gad Gad Gad Gad Gad Gad Gad many times a particular tribe is Issachar Issachar (x3) Issachar Issachar (x3) Issachar (x5) Issachar Issachar Issachar Issachar Issachar Issachar Issachar Issachar listed in that Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph (x1) Joseph (x2.5) Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph position in a list. If Judah (x6) Judah (x2) Judah (x4) Judah (x7) Judah Judah Judah Judah Judah Judah Judah Judah Judah they are grayed Levi Levi (x1) Levi (x8) Levi Levi (x1) Levi Levi Levi Levi Levi Levi Levi Levi out, they are never listed in that Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh (x1) Manasseh (x1) Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh Manasseh position in any list. Naphtali Naphtali Naphtali (x1) Naphtali Naphtali (x1) Naphtali Naphtali Naphtali Naphtali Naphtali Naphtali Naphtali Naphtali Reuben (x12) Reuben (x1) Reuben (x1) Reuben (x3) Reuben Reuben Reuben Reuben Reuben Reuben Reuben Reuben Reuben Simeon (x1) Simeon (x10) Simeon Simeon (x1) Simeon (x3) Simeon Simeon Simeon Simeon Simeon Simeon Simeon Simeon Zebulun Zebulun Zebulun (x3) Zebulun Zebulun (x2) Zebulun Zebulun Zebulun Zebulun Zebulun Zebulun Zebulun Zebulun
Note: Joseph is often interchangable with his sons Ephraim and Manasseh.