'Leader' in the Bible
Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,
Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,
“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur,
Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,
“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud,
Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,
“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,
Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,
and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
The leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle.
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Let them present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”
On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering;
On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun;
On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben;
On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon;
On the sixth day it was Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad;
On the seventh day it was Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim;
On the eighth day it was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh;
On the ninth day it was Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin;
On the tenth day it was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan;
On the eleventh day it was Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher;
On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;
“Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers’ tribes, every one a leader among them.”
So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
Moses therefore spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ households, twelve rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods.
Now the name of the slain man of Israel who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s household among the Simeonites.
for they have been hostile to you with their tricks, with which they have deceived you in the affair of Peor and in the affair of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was slain on the day of the plague because of Peor.”
You shall take one leader of every tribe to apportion the land for inheritance.
Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a leader, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
Of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a leader, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
Of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a leader, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
Of the tribe of the sons of Issachar a leader, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
Of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
Of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”