12 Bible Verses about Tribes Of Israel

And Jesus said to them, Truly I say unto you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man may sit upon the throne of His glory, you shall also sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And calling His twelve disciples, He gave them power over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and heal every disease, and every malady. And these are the names of the apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus called Thaddeus;read more.
Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, the one also having betrayed Him.

And He goes up into the mountain, and calls whom He wished: and they went away to Him. And He made twelve (apostles) that they may be with Him and that He may send them out to preach, and to have power to heal diseases, and to cast out the demons.read more.
And He placed the name Peter on Simon; and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and on them He placed the names Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: and Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into the mountain to pray; and was there through the night in the prayer of God. And when it was day, He called His disciples to Him: and having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles; Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John. Philip and Bartholomew,read more.
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called the Zealot; and Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also became His betrayer.

But you are those who have remained with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father appointed unto me, in order that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and you shall sit upon thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Then they returned into Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, being a journey of a Sabbath day. And when they came in, they went up into the upper room, where Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James, were abiding. They were all persevering of one accord in prayer along with the women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.read more.
And during those days, Peter standing up in the midst of the brethren, said (and the number of names were about one hundred and twenty), Men, brethren, it behooved the scripture which the Holy Ghost predicted through the mouth of David concerning Judas, the one becoming leader to those arresting Jesus, to be fulfilled; because he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry. Then indeed he purchased a field by the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels burst out; which indeed was known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so that field, in their own dialect, is called Acheldamach; that is, field of blood. For it has been written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let there be no one dwelling in it, and let another take his pastorate. Therefore the men having come together with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in unto us and went out, beginning from the baptism of John, until the day on which He was taken up from us, it behooveth one of these to be witness of His resurrection along with us. And they nominated two, Joseph, called Barsabas who was called Justus, and Matthias. And praying they said, Thou, O Lord, Heart-searcher of all, show up the one of these two, whom thou hast chosen to receive the place of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas departed to go into his own place. And they gave lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. From the east, three gates; and from the north, three gates; and from the south, three gates; and from the west, three gates. And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

James, the servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion, greeting.

And now for the hope of the promise which is from God to our fathers, I stand being judged: unto which our twelve tribes constantly worshiping night and day, hope to attain: concerning which hope I am accused by the Jews, O king.

And after this I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow upon the earth, nor the sea, nor upon any tree. And I saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels, to whom it was given unto them to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we may seal the servants of our God in their foreheads.read more.
And I heard the number of the sealed ones: a hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel? Out of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Napthali, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

And one of the seven angels having the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, as a crystalline, jasper stone;read more.
having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. From the east, three gates; and from the north, three gates; and from the south, three gates; and from the west, three gates. And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And Anna was a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher, herself being advanced in many days, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity; and she a widow of about fourscore years, who did not depart from the temple, worshiping night and day with fastings and prayers. And she, at the same hour, standing up continued to praise the Lord, and speak concerning Him to all those awaiting the redemption in Jerusalem.