Verse 22

Now, when Israel dwelt in that land, Reuben went, and lay with Bilhah his fathers concubine, and it came to Israels eare; Iaakob had twelue sonnes.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 The sonnes also of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel (for he was the eldest, but had defiled his fathers bed, therefore his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, so that the genealogie is not rekoned after his birthright.
  • Lev 18:8 : 8 The shame of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers shame.
  • 2 Sam 20:3 : 3 When Dauid then came to his house to Ierusalem, the King tooke the ten women his concubines, that hee had left behinde him to keepe the house, and put them in warde, and fed them, but lay no more with them: but they were enclosed vnto the day of their death, liuing in widowhode.
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 It is heard certainely that there is fornication among you: and such fornication as is not once named among the Gentiles, that one should haue his fathers wife.
  • Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of them, which were sealed, and there were sealed an hundreth and foure and fourtie thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Iuda were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Ruben were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelue thousande. 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelue thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthali were sealed twelue thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelue thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Leui were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelue thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelue thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Ioseph were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Beniamin were sealed twelue thousand.
  • Rev 21:14 : 14 And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the Names of the Lambes twelue Apostles.
  • 1 Chr 2:1-2 : 1 These are the sonnes of Israel, Reuben, Simeon, Leui and Iudah, Isshachar, & Zebulun, 2 Dan, Ioseph, and Beniamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
  • Num 1:5-9 : 5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you, of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, the sonne of Shedeur: 6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai: 7 Of Iudah, Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab: 8 Of Issachar, Nethaneel, the sonne of Zuar: 9 Of Zebulun, Eliab, the sonne of Helon: 10 Of the children of Ioseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the sonne of Ammihud: of Manasseh, Gamliel, the sonne of Pedahzur: 11 Of Beiamin, Abida the sonne of Gideoni: 12 Of Dan, Ahiezer, the sonne of Ammishaddai: 13 Of Asher, Pagiel, the sonne of Ocran: 14 Of Gad, Eliasaph, the sonne of Deuel: 15 Of Naphtali, Ahira the sonne of Enan.
  • Num 1:20-46 : 20 So were the sonnes of Reuben Israels eldest sonne by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, man by man euery male from twentie yere olde and aboue, as many as went forth to warre: 21 The nomber of them, I say, of the tribe of Reuben, was sixe and fourtie thousande, and fiue hundreth. 22 Of the sonnes of Simeon by their generatios, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, the summe therof by the nomber of their names, man by man, euery male fro twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre: 23 The summe of them, I say, of the tribe of Simeon was nine and fiftie thousande, and three hundreth. 24 Of the sonnes of Gad by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre: 25 The number of them, I say, of the tribe of Gad was fiue and fourtie thousand, and six hundreth and fiftie. 26 Of the sonnes of Iudah by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre: 27 The nomber of them, I say, of the tribe of Iudah was three score and fourteene thousande, and sixe hundreth. 28 Of the sonnes of Issachar by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre: 29 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Issachar was foure and fiftie thousande and foure hundreth. 30 Of the sonnes of Zebulun by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre: 31 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Zebulun was seuen and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth. 32 Of the sonnes of Ioseph, namely of the sonnes of Ephraim by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre: 33 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Ephraim was fourtie thousande & fiue hundreth. 34 Of the sonnes of Manasseh by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre: 35 The nober of the also of ye tribe of Manasseh was two & thirtie thousand & two hundreth. 36 Of the sonnes of Beniamin by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre: 37 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Beniamin was fiue and thirtie thousande and foure hundreth. 38 Of the sonnes of Dan by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre: 39 The nomber of the also of ye tribe of Dan was three score & two thousand & seue hudreth. 40 Of the sonnes of Asher by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre: 41 The nomber of them also of ye tribe of Asher was one & fourtie thousand & fiue hudreth. 42 Of the children of Naphtali, by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went to the warre: 43 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Naphtali, was three and fiftie thousand, & foure hundreth. 44 These are the summes which Moses, and Aaron nombred, and the Princes of Israel, the twelue men, which were euery one for the house of their fathers. 45 So this was all the summe of the sonnes of Israel, by the houses of their fathers, from twenty yeere olde and aboue, all that went to the warre in Israel, 46 And all they were in nomber sixe hudreth and three thousande, fiue hundreth and fiftie.
  • Num 2:3-9 : 3 On the East side towarde the rising of the sunne, shall they of the standerd of the hoste of Iudah pitch according to their armies: and Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab shalbe captaine of the sonnes of Iudah. 4 And his hoste and the nomber of the were seuentie and foure thousande and sixe hundreth. 5 Next vnto him shall they of the tribe of Issachar pitch, and Nethaneel the sonne of Zuar shalbe the captaine of the sonnes of Issachar: 6 And his hoste, & the nomber thereof were foure and fiftie thousand, and foure hundreth. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the sonne of Helon, captaine ouer the sonnes of Zebulun: 8 And his hoste, and the nomber thereof seuen and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth: 9 The whole nomber of the hoste of Iudah are an hundreth fourescore and sixe thousande, and foure hundreth according to their armies: they shall first set foorth. 10 On the South side shalbe ye standerd of the host of Reuben according to their armies, & the captaine ouer the sonnes of Reuben shalbe Elizur the sonne of Shedeur. 11 And his host, and the nomber thereof sixe and fourty thousand and fiue hundreth. 12 And by him shal the tribe of Simeon pitch, and the captaiue ouer the sonnes of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai: 13 And his hoste, and the nomber of them, nine and fiftie thousand and three hundreth. 14 And the tribe of Gad, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Gad shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel: 15 And his host and the nomber of the were fiue and fourtye thousande, sixe hundreth and fiftie. 16 All the nomber of the campe of Reuben were an hundreth and one and fiftie thousande, and foure hundreth and fiftie according to their armies, and they shall set foorth in the seconde place. 17 Then the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall goe with the host of the Leuites, in the mids of the campe as they haue pitched, so shall they goe forwarde, euery man in his order according to their standerds. 18 The standerd of the campe of Ephraim shalbe toward the west according to their armies: and ye captaine ouer the sonnes of Ephraim shall be Elishama the sonne of Ammihud: 19 And his host and the nomber of the were fortie thousand and fiue hundreth. 20 And by him shalbe the tribe of Manasseh, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Manasseh shalbe Gamliel the sonne of Pedahzur: 21 And his hoste and the nomber of them were two and thirtie thousand and two hundreth. 22 And the tribe of Beniamin, and ye captaine ouer the sonnes of Beniamin shalbe Abidan the sonne of Gideoni: 23 And his host, and the nomber of the were fiue and thirtie thousand and foure hundreth. 24 All the nomber of the campe of Ephraim were an hundreth and eight thousande and one hundreth according to their armies, and they shal go in the third place. 25 The standerd of the host of Dan shalbe toward the North according to their armies: and the captaine ouer the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai: 26 And his host & the number of them were two and threescore thousand and seue hundreth. 27 And by him shal the tribe of Asher pitch, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Asher shalbe Pagiel the sonne of Ocran. 28 And his host and the nomber of them were one and fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the captaine ouer the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the sonne of Enan: 30 And his host and the nomber of them were three and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth. 31 All the nomber of the host of Dan was an hundreth and seuen and fiftie thousand and sixe hundreth: they shall goe hinmost with their standerdes. 32 These are the summes of the childre of Israel by ye houses of their fathers, all the nomber of ye host, according to their armies, six hundreth and three thousand, fiue hundreth and fiftie. 33 But the Leuites were not nombred among the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
  • Num 7:12-89 : 12 So then on the first day did Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab of ye tribe of Iudah offer his offring. 13 And his offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuenty shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 14 An incense cup of gold of tenne shekels, ful of incense, 15 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 16 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 17 And for peace offrings, two bullockes, fiue rams, fiue hee goates, and fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab. 18 The second day Nethaneel, the sonne of Zuar, prince of the tribe of Issachar did offer: 19 Who offred for his offring a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meat offring, 20 An incense cup of gold of ten shekels, ful of incense, 21 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 22 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 23 And for peace offrings, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Nethaneel the sonne of Zuar. 24 The third day Eliab the sonne of Helon prince of the children of Zebulun offred. 25 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirty shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 26 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, ful of incense, 27 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 28 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 29 And for peace offrings, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offering of Eliab the sonne of Helon. 30 The fourth day Elizur ye sonne of Shedeur prince of the children of Reuben offred. 31 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 32 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 33 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offring, 34 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 35 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, and fiue lambes of a yere olde: this was the offering of Elizur the sonne of Shedeur. 36 The fifth day Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon offered. 37 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 38 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 39 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 40 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 41 And for a peace offring, two bullocks, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yere old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai. 42 The sixt day Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel prince of the children of Gad offred. 43 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 44 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 45 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde, for a burnt offring, 46 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 47 And for a peace offering, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yere olde: this was the offring of Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel. 48 The seuenth day Elishama the sonne of Ammiud prince of the children of Ephraim offered. 49 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offering, 50 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 51 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 52 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 53 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Elishama the sonne of Ammiud. 54 The eight day offred Gamliel the sonne of Pedazur, prince of the children of Manasseh. 55 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 56 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 57 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 58 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 59 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Gamliel the sonne of Pedazur. 60 The ninth day Abidan the sonne of Gideoni prince of the children of Beniamin offered. 61 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 62 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 63 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 64 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 65 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Abidan the sonne of Gideoni. 66 The tenth day Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan offred. 67 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 68 A golden incense cup of ten shekels full of incense, 69 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 70 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 71 And for a peace offring, two bullocks, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai. 72 The eleuenth day Pagiel the sonne of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher offred. 73 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 74 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, ful of incense, 75 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offring, 76 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 77 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rams, fiue he goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Pagiel the sonne of Ocran. 78 The twelfth day Ahira the sonne of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali offred, 79 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 80 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, ful of incense, 81 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offring, 82 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 83 And for peace offerings, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offering of Ahira the sonne of Enan. 84 This was the dedication of the Altar by the princes of Israel, whe it was anointed: twelue chargers of siluer, twelue siluer boules, twelue incense cuppes of golde, 85 Euery charger, conteining an hundreth and thirtie shekels of siluer, and euery boule seuentie: all the siluer vessell conteined two thousande and foure hundreth shekels, after the shekell of the Sanctuarie. 86 Twelue incense cups of gold ful of incense, conteining ten shekels euery cup, after the shekell of the Sanctuarie: all the gold of the incense cups was an hundreth and twentie shekels. 87 All the bullockes for the burnt offering were twelue bullocks, the rams twelue, the lambs of a yeere olde twelue, with their meate offrings, and twelue hee goates for a sinne offring. 88 And all the bullocks for the peace offrings were foure and twentie bullockes, the rammes sixtie, the hee goates sixtie, the lambes of a yeere olde sixtie: this was the dedication of the Altar, after that it was anointed. 89 And when Moses went into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to speake with God, he heard the voyce of one speaking vnto him from the Merciseat, that was vpon the Arke of the Testimonie betweene the two Cherubims, and he spake to him.
  • Num 26:5-9 : 5 Reuben the first borne of Israel: the children of Reube were: Hanoch, of whom came the familie of the Hanochites, and of Pallu the familie of the Palluites: 6 Of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Carmi, the familie of the Carmites. 7 These are the families of the Reubenites: & they were in nomber three and fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie. 8 And the sonnes of Pallu, Eliab: 9 And the sonnes of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram: this Dathan and Abiram were famous in the Congregation, and stroue against Moses and against Aaron in the assemblie of Korah, when they stroue against the Lord. 10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed them vp with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed, two hundreth and fiftie men, who were for a signe. 11 Notwithstanding, all the sonnes of Korah dyed not. 12 And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came the familie of the Nemuelites: of Iamin, the familie of the Iaminites: of Iachin, the familie of the Iachinites: 13 Of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the familie of the Shaulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites: two and twentie thousand and two hundreth. 15 The sonnes of Gad after their families were: Zephon, of whome came ye familie of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the familie of the Haggites: of Shuni, the familie of the Shunites: 16 Of Ozni, the familie of the Oznites: of Eri, the familie of the Erites: 17 Of Arod, the familie of the Arodites: of Areli, the familie of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the sonnes of Gad, according to their nombers, fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth. 19 The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 So were the sonnes of Iudah after their families: of Shelah came the familie of ye Shelanites: of Pharez, the familie of the Pharzites, of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites. 21 And the sonnes of Pharez were: of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Hamul, the familie of the Hamulites. 22 These are the families of Iudah, after their nombers, seuentie and sixe thousande and fiue hundreth. 23 The sonnes of Issachar, after their families were: Tola, of whom came the familie of the Tolaites: of Pua, the familie of the Punites: 24 Of Iashub the familie of the Iashubites: of Shimron, the familie of the Shimronites. 25 These are the families of Issachar, after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand & three hundreth. 26 The sonnes of Zebulun, after their families were: of Sered, the familie of the Sardites: of Elon, the familie of the Elonites: of Iahleel, the familie of the Iahleelites. 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites, after their nombers, three score thousande & fiue hundreth. 28 The sonnes of Ioseph, after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The sonnes of Manasseh were: of Machir, the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: of Gilead came the familie of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sonnes of Gilead: of Iezer, the familie of the Iezerites: of Helek, the familie of the Helekites. 31 Of Asriel, the familie of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the familie of Shichmites. 32 Of Shemida, the familie of the Shemidaites: of Hepher, the familie of the Hepherites. 33 And Zelophehad the sonne of Hepher had no sonnes, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh, & the nomber of them, two and fiftie thousand and seuen hundreth. 35 These are the sonnes of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah came the familie of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the familie of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the familie of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sonnes of Shuthelah: of Eran the familie of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sonnes of Ephraim after their nombers, two and thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth. These are the sonnes of Ioseph after their families. 38 These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families: of Bela came the familie of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the familie of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the familie of the Ahiramites: 39 Of Shupham, the familie of the Suphamites: of Hupham, the familie of the Huphamites. 40 And the sonnes of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard came the familie of the Ardites, of Naaman, the familie of the Naamites. 41 These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families, and their nombers, fiue and fourtie thousand and sixe hundreth. 42 These are the sonnes of Dan after their families: of Shuham came the familie of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their housholdes. 43 All the families of the Shuhamites were after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand, and foure hundreth. 44 The sonnes of Asher after their families were: of Iimnah, the familie of the Iimnites: of Isui, the familie of the Isuites: of Beriah, the familie of the Berijtes. 45 The sonnes of Beriah were, of Heber the familie of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the familie of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 47 These are the families of the sonnes of Asher after their nombers, three and fifty thousand and foure hundreth. 48 The sonnes of Naphtali, after their families were: of Iahzeel, the families of the Iahzeelites: of Guni, the familie of the Gunites. 49 Of Iezer, the familie of the Izrites: of Shillem, the familie of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their housholdes, and their nomber, fiue and fourtie thousande and foure hundreth. 51 These are the nombers of the children of Israel: sixe hundreth and one thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie.
  • Num 26:57-62 : 57 These also are the nobers of ye Leuites, after their families: of Gershon came ye familie of the Gershonites: of Kohath, ye familie of the Kohathites: of Merari, the familie of the Merarites. 58 These are the families of Leui, the familie of the Libnites: the familie of the Hebronites: the familie of the Mahlites: the familie of the Mushites: the familie of the Korhites: and Kohath begate Amram. 59 And Amrams wife was called Iochebed the daughter of Leui, which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt: and she bare vnto Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu dyed, because they offred strange fire before the Lorde. 62 And their nombers were three and twentie thousand, all males from a moneth old and aboue: for they were not nombred among the children of Israel, because there was none inheritance giuen them among the children of Israel.
  • Num 34:14-28 : 14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben, according to the housholdes of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad, according to their fathers housholdes, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, haue receiued their inheritance. 15 Two tribes and an halfe tribe haue receiued their inheritance on this side of Iorden toward Iericho full East. 16 Againe the Lord spake to Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall deuide ye land vnto you: Eleazar the Priest, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun. 18 And ye shall take also a prince of euerie tribe to deuide the land. 19 The names also of the men are these: Of the tribe of Iudah, Caleb ye sonne of Iephunneh. 20 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Simeon, Shemuel the sonne of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Beniamin, Elidad the sonne of Chislon. 22 Also of the tribe of the sonnes of Dan, the prince Bukki, the sonne of Iogli. 23 Of the sonnes of Ioseph: of the tribe of the sonnes of Manasseh, the prince Hanniel the sonne of Ephod. 24 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel, the sonne of Shiphtan. 25 Of the tribe also of the sonnes of Zebulun, the prince Elizaphan, the sonne of Parnach. 26 So of the tribe of the sonnes of Issachar, the prince Paltiel the sonne of Azzan. 27 Of the tribe also of the sonnes of Asher, the prince Ahihud, the sonne of Shelomi. 28 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Naphtali, the prince Pedahel, the sonne of Ammihud.
  • Deut 33:1-9 : 1 Nowe this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death, and said, 2 The Lord came from Sinai, & rose vp from Seir vnto them, & appeared clearely from mount Paran, & he came with ten thousands of Saints, and at his right hand a firie Lawe for them. 3 Though hee loue the people, yet all thy Saints are in thine handes: and they are humbled at thy foete, to receiue thy words. 4 Moses commanded vs a Lawe for an inheritance of the Congregation of Iaakob. 5 Then he was among the righteous people, as King, when the heades of the people, and the tribes of Israel were assembled. 6 Let Reuben liue, and not die, though his men be a small nomber. 7 And thus he blessed Iudah, and said, Heare, O Lord, the voyce of Iudah, and bring him vnto his people: his hands shalbe sufficient for him, if thou helpe him against his enemies. 8 And of Leui he said, Let thy Thummim and thine Vrim be with thine Holy one, whome thou diddest proue in Massah, and didst cause him to striue at the waters of Meribah. 9 Who said vnto his father and to his mother, I haue not seene him, neither knewe he his brethren, nor knewe his owne children: for they obserued thy word, and kept thy couenant. 10 They shall teach Iaakob thy iudgements, & Israel thy Lawe: they shall put incense before thy face, and the burnt offring vpon thine altar. 11 Blesse, O Lorde, his substance, and accept the worke of his handes: smite through ye loynes of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not againe. 12 Of Beniamin he said, The beloued of the Lord shall dwell in safetie by him: the Lord shall couer him all the day long, and dwell betweene his shoulders. 13 And of Ioseph hee sayde, Blessed of the Lord is his land for the sweetenesse of heauen, for the dewe, and for the depth lying beneath, 14 And for the sweete increase of the sunne, and for the sweete increase of the moone, 15 And for the sweetenes of the top of the ancient mountaines, and for the sweetenes of the olde hilles, 16 And for the sweetenesse of the earth, and abundance thereof: and the good will of him that dwelt in the bushe, shall come vpon the head of Ioseph, and vpon the toppe of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 17 His beautie shalbe like his first borne bullock, & his hornes as the hornes of an vnicorne: with them hee shall smite the people together, euen the endes of the world: these are also the ten thousands of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasseh. 18 And of Zebulun he sayd, Reioice, Zebulun, in thy going out, and thou Isshachar in thy tents. 19 They shall call ye people vnto the mountaine: there they shall offer the sacrifices of righteousnesse: for they shal sucke of the abundance of the sea, and of the treasures hid in the sand. 20 Also of Gad he said, Blessed be hee that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, that catcheth for his praye the arme with the head. 21 And hee looked to himselfe at the beginning, because there was a portion of the Lawe-giuer hid: yet hee shall come with the heades of the people, to execute the iustice of the Lord, and his iudgements with Israel. 22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lions whelp: he shall leape from Bashan. 23 Also of Naphtali he sayd, O Naphtali, satisfied with fauour, and filled with the blessing of the Lorde, possesse the West and the South. 24 And of Asher he saide, Asher shalbe blessed with children: he shalbe acceptable vnto his brethren, and shall dippe his foote in oyle. 25 Thy shooes shalbe yron and brasse, and thy strength shal continue as long as thou liuest. 26 There is none like God, O righteous people, which rideth vpon the heauens for thine helpe, and on the cloudes in his glory. 27 The eternall God is thy refuge, and vnder his armes thou art for euer: hee shall cast out the enemie before thee, and will say, Destroy them. 28 Then Israel the fountaine of Iaakob shal dwell alone in safetie in a lande of wheat, & wine: also his heauens shal drop the dewe. 29 Blessed art thou, O Israel: who is like vnto thee, O people saued by the Lorde, the shielde of thine helpe, and which is the sword of thy glorie? therefore thine enemies shall bee in subiection to thee, and thou shalt tread vpon their hie places.
  • Josh 13:1-9 : 1 Nowe when Ioshua was olde, and striken in yeeres, the Lord said vnto him, Thou art olde and growen in age, and there remaineth exceeding much land to be possessed: 2 This is the land that remaineth, all the regions of the Philistims, and all Geshuri, 3 From Nilus which is in Egypt, euen vnto the borders of Ekron Northward: this is counted of the Canaanites, euen fiue Lordships of the Philistims, the Azzithites, and the Ashdodites, the Eshkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites, and the Auites: 4 From the South, all the land of the Canaanites, and the caue that is beside the Sidonians, vnto Aphek, and to the borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunne rising from Bahal-gad vnder mount Hermon, vntil one come to Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the mountaines from Lebanon vnto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, I wil cast them out from before the children of Israel: only deuide thou it by lot vnto the Israelites, to inherite, as I haue commanded thee. 7 Nowe therefore deuide this lande to inherite, vnto the nine tribes, and to the halfe tribe of Manasseh. 8 For with halfe therof the Reubenites & the Gadites haue receiued their inheritance, which Moses gaue them beyond Iorden Eastward, euen as Moses the seruant of the Lord had giuen them, 9 From Aroer that is on the brinke of the riuer Arnon, & from the citie that is in the mids of the riuer, & all the plaine of Medeba vnto Dibon, 10 And all the cities of Sihon King of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, vnto the borders of the children of Ammon, 11 And Gilead, and the borders of the Geshurites and of the Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, with all Bashan vnto Salcah: 12 All the kingdome of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei: (who remained of the rest of the gyants) for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. 13 But the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites euen vnto this day. 14 Onely vnto the tribe of Leui he gaue none inheritance, but the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel are his inheritance, as he said vnto him. 15 Moses then gaue vnto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance, according to their families. 16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the brinke of the riuer Arnon, and from the citie that is in the middes of the riuer, and all the plaine which is by Medeba: 17 Heshbon with all the cities thereof, that are in the plaine: Dibon and Bamoth-baal, & Bethbaal-meon: 18 And Iahazah, and Kedemoth & Mephaath: 19 Kiriathaim also, and Sibmah, and Zerethshahar in the mount of Emek: 20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-ieshimoth: 21 And all the cities of the plaine: and all the kingdome of Sihon King of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whome Moses smote with the Princes of Midian, Eui, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the countrey.
  • 2 Sam 16:21-22 : 21 And Ahithophel said vnto Absalom, Goe in to thy fathers concubines, which he hath left to keepe the house: and when all Israel shall heare, that thou art abhorred of thy father, the hands of all that are with thee, shall be strong. 22 So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.
  • 1 Chr 12:23-40 : 23 And these are the nombers of the captaines that were armed to battell, and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the worde of the Lord. 24 The children of Iudah that bare shield and speare, were sixe thousand and eight hundreth armed to the warre. 25 Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth. 26 Of the children of Leui foure thousande and sixe hundreth. 27 And Iehoiada was the chiefe of them of Aaron: and with him three thousande and seuen hundreth. 28 And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines. 29 And of the children of Beniamin the brethren of Saul three thousande: for a great part of them vnto that time kept the warde of the house of Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousande, and eight hundreth valiant men and famous men in the housholde of their fathers. 31 And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh eighteene thousand, which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid King. 32 And of the children of Issachar which were men that had vnderstanding of the times, to knowe what Israel ought to doe: the heades of them were two hundreth, & all their brethren were at their commandement. 33 Of Zebulun that went out to battel, expert in warre, and in all instruments of warre, fiftie thousande which could set the battell in aray: they were not of a double heart. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captaines, and with them with shielde and speare seuen and thirtie thousande. 35 And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth. 36 And of Asher that went out to the battell and were trained in the warres, fourtie thousand. 37 And of the other side of Iorden of the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh with all instruments of warre to fight with, an hundreth and twentie thousand. 38 All these men of warre that coulde leade an armie, came with vpright heart to Hebron to make Dauid King ouer all Israel: and all the rest of Israel was of one accorde to make Dauid King: 39 And there they were with Dauid three dayes, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreouer they that were neere them vntill Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali brought bread vpon asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, euen meate, floure, figges, and reisins, and wine and oyle, and beeues and sheepe abundantly: for there was ioy in Israel.
  • 1 Chr 27:16-22 : 16 Moreouer the rulers ouer the tribes of Israel were these: ouer the Reubenites was ruler, Eliezer the sonne of Zichri: ouer the Shimeonites, Shephatiah the sonne of Maachah: 17 Ouer the Leuites, Hashabiah the sonne of Remuel: ouer them of Aharon, and Zadok: 18 Ouer Iudah, Elihu of the brethren of Dauid: ouer Issachar, Omri the sonne of Michael: 19 Ouer Zebulun, Ishmaiah the sonne of Obadiah: ouer Naphtali, Ierimoth the sonne of Azriel: 20 Ouer the sonnes of Ephraim, Hoshea the sonne of Azazziah: ouer the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Ioel the sonne of Pedaiah: 21 Ouer the other halfe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the sonne of Zechariah: ouer Beniamin, Iaasiel the sonne of Abner: 22 Ouer Dan, Azariel the sonne of Ieroham. these are the princes of the tribes of Israel.
  • Ezek 48:1-9 : 1 Nowe these are the names of the tribes. From the North side, to the coast towarde Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar, Enan, & the border of Damascus Northwarde the coast of Hamath, euen from the East side to the West shall be a portion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan from the East side vnto the West side, a portion for Asher. 3 And by the border of Asher from the East parte euen vnto the West parte a portion for Naphtali. 4 And by the border of Naphtali from the East quarter vnto the West side, a portion for Manasseh. 5 And by the border of Manasseh from the East side vnto the West side a portion for Ephraim. 6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the East part euen vnto the West part, a portion for Reuben. 7 And by the border of Reuben, from the East quarter vnto the West quarter, a portion for Iudah. 8 And by the border of Iudah fro the East part vnto the West part shall be the offering which they shall offer of fiue and twentie thousande reedes broade, and of length as one of the other parts, from the East side vnto the Westside, and the Sanctuarie shalbe in the middes of it. 9 The oblation that ye shall offer vnto the Lord, shalbe of fiue and twentie thousande long, and of ten thousand the breadth. 10 And for them, euen for the Priestes shalbe this holy oblation, towarde the North fiue and twentie thousande long, and towarde the West, ten thousande broade, and towarde the East ten thousand broad, and towarde the South fiue and twentie thousand long, and the Sanctuarie of the Lorde shalbe in the middes thereof. 11 It shalbe for the Priestes that are sanctified of the sonnes of Zadok, which haue kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Leuites went astray. 12 Therefore this oblation of the land that is offred, shalbe theirs, as a thing most holy by the border of the Leuites. 13 And ouer against the border of the Priests the Leuites shall haue fiue and twentie thousande long, and ten thousande broade: all the length shalbe fiue and twentie thousand, and the breadth ten thousande. 14 And they shall not sel of it, neither change it, nor abalienate the first fruites of the land: for it is holy vnto the Lorde. 15 And the fiue thousand that are left in the breadth ouer against the fiue and twentie thousande, shall be a prophane place for the citie, for housing, and for suburbes, and the citie shalbe in the middes thereof. 16 And these shall be the measures thereof, the North part fiue hundreth & foure thousand, and the South parte fiue hundreth and foure thousande, and the East parte fiue hundreth and foure thousande, and the West parte fiue hundreth and foure thousande. 17 And the suburbes of the citie shall be toward the North two hundreth and fiftie, and towarde the South two hundreth and fiftie, and towarde the East two hundreth and fiftie, and towarde the West two hundreth and fiftie. 18 And the residue in length ouer against the oblation of the holy portion shalbe ten thousand Eastwarde, and ten thousand Westwarde: and it shalbe ouer against the oblation of the holy portion, and the encrease thereof shall be for foode vnto them that serue in the citie. 19 And they that serue in the citie, shalbe of all the tribes of Israel that shall serue therein. 20 All the oblation shalbe fiue and twentie thousand with fiue and twentie thousand: you shall offer this oblation foure square for the Sanctuarie, and for the possession of the citie. 21 And the residue shalbe for the prince on the one side and on the other of the oblation of the Sanctuarie, and of the possession of the citie, ouer against the fiue and twentie thousand of the oblation toward the East border, and Westward ouer against the fiue and twentie thousande towarde the West border, ouer against shalbe for the portion of the prince: this shall be the holy oblation, and the house of the Sanctuarie shalbe in the middes thereof. 22 Moreouer, from the possession of the Leuites, and from the possession of the citie, that which is in the middes shall be the princes: betweene the border of Iudah, and betweene the border of Beniamin shall be the princes. 23 And the rest of the tribes shalbe thus: from the East parte vnto the West parte Beniamin shalbe a portion. 24 And by the border of Beniamin, from the East side vnto the West side Simeon a portion. 25 And by the border of Simeon from the East part vnto the West part, Isshachar a portion. 26 And by the border of Isshachar, from the East side vnto the West, Zebulun a portion. 27 And by the border of Zebulun from the East parte vnto the West part, Gad a portion. 28 And by the border of Gad at the South side, towarde Temath, the border shall be euen from Tamar vnto the waters of Meribath in Kadesh, and to the riuer, that runneth into the maine sea. 29 This is the lande, which ye shall distribute vnto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, & these are their portions, saith the Lorde God. 30 And these are the boundes of the citie, on the North side fiue hundreth, and foure thousande measures. 31 And the gates of the citie shalbe after the names of the tribes of Israel, the gates Northwarde, one gate of Reuben, one gate of Iudah, and one gate of Leui. 32 And at the East side fiue hundreth and foure thousande, and three gates, and one gate of Ioseph, one gate of Beiamin, & one gate of Dan. 33 And at the South side, fiue hundreth and foure thousande measures, and three portes, one gate of Simeon, one gate of Isshachar, and one gate of Zebulun. 34 At the West side, fiue hundreth and foure thousand, with their three gates, one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, and one gate of Naphtali. 35 It was rounde about eighteene thousande measures, and the name of the citie from that day shalbe, The Lorde is there.
  • Acts 7:8 : 8 Hee gaue him also the couenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begate Isaac, and circumcised him the eight day: and Isaac begate Iacob, and Iacob the twelue Patriarkes.
  • Gen 29:31-35 : 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren. 32 And Leah conceiued & bare a sonne, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord hath looked vpon my tribulation, now therefore mine husband will loue me. 33 And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and sayde, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he hath therefore giuen me this sonne also, & she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and said, Now at this time wil my husband keepe mee company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: therefore was his name called Leui. 35 Moreouer shee conceiued againe and bare a sonne, saying, Nowe will I prayse the Lorde: therefore shee called his name Iudah, and left bearing.
  • Gen 30:5-9 : 5 So Bilhah conceiued and bare Iaakob a sonne. 6 Then said Rahel, God hath giuen sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath giuen mee a sonne: therefore called shee his name, Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rahels maide coceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the second sonne. 8 Then Rahel said, with excellent wrestlings haue I wrestled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and shee called his name, Naphtali. 9 And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iaakob to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob a sonne. 11 Then sayd Leah, A companie commeth: and she called his name, Gad. 12 Againe Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob another sonne. 13 Then sayde Leah, Ah, blessed am I, for the daughters will blesse me; she called his name, Asher. 14 Nowe Reuben went in the dayes of the wheateharuest, and founde mandrakes in the fielde and brought them vnto his mother Leah. Then sayde Rahel to Leah, Giue me, I pray thee, of thy sonnes mandrakes. 15 But shee answered her, Is it a small matter for thee to take mine husband, except thou take my sonnes mandrakes also? Then sayde Rahel, Therefore he shall sleepe with thee this night for thy sonnes mandrakes. 16 And Iaakob came from the fielde in the euening, and Leah went out to meete him, and sayde, Come in to mee, for I haue bought and payed for thee with my sonnes mandrakes: and he slept with her that night. 17 And God heard Leah and shee conceiued, and bare vnto Iaakob the fift sonne. 18 Then said Leah, God hath giuen me my reward, because I gaue my mayde to my husband, and she called his name Issachar. 19 After, Leah conceiued againe, & bare Iaakob the sixt sonne. 20 Then Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowrie: nowe will mine husbande dwell with me, because I haue borne him sixe sonnes: & she called his name Zebulun. 21 After that, shee bare a daughter, and shee called her name Dinah. 22 And God remembred Rahel, and God heard her, and opened her wombe. 23 So she conceiued & bare a sonne, and said, God hath taken away my rebuke. 24 And shee called his name Ioseph, saying, The Lord wil giue me yet another sonne.
  • Gen 35:18 : 18 Then as she was about to yeelde vp the Ghost (for she died) she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Beniamin.
  • Gen 46:8-9 : 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, euen Iaakob and his sonnes: Reuben, Iaakobs first borne. 9 And the sonnes of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 10 And the sonnes of Simeon: Iemuel, & Iamin, and Ohad, and Iachin, and Zohar; & Shaul the sonne of a Canaanitish woman. 11 Also the sonnes of Leui: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 Also the sonnes of Iudah: Er, & Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: (but Er and Onan died in ye land of Canaan) And the sonnes of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 Also the sonnes of Issachar: Tola, and Phuuah, and Iob, and Shimron. 14 Also the sonnes of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Iahleel. 15 These bee the sonnes of Leah, which shee bare vnto Iaakob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the soules of his sonnes & his daughters were thirtie and three. 16 Also the sonnes of Gad: Ziphion, & Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. 17 Also the sonnes of Asher: Iimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; the sonnes of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the children of Zilpah, whome Laban gaue to Leah his daughter: and these shee bare vnto Iaakob, euen sixtene soules. 19 The sonnes of Rahel Iaakobs wife were Ioseph and Beniamin. 20 And vnto Ioseph in the lande of Egypt were borne Manasseh, and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah prince of On bare vnto him. 21 Also the sonnes of Beniamin: Belah, & Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sonnes of Rahel, which were borne vnto Iaakob, fourteene soules in all. 23 Also the sonnes of Dan: Hushim. 24 Also the sonnes of Naphtali: Iahzeel, & Guni, and Iezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sonnes of Bilhah, which Laban gaue vnto Rahel his daughter, and shee bare these to Iaakob, in all, seuen soules. 26 Al the soules, that came with Iaakob into Egypt, which came out of his loynes (beside Iaakobs sonnes wiues) were in the whole, three score and sixe soules. 27 Also the sonnes of Ioseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two soules: so that al the soules of the house of Iaakob, which came into Egypt, are seuentie.
  • Gen 49:1-9 : 1 Then Iaakob called his sonnes, and sayde, Gather your selues together, that I may tell you what shal come to you in the last dayes. 2 Gather your selues together, and heare, ye sonnes of Iaakob, and hearken vnto Israel your father. 3 Reuben mine eldest sonne, thou art my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellencie of dignitie, and the excellencie of power: 4 Thou wast light as water: thou shalt not be excellent, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bed: then diddest thou defile my bed, thy dignitie is gone. 5 Simeon and Leui, brethren in euill, the instruments of crueltie are in their habitations. 6 Into their secret let not my soule come: my glory, be not thou ioyned with their assembly: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their selfe will they digged downe a wall. 7 Cursed be their wrath, for it was fierce, and their rage, for it was cruell: I will deuide them in Iaakob, and scatter them in Israel. 8 Thou Iudah, thy brethre shal praise thee: thine hande shalbe in the necke of thine enemies: thy fathers sonnes shal bowe downe vnto thee. 9 Iudah, as a Lions whelpe shalt thou come vp from the spoyle, my sonne. He shall lye downe and couche as a Lion, and as a Lionesse: Who shall stirre him vp? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Iudah, nor a Lawegiuer from betweene his feete, vntill Shiloh come, and the people shall be gathered vnto him. 11 He shall binde his Asse foale vnto ye vine, and his Asses colte vnto the best vine. hee shall wash his garment in wine, and his cloke in the blood of grapes. 12 His eyes shalbe red with wine, and his teeth white with milke. 13 Zebulun shall dwell by the sea side, and he shalbe an hauen for shippes: and his border shalbe vnto Zidon. 14 Issachar shalbe a strong asse, couching downe betweene two burdens: 15 And he shall see that rest is good, and that the land is pleasant, and he shall bow his shoulder to beare, and shalbe subiect vnto tribute. 16 Dan shal iudge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder by the path, byting the horse heeles, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 O Lord, I haue waited for thy saluation. 19 Gad, an hoste of men shal ouercome him, but he shal ouercome at the last. 20 Concerning Asher, his bread shalbe fat, and he shal giue pleasures for a king. 21 Naphtali shalbe a hinde let goe, giuing goodly wordes. 22 Ioseph shalbe a fruitefull bough, euen a fruitful bough by the well side: the smal boughs shall runne vpon the wall. 23 And the archers grieued him, and shotte against him and hated him. 24 But his bowe abode strong, and the hands of his armes were strengthened, by the handes of the mighty God of Iaakob, of whom was the feeder appointed, by the stone of Israel, 25 Euen by the God of thy father, who shall helpe thee, and by the almightie, who shall blesse thee with heauenly blessinges from aboue, with blessings of the deepe, that lyeth beneath, with blessings of the brestes, and of the wombe. 26 The blessings of thy father shalbe stronger then the blessings of mine elders: vnto the ende of the hilles of the worlde they shall be on the head of Ioseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 27 Beniamin shall rauine as a wolfe: in the morning he shall deuoure the pray, and at night he shal deuide the spoyle. 28 All these are the twelue tribes of Israel, and thus their father spake vnto them, and blessed them: euery one of them blessed hee with a seuerall blessing.
  • Exod 1:1-5 : 1 Nowe these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt (euery man and his housholde came thither with Iaakob) 2 Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 So al the soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.
  • Exod 6:14-16 : 14 These bee the heades of their fathers houses: the sonnes of Reuben the first borne of Israel are Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are ye families of Reuben. 15 Also the sonnes of Simeon: Iemuel and Iamin, and Ohad, and Iachin, and Zoar, and Shaul the sonne of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. 16 These also are the names of the sonnes of Leui in their generations: Gershon & Kohath and Merari (and the yeres of the life of Leui were an hundreth thirtie and seuen yere)