Jacob’s Sons and Their Notable Descendants

Jacob’s 12 sons were the ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel. The entire nation of Israel came from these men.       Genesis 49

REUBEN

none

SIMEON

none

LEVI

Aaron, Moses, Eli, John the Baptist

JUDAH

David, Jesus

DAN

Samson

NAPHTALI

Barak, Elijah (?)

GAD

Jephthah (?)

ASHER

none

ISSACHAR

none

ZEBULUN

none

JOSEPH

Joshua, Gideon, Samuel

BENJAMIN

Saul, Esther, Paul