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12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,
12,000 from the tribe of Levi,
12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,

12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,

• Simeon means "hearing and obeying".
• Simeon is the second son of Jacob.
• Simeon's mother was Leah.
• Simeon along with Levi avenged for the rape of Dinah their sister. (Genesis 34:18-31).
• Dad's "blessing" was rather negative because Simeon apparently was self-willed and hot tempered. (Genesis 49:5-7).

12,000 from the tribe of Levi,

• Levi means "cleaving to".
• Levi was the third son of Jacob.
• Levi's mother was Leah.
• Levi is a non-landed tribe. They were the priests (Numbers 1:47-54), and had designated cities among the all the landed tribes.
• Levi along with Simeon avenged for the rape of Dinah their sister. (Genesis 34:18-31).
• Levi's blessing from dad was the same as Simeon's (Genesis 49:5-7).
• Moses' blessing for Levi is found in Deuteronomy 33:8-11.

12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,

• Issachar means "Reward".
• Issachar was the fifth son of Jacob.
• According to dad's blessing, Issachar had a strong character (Genesis 49:14-15).
• There is no blessing for Issachar from Moses.

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