The Order and Grouping of The Twelve Tribes.
This Is Appendix 45 From The Companion Bible.
I. GENESIS.
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29, 35
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46
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49
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1. |
Reuben |
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2. |
Simeon |
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3. |
Levi |
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4. |
Judah |
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5. |
Dan |
Issachar |
Zebulun |
6. |
Naphtali |
Zebulun |
Issachar |
7. |
Gad |
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Dan |
8. |
Asher |
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Gad |
9. |
Issachar |
Joseph |
Asher |
10. |
Zebulun |
Benj. |
Naphtali |
11. |
Joseph |
Dan |
Joseph |
12. |
Benj. |
Naphtali |
Benj. |
13. |
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14. |
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II. EXODUS.
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1
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1. |
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2. |
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3. |
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4. |
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5. |
Issachar |
6. |
Zebulun |
7. |
Benj. |
8. |
Dan |
9. |
Naphtali |
10. |
Gad |
11. |
Asher |
12. |
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13. |
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14. |
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III. NUMBERS.
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1:1-15
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1:20-43
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2:7, 10
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13
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26
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34
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1. |
Reuben |
Reuben |
Judah |
Reuben |
Reuben |
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2. |
Simeon |
Simeon |
Issachar |
Simeon |
Simeon |
Judah |
3. |
Judah |
Gad |
Zebulun |
Judah |
Gad |
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4. |
Issachar |
Judah |
Reuben |
Issachar |
Judah |
Simeon |
5. |
Zebulun |
Issachar |
Simeon |
Ephraim |
Issachar |
Benj. |
6. |
Ephraim |
Zebulun |
Gad |
Benj. |
Zebulun |
Dan |
7. |
Man. |
Ephraim |
Ephraim |
Zebulun |
Man. |
Man. |
8. |
Benj. |
Man. |
Man. |
Man. |
Ephraim |
Ephraim |
9. |
Dan |
Benj. |
Benj. |
Dan |
Benj. |
Zebulun |
10. |
Asher |
Dan |
Dan |
Asher |
Dan |
Issachar |
11. |
Gad |
Asher |
Asher |
Naphtali |
Asher |
Asher |
12. |
Naphtali |
Naphtali |
Naphtali |
Gad |
Naphtali |
Naphtali |
13. |
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14. |
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IV. DEUTERONOMY.
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27
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33
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1. |
Simeon |
Reuben |
2. |
Levi |
Judah |
3. |
Judah |
Levi |
4. |
Issachar |
Benj. |
5. |
Joseph |
Joseph |
6. |
Benj. |
Zebulun |
7. |
Reuben |
Issachar |
8. |
Gad |
Gad |
9. |
Asher |
Dan |
10. |
Zebulun |
Naphtali |
11. |
Dan |
Asher |
12. |
Naphtali |
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13. |
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14. |
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V. JOSHUA.
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13, &c.
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1. |
Reuben |
2. |
Gad |
3. |
Man. E. |
4. |
Judah |
5. |
Ephraim |
6. |
Man. W. |
7. |
Benj |
8. |
Simeon |
9. |
Zebulun |
10. |
Issachar |
11. |
Asher |
12. |
Naphtali |
13. |
Dan |
14. |
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VI. JUDGES.
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5
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1. |
Ephraim |
2. |
Benjamin |
3. |
Machir = Man |
4. |
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5. |
Zebulun |
6. |
Issachar |
7. |
Reuben |
8. |
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9. |
Gilead = Gad |
10. |
Dan |
11. |
Asher |
12. |
Zebulun |
13. |
Naphtali |
14. |
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VII. 1 CHRONICLES.
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2:1-
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2:3-8
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12
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27
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1. |
Reuben |
Judah |
Judah |
Reuben |
2. |
Simeon |
Simeon |
Simeon |
Simeon |
3. |
Levi |
Reuben |
Levi |
Levi |
4. |
Judah |
Gad |
Benj. |
Aaron = Levi |
5. |
Issachar |
Man. E. |
Ephraim |
Judah |
6. |
Zebulun |
Levi |
Man. E. |
Issachar |
7. |
Dan |
Issachar |
Issachar |
Zebulun |
8. |
Joseph |
Benj. |
Zebulun |
Naphtali |
9. |
Benj. |
Naphtali |
Naphtali |
Ephraim |
10. |
Naphtali |
Man. W. |
Dan |
Man. W. |
11. |
Gad |
Ephraim |
Asher |
Man. E. |
12. |
Asher |
Asher |
Reuben |
Benjamin |
13. |
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Gad |
Dan |
14. |
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Man. W. |
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VIII. EZEKIEL.
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48
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1. |
Dan |
2. |
Asher |
3. |
Naphtali |
4. |
Man. |
5. |
Ephraim |
6. |
Reuben |
7. |
Judah |
8. |
Levi |
9. |
Benj. |
10. |
Simeon |
11. |
Issachar |
12. |
Zebulun |
13. |
Gad |
14. |
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IX. REVELATION.
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7 |
1. |
Judah |
2. |
Reuben |
3. |
Gad |
4. |
Asher |
5. |
Naphtali |
6. |
Man. |
7. |
Simeon |
8. |
Levi |
9. |
Issachar |
10. |
Zebulun |
11. |
Joseph |
12. |
Benj. |
13. |
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14. |
‡‡ |
* Joseph omitted, he being in Egypt.
† Levi omitted.
‡ This is the only order which occurs three times. Levi
mentioned in ch. 2:17 after Gad. The order is that of importance.
|| Eastern Tribes omitted.
§ Simeon omitted. Benjamin before Joseph, because the
order is geographical.
§§ Here the Tribes are in the four groups which are
to furnish cities for the four classes of Priests.
¶ Judah and Simeon omitted.
** Zebulun and Dan omitted, unless Dan is read in 7:12.
†† Gad and Asher omitted.
‡‡ Dan omitted.
(*1) Two orders mentioned but not detailed. (1) The order
"according to birth", on the two stones of the High Priest's shoulders
(the place of strength). (2) The order on the twelve stones
of the High Priest's breastplate (the place of love). This was according
to their tribes, as chosen by Jehovah's love.
Jeremiah 1
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