The Names of the 12 Tribes of Israel

The Names of the 12 Tribes

Reuben

Simeon

Judah

Dan

Naphtali

Gad

Asher

Issachar

Zebulun

Ephraim

Manasseh

Benjamin

Nearing the end of his life, Jacob named each tribe after ten of his sons and two of his grandsons: Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin. From his deathbed, Jacob went into detail about each tribe, sharing his blessings and prophecies for their descendants: “All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him” (Genesis 49:28). 

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