Which brings to mind the question of why is the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Ephraim missing in Revelation.
NKJV) Reve 7:4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred [and] forty-four thousand of all the tribes of
the children of Israel [were] sealed:
5 of the tribe of
Judah twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Reuben twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Gad twelve thousand [were] sealed;
6 of the tribe of
Asher twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Naphtali twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Manasseh twelve thousand [were] sealed;
7 of the tribe of
Simeon twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Levi twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Issachar twelve thousand [were] sealed;
8 of the tribe of
Zebulun twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Joseph twelve thousand [were] sealed;
of the tribe of
Benjamin twelve thousand [were] sealed.
13 Tribes; 1 with no inheritance, 1 with double inheritance.
Revelation 7 Names in Different Order
Judah = "Jew" = "I Will Praise The LORD" (Genesis 29:35)
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
Reuben = "Behold A Son" = "HE Has Looked On Me" (Genesis 29:32)
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
Gad = "Troop" = "Given Good Fortune" (Genesis 30:11)
And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
Asher = "Happy" = "Happy Am I" (Genesis 30:13)
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
Naphtali = "Wrestling" = "My Wrestling" (Genesis 30:8)
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Manasseh = "Causing To Forget" = "Is Making Me To Forget" (Genesis 41:51)
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
Simeon = "Heard" = "GOD Hears Me" (Genesis 29:33)
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name Simeon.
Levi ** = "Joined To" = "Is Attached To Me" (Genesis 29:34)
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
Issachar = "There Is Recompense" = "HE Has Purchased Me" (Genesis 30:18)
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Zebulun = "Exalted" = "A Dwelling" (Genesis 30:20)
And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
Ephraim * = "Double Ash Heap" = "I Shall Be Doubly Fruitful" (Genesis 41:52)
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Joseph = "Jehovah Was Added" = "GOD Will Add To Me" (Genesis 30:24)
And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son
Benjamin = "Son Of The Right Hand" = "SON Of HIS Right Hand" (Genesis 35:17,18)
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
Dan * = "A Judge" (Genesis 30:6)
And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
Therefore the names as they are given in the order in Revelation say:
I Will Praise The LORD [for] HE Has Looked On Me [and] Granted Good Fortune. Happy Am I [because] My Wrestling, GOD Is Making Me To Forget. GOD Hears Me [and] Is Attached To Me. HE Has Purchased Me A Dwelling [and] Will Add To Me The SON Of HIS Right Hand.
Or
Now I Will Praise The LORD [for] Surely The LORD Hath Looked Upon My Affliction [and] Granted Good Fortune [therefore] Happy Am I [even though] With Great Wrestlings Have I Wrestled [but] GOD Is Making Me To Forget All My Toil [for] the LORD Hath Heard Me [being] Joined Unto Me [and] HE Has Purchased Me [wanting] To Dwell With Me [and] The LORD Shall Add To Me [also] The Son Of HIS Right Hand.
