The Tribes of Israel — the twelve sons, their blessings and their land

Each tribe with the Hebrew behind its name, what Jacob said over it and what Moses said after him, the people it produced, and the ground it was given.

• רְאוּבֵן
  Reuben
  The firstborn — dignity forfeited
• שִׁמְעוֹן
  Simeon
  Scattered in Israel — absorbed into Judah
• לֵוִי
  Levi
  The priestly tribe — no land, for the LORD is their inheritance
• יְהוּדָה
  Judah
  The lion — the sceptre and the kings, and Messiah
• דָּן
  Dan
  The judge — a serpent by the way, a lion's whelp leaping
• נַפְתָּלִי
  Naphtali
  A hind let loose — swiftness, eloquence, and the light of Galilee
• גָּד
  Gad
  The troop — raiders overcome, but he overcomes at the last
• אָשֵׁר
  Asher
  Happiness and royal dainties — bread, oil, and strength for the days
• יִשָּׂשכָר
  Issachar
  Understanding of the times — the strong servant of a good land
• זְבוּלוּן
  Zebulun
  The haven of ships — rejoicing in the going out
• אֶפְרַיִם
  Ephraim
  The fruitful younger son — set before his brother
• מְנַשֶּׁה
  Manasseh
  The double portion — half on each side of Jordan
• בִּנְיָמִין
  Benjamin
  The beloved of the LORD — the wolf who dwells between His shoulders

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