22 . . . sons of Jacob were twelve. . . Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun . . . Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin . . . Rachel’s servant: Dan and Naphtali . . . Zilpah, Leah’s servant: Gad and Asher . . . Genesis 35:22-26 (ESV)
Zebulun:
13 “Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon. Genesis 49:13 (ESV)
Issachar:
14 “Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds. 15 He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor. Genesis 49:14-15 (ESV); Philippians 3:13-14
Dan:
16 “Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that his rider falls backward. 18 I wait for your salvation, O LORD. Genesis 49:16-18 (ESV)
Gad:
19 “Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels. Genesis 49:19 (ESV)
8 From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors . . . 1 Chronicles 12:8 (ESV)
Asher:
20 “Asher’s food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies. Genesis 49:20 (ESV)
Naphtali:
21 “Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns. Genesis 49:21 (ESV)
Benjamin:
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil.” Genesis 49:27 (ESV)
Song of Deborah and Barak:
13 Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the LORD marched down for me against the mighty. 14 From Ephraim their root they marched down into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen . . . Judges 5:13-14 (ESV)
27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead . . . Psalm 68:27 (ESV)
Joseph:
22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall. 23 The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him severely, 24 yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), 25 by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. 26 The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers. Genesis 49:22-26 (ESV); Deuteronomy 33:17; 2 Sam 23:1; Luke 7:47 (ESV)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah Psalm 24:3-6 (ESV)