| Tribe | Name’s Meaning | Father | Mother |
| Reuben | See, a son Lord looked upon my affliction | Jacob | Leah |
| Simeon | Hearing with acceptance Lord heard she was hated | Jacob | Leah |
| Levi | Adherence, joined husband joined unto her | Jacob | Leah |
| Judah | Praise praise the Lord | Jacob | Leah |
| Dan | Judge God judged me and heard my voice | Jacob | Bilhah* |
| Naphtali | Wrestled great wrestling with her sister | Jacob | Bilhah* |
| Gad | A troop cometh good fortune | Jacob | Zilpah** |
| Asher | Happy I will be called blessed | Jacob | Zilpah** |
| Issachar | Hire God has given me my hire reward | Jacob | Leah |
| Zebulon | Dwelling God endued me with a good dowry gift, wife-price | Jacob | Leah |
| Joseph | He will increase God has taken away my reproach | Jacob | Rachel |
| Benjamin | (Benoni) Son of sorrow given by Rachel on her deathbed | Jacob | Rachel |
| (Benjamin) Son of right hand given by Jacob | |||
| * | Rachel’s handmaiden | ||
| ** | Leah’s handmaiden |