'Leader' in the Bible
One man from each tribe is to accompany you, each man being the leader of his ancestral house.
"The encampment of Judah is to settle east toward the sunrise under their standard. The leader of Judah is to be Amminadab's son Nahshon.
"The tribe of Issachar is to encamp beside Judah. The leader of Issachar is to be Zuar's son Nethanel.
"Next is to be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of Zebulun is to be Helon's son Eliab.
"Toward the south is to be the division of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of Reuben is to be Shedeur's son Elizur.
"The tribe of Simeon is to camp beside Reuben. The leader of Simeon is to be Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel.
"Next is to be the tribe of Gad. The leader of Gad is to be Deuel's son Eliasaph.
"Toward the west is to be the division of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of Ephraim is to be Ammihud's son Elishama.
"The tribe of Manasseh is to encamp beside them. The leader of Manasseh is to be Pedahzur's son Gamaliel.
"Next is to be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is to be Gideoni's son Abidan.
"Toward the north is to be the division of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of Dan is to be Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer.
"The tribe of Asher is to encamp beside them. The leader of Asher is to be Ochran's son Pagiel.
"Next is to be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of Naphtali is to be Enan's son Ahira.
The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph.
The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel's son Elizaphan.
The leader of the tribe and family of Merari was Abihail's son Zuriel. The descendants of Merari encamped beside the tent toward the north.
the LORD told Moses, "They are to present their offerings, one leader per day, for the dedication of the altar."
On the second day, Zuar's son Nethanel, leader of the descendants of Issachar, presented
On the third day, Helon's son Eliab, leader of the descendants of Zebulun presented
On the fourth day, Shedeur's son Elizur, leader of the descendants of Reuben presented
On the fifth day, Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel, leader of the descendants of Simeon, presented
On the sixth day, Deuel's son Eliasaph, leader of the descendants of Gad, presented
On the seventh day, Ammihud's son Elishama, leader of the descendants of Ephraim, presented
On the eighth day, Pedahzur's son Gamaliel, leader of the descendants of Manasseh, presented
On the ninth day, Gideoni's son Abidan, leader of the descendants of Benjamin, presented
On the tenth day, Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer, leader of the descendants of Dan, presented
On the eleventh day, Ochran's son Pagiel, leader of the descendants of Asher, presented
On the twelfth day, Enan's son Ahira, leader of the descendants of Naphtali, presented
"Send men to explore the land of Canaan that I'm about to give to the Israelis. Send one man to represent each of his ancestor's tribes, every one of them a distinguished leader among them."
Then they told each other, "Let's assign a leader and go back to Egypt."
"Tell the Israelis to take a rod one from each ancestral house, that is, one from every leader, for a total of twelve rods. Write each tribal name on his rod.
You are also to write Aaron's name on the tribe of Levi, since there is to be one rod for every leader of their ancestral tribes.
So Moses spoke to the Israelis, and each of the tribe leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their ancestral tribes, for a total of twelve rods. Aaron's rod was one of them.
Next, Balaam looked directly at Amalek and then uttered this prophetic statement: "Even though Amalek is an international leader, his future is permanent destruction."
Now the name of the Israeli man who was slain, along with the Midianite woman, was Salu's son Zimri, a leader from the tribe of Simeon.
The woman who was slain, that is, the Midianite woman, was named Cozbi. She was the daughter of Zur, a leader of one of the ancestral houses of Midian.
You are to appoint a leader from each tribe to divide the land for inheritance.
From the tribe of Joseph, you are to appoint Ephod's son Hanniel to be leader of the half tribe of Manasseh,