2007-12-03 02:55:46 · 6 answers · asked by ironwood9 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Genesis 49 lists them out. You are correct, in that it was not every son who became a tribe (Joseph did not) and not every tribe received an inheritance (Levi did not)
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It is an interesting parallel that with the 12 apostles, there were actually 15......
Also, note that Dan and Ephraim are often left out in later lists, because of idolatry and association of Ephraim with Israel/Samaria (example Revelation 7:5-8)
2007-12-03 03:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Cuchulain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right, there are 14.
Reuben
Simeon
Levi
Judah
Issachar
Zebulun
Dan
Naphtali
Gad
Asher
Joseph - Ephraim, Manasseh
Benjamin
God uses the 14 and names them for His purposes at different times. Jacob/ Israel took Joseph's sons as his own before he died. God uses them in a way I cannot really communicate, and I am not sure that anyone could. But He does have His eye on all 14 of them. They mean something to God in the way that the Bible records them.
2007-12-03 03:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sons of Jacob were:Reuben,Simeon,Levi,Judah,
Dan,Naphtali,Gad,Asher,Issachar,
Zebulun,Joseph,Benjamin.
The 12 tribes are:
1.Judah
2.Ruben
3.Gad
4.Asher
5.Napthali
6.Manesseh- was the son of Joseph.
(Dan fell out of favor with GOD.)
7.Simeon
8.Levi
9.Issachar
10.Zebulun
11.Joseph
12.Benjamin
2007-12-03 03:32:33 · answer #3 · answered by rjm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Joseph was given a double portion in Ephraim and Manasseh.
2007-12-03 03:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ones with Multiple personality disorder. You can't become a tribe if there's only one of you, y'know.
2007-12-03 03:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No he didn't. Where did you get that?
Reuben
Simeon
Levi
Judah
Issachar
Zebulun
Dan
Naphtali
Gad
Asher
Joseph
Benjamin
2007-12-03 03:00:23 · answer #6 · answered by Eiliat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋