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  • Genesis 35:17 - When she was in hard labor the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; you now have another son.”
  • Genesis 35:18 - And as her soul was departing, (for she died), she named him Ben-oni (son of my sorrow); but his father called him Benjamin ( son of the right hand).
  • Genesis 35:19 - So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
  • Genesis 35:20 - Jacob set a pillar (memorial, monument) on her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.
  • Genesis 35:21 - Then Israel (Jacob) journeyed on and pitched his tent on the other side of the tower of Eder [the lookout point used by shepherds].
  • Genesis 35:22 - While Israel was living in that land, Reuben [his eldest son] went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons—
  • Genesis 35:23 - The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
  • Genesis 35:24 - and the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;
  • Genesis 35:25 - and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maid: Dan and Naphtali;
  • Genesis 35:26 - and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob born to him in Paddan-aram.
  • Numbers 10:18 - Next the standard of the camp of the sons of Reuben, according to their armies, moved out, with Elizur the son of Shedeur [commander] over its army,
  • Revelation 7:4 - And I heard how many were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand; [twelve thousand] sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
  • Revelation 7:5 - Twelve thousand were sealed from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad,
  • Revelation 7:6 - twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh,
  • Revelation 7:7 - twelve thousand from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand from the tribe of Issachar,
  • Revelation 7:8 - twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, and twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed (marked, redeemed, protected).
  • Numbers 2:10 - “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, by their armies; and Elizur the son of Shedeur shall lead the sons of Reuben,
  • Genesis 30:5 - Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:6 - Then Rachel said, “God has judged and vindicated me, and has heard my plea and has given me a son [through my maid].” So she named him Dan (He judged).
  • Genesis 30:7 - Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:8 - So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings [in prayer to God] I have struggled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she named him Naphtali (my wrestlings).
  • Genesis 30:9 - When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing [children], she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a [ secondary] wife.
  • Genesis 30:10 - Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:11 - Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad (good fortune).
  • Genesis 30:12 - Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a second son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:13 - Then Leah said, “I am happy! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher (happy).
  • Genesis 30:14 - Now at the time of wheat harvest Reuben [the eldest child] went and found some mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
  • Genesis 30:15 - But Leah answered, “Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes also?” So Rachel said, “Jacob shall sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
  • Genesis 30:16 - When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep with me [tonight], for I have in fact hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.
  • Genesis 30:17 - God listened and answered [the prayer of] Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:18 - Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
  • Genesis 30:19 - Leah conceived again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:20 - Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good [marriage] gift [for my husband]; now he will live with me [regarding me with honor as his wife], because I have given birth to six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.
  • Genesis 46:8 - Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
  • Genesis 46:9 - The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  • Genesis 46:10 - The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
  • Genesis 46:11 - The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • Genesis 46:12 - The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah—but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Genesis 46:13 - The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
  • Genesis 46:14 - The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
  • Genesis 46:15 - These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all of his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three.
  • Genesis 46:16 - The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
  • Genesis 46:17 - The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
  • Genesis 46:18 - These are the sons of Zilpah, [the maid] whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter [when she married Jacob]; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons [two sons and fourteen grandchildren].
  • Genesis 46:19 - The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
  • Genesis 46:20 - Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis in Egypt), bore to him.
  • Genesis 46:21 - And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
  • Genesis 46:22 - These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; [there were] fourteen persons in all [two sons and twelve grandchildren].
  • Genesis 46:23 - The son of Dan: Hushim.
  • Genesis 46:24 - The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
  • Genesis 49:1 - Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves [around me] that I may tell you what will happen to you and your descendants in the days to come.
  • Genesis 49:2 - Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob; And listen to Israel (Jacob) your father.
  • Genesis 49:3 - “Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].
  • Genesis 49:4 - But unstable and reckless and boiling over like water [in sinful lust], you shall not excel or have the preeminence [of the firstborn], Because you went up to your father’s bed [with Bilhah]; You defiled it—he went up to my couch.
  • Genesis 49:5 - “Simeon and Levi are brothers [equally headstrong, deceitful, vindictive, and cruel]; Their swords are weapons of violence and revenge.
  • Genesis 49:6 - O my soul, do not come into their secret council; Let not my glory (honor) be united with their assembly [for I knew nothing of their plot]; Because in their anger they killed men [an honored man, Shechem, and the Shechemites], And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
  • Genesis 49:7 - Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide and disperse them in Jacob, And scatter them in [the midst of the land of] Israel.
  • Genesis 49:8 - “Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
  • Genesis 49:9 - Judah, a lion’s cub; With the prey, my son, you have gone high up [the mountain]. He stooped down, he crouched like a lion, And like a lion—who dares rouse him?
  • Genesis 49:10 - The scepter [of royalty] shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes, And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
  • Genesis 49:11 - Tying his foal to the [strong] vine And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, He washes his clothing in wine [because the grapevine produces abundantly], And his robes in the blood of grapes.
  • Genesis 49:12 - His eyes are darker and sparkle more than wine, And his teeth whiter than milk.
  • Genesis 49:13 - “Zebulun shall dwell at the seashore; And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships, And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
  • Genesis 49:14 - “Issachar is [like] a strong-boned donkey, Crouching down between the sheepfolds.
  • Genesis 49:15 - When he saw that the resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear [burdens], And became a servant at forced labor.
  • Genesis 49:16 - “Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.
  • Genesis 49:17 - Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way, A fanged snake in the path, That bites the horse’s heels, So that his rider falls backward.
  • Genesis 49:18 - I wait for Your salvation, O Lord.
  • Genesis 49:19 - “As for Gad—a raiding troop shall raid him, But he shall raid at their heels and assault them [victoriously].
  • Genesis 49:20 - “Asher’s food [supply] shall be rich and bountiful, And he shall yield and deliver royal delights.
  • Genesis 49:21 - “Naphtali is a doe let loose, [a swift warrior,] Which yields branched antlers (eloquent words).
  • Genesis 49:22 - “Joseph is a fruitful bough (a main branch of the vine), A fruitful bough by a spring (a well, a fountain); Its branches run over the wall [influencing others].
  • Genesis 49:23 - The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him; They have shot [at him] and harassed him.
  • Genesis 49:24 - But his bow remained firm and steady [in the Strength that does not fail], For his arms were made strong and agile By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (By the name of the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
  • Genesis 49:25 - By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who blesses you With blessings of the heavens above, Blessings lying in the deep that couches beneath, Blessings of the [nursing] breasts and of the [fertile] womb.
  • Genesis 49:26 - The blessings of your father Are greater than the blessings of my ancestors [Abraham and Isaac] Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; They shall be on the head of Joseph, Even on the crown of the head of him who was the distinguished one and the one who is prince among (separate from) his brothers.
  • Genesis 49:27 - “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he devours the prey, And at night he divides the spoil.”
  • Genesis 49:28 - All these are the [beginnings of the] twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one according to the blessing appropriate to him.
  • Genesis 49:29 - He charged them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
  • Genesis 49:30 - in the cave in the field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, that Abraham bought, along with the field from Ephron the Hittite, to possess as a burial site.
  • Genesis 49:31 - There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah—
  • Genesis 49:32 - the field and the cave that is in it was purchased from the sons of Heth.”
  • Genesis 49:33 - When Jacob (Israel) had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].
  • Deuteronomy 33:1 - This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
  • Deuteronomy 33:2 - He said, “The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came from among ten thousand holy ones; At His right hand was a flaming fire, a law, for them.
  • Deuteronomy 33:3 - Indeed, He loves His people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand. They followed in Your steps; They accept and receive direction from You.
  • Deuteronomy 33:4 - Moses commanded us with a law, As a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
  • Deuteronomy 33:5 - The Lord was King in Jeshurun (Israel), When the heads of the people were gathered, The tribes of Israel together.
  • Deuteronomy 33:6 - “May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out, But let his men be few.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:7 - And [Moses said] this of Judah: “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his enemies.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:8 - Of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron], Whom You tested and proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
  • Deuteronomy 33:9 - Who said of his father and mother, ‘I did not consider them’; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he regard his own sons, For the priests observed Your word, And kept Your covenant.
  • Deuteronomy 33:10 - The priests shall teach Your ordinances (judgments) to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  • Deuteronomy 33:11 - O Lord, bless Levi’s substance (ability), And accept and take pleasure in the work of his hands; Crush and shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:12 - Of Benjamin he said, “May the beloved of the Lord dwell in safety by Him; He shields and covers him all the day long, And he dwells between His shoulders.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:13 - And of Joseph he said, “Blessed by the Lord be his land, With the precious things of heaven, with the dew, And from the deep water that lies beneath,
  • Deuteronomy 33:14 - With the precious fruits of the sun, And with the precious produce of the months.
  • Deuteronomy 33:15 - With the best things of the ancient mountains, And with the precious things of the everlasting hills,
  • Deuteronomy 33:16 - With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor and goodwill of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let these blessings come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him who was distinguished [as a prince] among his brothers.
  • Deuteronomy 33:17 - His majesty is like a firstborn young bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild ox; With them he will gore the peoples, All of them together, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:18 - Of Zebulun he said, “ Rejoice, Zebulun, in your interests abroad, And, Issachar, in your tents [at home].
  • Deuteronomy 33:19 - They will call the peoples to the mountain (Mount Carmel); There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they will draw out the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:20 - Of Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lurks like a lioness, And tears the arm and the crown of the head.
  • Deuteronomy 33:21 - He selected the best [land] for himself, For there the leader’s portion was reserved; Yet he came with the leaders of the people; He carried out the justice (righteous will) of the Lord, And His ordinances (judgments) with Israel.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:22 - Of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub, That leaps forth from Bashan.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:23 - Of Naphtali he said, “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord, Take possession of the sea [of Galilee] and the south.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:24 - Of Asher he said, “More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil.
  • Deuteronomy 33:25 - Your strongholds will be iron and bronze, And as your days are, so will your strength, your rest and security be.
  • Deuteronomy 33:26 - “There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel), Who rides the heavens to your help, And through the skies in His majestic glory.
  • Deuteronomy 33:27 - The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’
  • Deuteronomy 33:28 - So Israel dwells in safety and security, The fountain of Jacob alone and secluded, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens also drop down dew.
  • Deuteronomy 33:29 - Happy and blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The Shield of your help, And the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
  • Exodus 1:2 - Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
  • Exodus 1:3 - Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
  • Exodus 1:4 - Dan and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
  • Exodus 1:5 - All the descendants of Jacob were seventy people; Joseph was [already] in Egypt.
  • Genesis 29:32 - Leah conceived and gave birth to a son and named him Reuben (See, a son!), for she said, “Because the Lord has seen my humiliation and suffering; now my husband will love me [since I have given him a son].”
  • Genesis 29:33 - Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Because the Lord heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon (God hears).
  • Genesis 29:34 - She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me [as a companion], for I have given him three sons.” Therefore he was named Levi.
  • Genesis 29:35 - Again she conceived and gave birth to a [fourth] son, and she said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah; then [for a time] she stopped bearing [children].
  • Numbers 7:30 - On the fourth day [it was] Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader [of the tribe] of the sons of Reuben [who presented his offering];
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  • Genesis 35:17 - When she was in hard labor the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; you now have another son.”
  • Genesis 35:18 - And as her soul was departing, (for she died), she named him Ben-oni (son of my sorrow); but his father called him Benjamin ( son of the right hand).
  • Genesis 35:19 - So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
  • Genesis 35:20 - Jacob set a pillar (memorial, monument) on her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.
  • Genesis 35:21 - Then Israel (Jacob) journeyed on and pitched his tent on the other side of the tower of Eder [the lookout point used by shepherds].
  • Genesis 35:22 - While Israel was living in that land, Reuben [his eldest son] went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons—
  • Genesis 35:23 - The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
  • Genesis 35:24 - and the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;
  • Genesis 35:25 - and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maid: Dan and Naphtali;
  • Genesis 35:26 - and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob born to him in Paddan-aram.
  • Numbers 10:18 - Next the standard of the camp of the sons of Reuben, according to their armies, moved out, with Elizur the son of Shedeur [commander] over its army,
  • Revelation 7:4 - And I heard how many were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand; [twelve thousand] sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
  • Revelation 7:5 - Twelve thousand were sealed from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad,
  • Revelation 7:6 - twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh,
  • Revelation 7:7 - twelve thousand from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand from the tribe of Issachar,
  • Revelation 7:8 - twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, and twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed (marked, redeemed, protected).
  • Numbers 2:10 - “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, by their armies; and Elizur the son of Shedeur shall lead the sons of Reuben,
  • Genesis 30:5 - Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:6 - Then Rachel said, “God has judged and vindicated me, and has heard my plea and has given me a son [through my maid].” So she named him Dan (He judged).
  • Genesis 30:7 - Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:8 - So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings [in prayer to God] I have struggled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she named him Naphtali (my wrestlings).
  • Genesis 30:9 - When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing [children], she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a [ secondary] wife.
  • Genesis 30:10 - Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:11 - Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad (good fortune).
  • Genesis 30:12 - Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a second son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:13 - Then Leah said, “I am happy! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher (happy).
  • Genesis 30:14 - Now at the time of wheat harvest Reuben [the eldest child] went and found some mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
  • Genesis 30:15 - But Leah answered, “Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes also?” So Rachel said, “Jacob shall sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
  • Genesis 30:16 - When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep with me [tonight], for I have in fact hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.
  • Genesis 30:17 - God listened and answered [the prayer of] Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:18 - Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
  • Genesis 30:19 - Leah conceived again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob.
  • Genesis 30:20 - Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good [marriage] gift [for my husband]; now he will live with me [regarding me with honor as his wife], because I have given birth to six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.
  • Genesis 46:8 - Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
  • Genesis 46:9 - The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  • Genesis 46:10 - The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
  • Genesis 46:11 - The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • Genesis 46:12 - The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah—but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Genesis 46:13 - The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
  • Genesis 46:14 - The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
  • Genesis 46:15 - These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all of his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three.
  • Genesis 46:16 - The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
  • Genesis 46:17 - The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
  • Genesis 46:18 - These are the sons of Zilpah, [the maid] whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter [when she married Jacob]; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons [two sons and fourteen grandchildren].
  • Genesis 46:19 - The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
  • Genesis 46:20 - Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis in Egypt), bore to him.
  • Genesis 46:21 - And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
  • Genesis 46:22 - These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; [there were] fourteen persons in all [two sons and twelve grandchildren].
  • Genesis 46:23 - The son of Dan: Hushim.
  • Genesis 46:24 - The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
  • Genesis 49:1 - Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves [around me] that I may tell you what will happen to you and your descendants in the days to come.
  • Genesis 49:2 - Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob; And listen to Israel (Jacob) your father.
  • Genesis 49:3 - “Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].
  • Genesis 49:4 - But unstable and reckless and boiling over like water [in sinful lust], you shall not excel or have the preeminence [of the firstborn], Because you went up to your father’s bed [with Bilhah]; You defiled it—he went up to my couch.
  • Genesis 49:5 - “Simeon and Levi are brothers [equally headstrong, deceitful, vindictive, and cruel]; Their swords are weapons of violence and revenge.
  • Genesis 49:6 - O my soul, do not come into their secret council; Let not my glory (honor) be united with their assembly [for I knew nothing of their plot]; Because in their anger they killed men [an honored man, Shechem, and the Shechemites], And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
  • Genesis 49:7 - Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide and disperse them in Jacob, And scatter them in [the midst of the land of] Israel.
  • Genesis 49:8 - “Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
  • Genesis 49:9 - Judah, a lion’s cub; With the prey, my son, you have gone high up [the mountain]. He stooped down, he crouched like a lion, And like a lion—who dares rouse him?
  • Genesis 49:10 - The scepter [of royalty] shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes, And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
  • Genesis 49:11 - Tying his foal to the [strong] vine And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, He washes his clothing in wine [because the grapevine produces abundantly], And his robes in the blood of grapes.
  • Genesis 49:12 - His eyes are darker and sparkle more than wine, And his teeth whiter than milk.
  • Genesis 49:13 - “Zebulun shall dwell at the seashore; And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships, And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
  • Genesis 49:14 - “Issachar is [like] a strong-boned donkey, Crouching down between the sheepfolds.
  • Genesis 49:15 - When he saw that the resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear [burdens], And became a servant at forced labor.
  • Genesis 49:16 - “Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.
  • Genesis 49:17 - Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way, A fanged snake in the path, That bites the horse’s heels, So that his rider falls backward.
  • Genesis 49:18 - I wait for Your salvation, O Lord.
  • Genesis 49:19 - “As for Gad—a raiding troop shall raid him, But he shall raid at their heels and assault them [victoriously].
  • Genesis 49:20 - “Asher’s food [supply] shall be rich and bountiful, And he shall yield and deliver royal delights.
  • Genesis 49:21 - “Naphtali is a doe let loose, [a swift warrior,] Which yields branched antlers (eloquent words).
  • Genesis 49:22 - “Joseph is a fruitful bough (a main branch of the vine), A fruitful bough by a spring (a well, a fountain); Its branches run over the wall [influencing others].
  • Genesis 49:23 - The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him; They have shot [at him] and harassed him.
  • Genesis 49:24 - But his bow remained firm and steady [in the Strength that does not fail], For his arms were made strong and agile By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (By the name of the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
  • Genesis 49:25 - By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who blesses you With blessings of the heavens above, Blessings lying in the deep that couches beneath, Blessings of the [nursing] breasts and of the [fertile] womb.
  • Genesis 49:26 - The blessings of your father Are greater than the blessings of my ancestors [Abraham and Isaac] Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; They shall be on the head of Joseph, Even on the crown of the head of him who was the distinguished one and the one who is prince among (separate from) his brothers.
  • Genesis 49:27 - “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he devours the prey, And at night he divides the spoil.”
  • Genesis 49:28 - All these are the [beginnings of the] twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one according to the blessing appropriate to him.
  • Genesis 49:29 - He charged them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
  • Genesis 49:30 - in the cave in the field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, that Abraham bought, along with the field from Ephron the Hittite, to possess as a burial site.
  • Genesis 49:31 - There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah—
  • Genesis 49:32 - the field and the cave that is in it was purchased from the sons of Heth.”
  • Genesis 49:33 - When Jacob (Israel) had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].
  • Deuteronomy 33:1 - This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
  • Deuteronomy 33:2 - He said, “The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came from among ten thousand holy ones; At His right hand was a flaming fire, a law, for them.
  • Deuteronomy 33:3 - Indeed, He loves His people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand. They followed in Your steps; They accept and receive direction from You.
  • Deuteronomy 33:4 - Moses commanded us with a law, As a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
  • Deuteronomy 33:5 - The Lord was King in Jeshurun (Israel), When the heads of the people were gathered, The tribes of Israel together.
  • Deuteronomy 33:6 - “May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out, But let his men be few.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:7 - And [Moses said] this of Judah: “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his enemies.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:8 - Of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron], Whom You tested and proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
  • Deuteronomy 33:9 - Who said of his father and mother, ‘I did not consider them’; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he regard his own sons, For the priests observed Your word, And kept Your covenant.
  • Deuteronomy 33:10 - The priests shall teach Your ordinances (judgments) to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  • Deuteronomy 33:11 - O Lord, bless Levi’s substance (ability), And accept and take pleasure in the work of his hands; Crush and shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:12 - Of Benjamin he said, “May the beloved of the Lord dwell in safety by Him; He shields and covers him all the day long, And he dwells between His shoulders.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:13 - And of Joseph he said, “Blessed by the Lord be his land, With the precious things of heaven, with the dew, And from the deep water that lies beneath,
  • Deuteronomy 33:14 - With the precious fruits of the sun, And with the precious produce of the months.
  • Deuteronomy 33:15 - With the best things of the ancient mountains, And with the precious things of the everlasting hills,
  • Deuteronomy 33:16 - With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor and goodwill of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let these blessings come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him who was distinguished [as a prince] among his brothers.
  • Deuteronomy 33:17 - His majesty is like a firstborn young bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild ox; With them he will gore the peoples, All of them together, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:18 - Of Zebulun he said, “ Rejoice, Zebulun, in your interests abroad, And, Issachar, in your tents [at home].
  • Deuteronomy 33:19 - They will call the peoples to the mountain (Mount Carmel); There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they will draw out the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:20 - Of Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lurks like a lioness, And tears the arm and the crown of the head.
  • Deuteronomy 33:21 - He selected the best [land] for himself, For there the leader’s portion was reserved; Yet he came with the leaders of the people; He carried out the justice (righteous will) of the Lord, And His ordinances (judgments) with Israel.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:22 - Of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub, That leaps forth from Bashan.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:23 - Of Naphtali he said, “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord, Take possession of the sea [of Galilee] and the south.”
  • Deuteronomy 33:24 - Of Asher he said, “More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil.
  • Deuteronomy 33:25 - Your strongholds will be iron and bronze, And as your days are, so will your strength, your rest and security be.
  • Deuteronomy 33:26 - “There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel), Who rides the heavens to your help, And through the skies in His majestic glory.
  • Deuteronomy 33:27 - The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’
  • Deuteronomy 33:28 - So Israel dwells in safety and security, The fountain of Jacob alone and secluded, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens also drop down dew.
  • Deuteronomy 33:29 - Happy and blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The Shield of your help, And the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
  • Exodus 1:2 - Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
  • Exodus 1:3 - Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
  • Exodus 1:4 - Dan and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
  • Exodus 1:5 - All the descendants of Jacob were seventy people; Joseph was [already] in Egypt.
  • Genesis 29:32 - Leah conceived and gave birth to a son and named him Reuben (See, a son!), for she said, “Because the Lord has seen my humiliation and suffering; now my husband will love me [since I have given him a son].”
  • Genesis 29:33 - Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Because the Lord heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon (God hears).
  • Genesis 29:34 - She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me [as a companion], for I have given him three sons.” Therefore he was named Levi.
  • Genesis 29:35 - Again she conceived and gave birth to a [fourth] son, and she said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah; then [for a time] she stopped bearing [children].
  • Numbers 7:30 - On the fourth day [it was] Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader [of the tribe] of the sons of Reuben [who presented his offering];
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