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The Twelve Sons of Jacob (Israel) and Fathers of the 12 Tribes of Jerusalem
| Name
|
Mother
|
Inheritence
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Highlight
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Birth Order
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| Reuben
|
Leah
|
|
First Born and Protector of Joseph
|
1
|
| Simeon
|
Leah
|
|
Apparent Leader of the Slaughter of the Circumcized Men (Gen 34:30)
|
2
|
| Levi
|
Leah
|
Servants of the Lord
|
Father of the Levitical Priests, Apparent Leader of the Slaughter of the Circumcized Men (Gen 34:30)
|
3
|
| Judah
|
Leah
|
|
|
4
|
| Issachar
|
Leah
|
|
|
9
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| Zebulun
|
Leah
|
|
|
10
|
| Joseph
|
Rachel
|
|
Jacob's Favored Son (first son of Leah)
|
11
|
| Benjamin
|
Rachel
|
|
|
12
|
| Dan
|
Bilhah (Rachel's Slave)
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|
|
5
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| Nephtali
|
Bilhah (Rachel's Slave)
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|
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6
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| Gad
|
Zilpah (Leah's Slave)
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|
|
7
|
| Asher
|
Zilpah (Leah's Slave)
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|
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8
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