The Order and Grouping of The Twelve Tribes.

THE ORDER AND GROUPING OF THE TWELVE TRIBES. Appendix 45 To The Companion Bible.
There are twenty different lists given of the Twelve Tribes. These vary according to the different objects with which they are given, and the different connections in which they stand, according to birth: mothers, encampment, numeration, blessing, geographical relation, etc. All are worthy of attention and study.¹ They may be thus presented:—

		GENESIS				EX.		NUMBERS							DEUT.			JOSH.		JUDGES		I CHRONICLES					EZEK.		REV.
		29, 35	46	49		1		1:1-15	1:20-43	2:7, 10	13	26	34		27	33		13, etc.		5		2:1-	2:3-8	12	27		48		7
1		Reuben						Reuben	Reuben	Judah	Reuben	Reuben	‡		Simeon	Reuben		Reuben		Ephraim		Reuben	Judah	Judah	Reuben		Dan		Judah
2		Simeon						Simeon	Simeon	Issachar	Simeon	Simeon	Judah		Levi	Judah		Gad		Benjamin		Simeon	Simeon	Simeon	Simeon		Asher		Reuben
3		Levi						Judah	Gad	Zebulun	Judah	Gad			Judah	Levi		Man. E.		Machir = Man.		Levi	Reuben	Levi	Levi		Naphtali		Gad
4		Judah						Issachar	Judah	Reuben	Issachar	Judah	Simeon		Issachar	Benjamin		Judah				Judah	Gad	Benjamin	Aaron = Levi		Man.		Asher
5		Dan	Issachar	Zebulun		Issachar		Zebulun	Issachar	Simeon	Ephraim	Issachar	Benjamin		Joseph	Joseph		Ephraim		Zebulun		Issachar	Man. E.	Ephraim	Judah		Ephraim		Naphtali
6		Naphtali	Zebulun	Issachar		Zebulun		Ephraim	Zebulun	Gad	Benjamin	Zebulun	Dan		Benjamin	Zebulun		Man. W.		Issachar		Zebulun	Levi	Man. E.	Issachar		Reuben		Man.
7		Gad		Dan		Benjamin		Man.	Ephraim	Ephraim	Zebulun	Man.	Man.		Reuben	Issachar		Benjamin		Reuben		Dan	Issachar	Issachar	Zebulun		Judah		Simeon
8		Asher		Gad		Dan		Benjamin	Man.	Man.	Man.	Ephraim	Ephraim		Gad	Gad		Simeon				Joseph	Benjamin	Zebulun	Naphtali		Levi		Levi
9		Issachar	Joseph	Asher		Naphtali		Dan	Benjamin	Benjamin	Dan	Benjamin	Zebulun		Asher	Dan		Zebulun		Gilead = Gad		Benjamin	Naphtali	Naphtali	Ephraim		Benjamin		Issachar
10		Zebulun	Benjamin	Naphtali		Gad		Asher	Dan	Dan	Asher	Dan	Issachar		Zebulun	Naphtali		Issachar		Dan		Naphtali	Man. W.	Dan	Man. W.		Simeon		Zebulun
11		Joseph	Dan	Joseph		Asher		Gad	Asher	Asher	Naphtali	Asher	Asher		Dan	Asher		Asher		Asher		Gad	Ephraim	Asher	Man. E.		Issachar		Joseph
12		Benjamin	Naphtali	Benjamin		*		Naphtali	Naphtali	Naphtali	Gad	Naphtali	Naphtali		Naphtali			Naphtali		Zebulun		Asher	Asher	Reuben	Benjamin		Zebulun		Benjamin
13								†	†	‡	†	†	\|\|			§		Dan		Naphtali				Gad	Dan		Gad
14																		§§		¶			**	Man. W.	††				‡‡

* Joseph omitted, he being in Egypt. † Levi omitted. ‡ This is the only order which occurs three times. Levi mentioned in chapter 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 on 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.

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