12 tribes

Connections List
 * Israel

Scope
 * 12 tribes of israel, anything about their structure

Topics
 * Table (name, birth order, mother)
 * Special (Joseph split, defamation)
 * Ephod
 * Marching order/camp
 * Four table (seq, cardinal, animal)
 * Resources

TABLE Name*Birth *Mother*Camp*March Reuben*1*Leah*South*4 Simeon*2*Leah*South*5 Levi*3*Leah*Center*6.5 Judah*4*Leah*East*1 Dan*5*Bilhah R*North*10 Naphtali*6*Bilhah R*North*12 Gad*7*Zilpah L*South*6 Asher*8*Zilpah L*North*11 Issachar*9*Leah*East*2 Zebulun*10*Leah*East*3 Joseph*11*Rachel*n/a*n/a Ephriam**n/a*West*7 Manasseh*n/a*West*8 Benjamin*12*Rachel*West*9

Special
 * Joseph has Manasseh and Ephriam. Gets their own tribes b/c blessed
 * Reuben slept with Bilhah (Gen 35:22) and so gave up firstborn
 * Simeon and Levi avenged Dinah wrongly (Gen 34:25) and so also gave up

Ephod (Exod 28:17-19) Carnelian**Chrysolite*Beryl Turqouise*Lapis Lazuli*Emerald Jacinth**Agate**Amethyst Topaz**Onyx**Jasper

Marching order (Num 2:3-31)

FOUR Seq*Cardinal*Animal 1*East*Lion 2*South*Man 3*West*Ox 4*North*Eagle

Resources
 * http://stepintothestory.ca/placement-12-tribes-important/