Gem Stones, According to Rows and Firstborn
Exodus 28:16, the high priest's breastplate stones Revelation 9:17 Jacinth. Oh, there you are Dan, you went missing from the list of tribes in chapter 7. What on earth are you doing here? (See also Genesis 49:16-18 and Deuteronomy 33:22 for further symbolism) Revelation 21:19: Tribal stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem; however, they symbolize apostles, the foundations of the church instead of the tribes of Israel; perhaps the stones symbolize some kind of prescribed division that will exist in the New Heaven and Earth among all God's people. The Israelite tribes are symbolized by pearls, by one precious stone, symbolizing the unity of the tribes, and perhaps moving past the prescribed divisions that once defined them in the Old Testament. Numbers 2:3-34: Order of tribes, in groups of three, in all four cardinal directions. Daniel 10:6 and Song of Solomon 5:14 and Ezekiel 1:16 (the wheels of the cherubim who hold up the throne of God): Beryl. And who is it that comes from the tribe of Judah? ;) Beginning with Reuben, the first born, going clockwise. South: First Row. First Born. First two of Leah, and firstborn of her handmaid who was fifth overall. First Children. Reuben the firstborn, Simeon, Gad Sardius, Topaz, Carbuncle West: Second Row. All Rachel's blood grandsons and son. Last Children Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond Middle: No Row. Third of Leah Levi North: Third Row. Rachel's handmaid's firstborn. 2nd from Leah's handmaid, 2nd from Rachel's handmaid. First Middle Children. Dan, Asher, Naphtali Ligure (unknown) or Jacinth, Agate, Amethyst East: Fourth Row. 4th from Leah, then she stopped bearing for a time. 5th and 6th sons after Leah started to bear again. Last Middle Children Judah, Issachar, Zebulun Beryl, Onyx, Jasper 1) Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn, Leah's first child. 2) Simeon was the second son of Leah. 3) Levi was the third son of Leah. 4) Judah was the fourth son of Leah. After bearing Judah, Leah stopped bearing children for a time. 5) Dan was Bilhah's first child, Rachel’s handmaid. 6) Naphtali was Bilhah's second child. 7) Gad was the fist child of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid. 8) Asher was the second son of Zilpah. 9) Issachar was 5th biological son granted to Leah. 10) Zebulun was the 6th biological son given to Leah. 11) Joseph was Jacob’s twelfth child and Rachel’s first, God allowed her to conceive. Manasseh and Ephraim are Jacob's; a double portion. 12) Benjamin was Jacob’s last child, the second of Rachel, who died during labor. Note: Gad, Reuben and half tribe Manasseh settle on the east side of Jordan.
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