Faith & Reason Nexus

Here’s the information Birth Order, Mother, Son, Reference of Birth, Symbol of Blessing, Order of Blessing, Reference of Blessing:

1. Leah, Reuben, Genesis 29:32, Reckless, 1, Genesis 49:3-4
2. Leah, Simeon, Genesis 29:33, Violence, 2, Genesis 49:5-7
3. Leah, Levi, Genesis 29:34, Violence, 3, Genesis 49:5-7
4. Leah, Judah, Genesis 29:35, Lion, 4, Genesis 49:8-12
5. Bilhah, Dan, Genesis 30:6, Serpent, 7, Genesis 49:16-18
6. Zilpah, Naphtali, Genesis 30:8, Doe, 10, Genesis 49:21
7. Zilpah, Gad, Genesis 30:11, Raider, 8, Genesis 49:19
8. Leah’s Handmaid, Asher, Genesis 30:13, Rich Food, 9, Genesis 49:20
9. Leah, Issachar, Genesis 30:18, Donkey, 6, Genesis 49:14-15
10. Rachel, Zebulun, Genesis 30:20, Ships, 5, Genesis 49:13
11. Rachel, Joseph, Genesis 30:24, Fruitful, 11, Genesis 49:22-26
12. Rachel, Benjamin, Genesis 35:18, Wolf, 12, Genesis 49:27

God’s blessing to Jacob (Genesis 35:11): “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.”

The 12 Spies of Israel – Numbers 13:1-14:38:

• Camped in the Wilderness of Paran (Kadesh Barnea) (13:1)
• One spy from each tribe.

1. Reuben – Shammua
2. Simeon – Shaphat
3. Judah – Caleb
4. Issachar – Igal
5. Ephraim – Hoshea (Joshua)
6. Benjamin – Palti
7. Zebulun – Gaddiel
8. Manasseh – Gaddi
9. Dan – Ammiel
10. Asher – Sethur
11. Naphtali – Nahbi
12. Gad – Geuel

Eight charges to the spies:

• To see what the land is like (13:18)
• To see whether the Canaanites are strong or weak (13:18)
• To see whether the Canaanites are few or many (13:18)
• To see whether the land is good or bad (13:19)
• To see whether the cities are like camps or strongholds (13:19)
• To see whether the land is rich or poor (13:20)
• To see whether there are forests or not (13:20)
• To bring back some of the fruit of the land (13:20)

Other events:

• The spies were gone for 40 days (13:25)
• Ten spies reported negative findings
• Two spies (Joshua & Caleb) believed the land could be taken
• People wept and wanted to stone Joshua and Caleb (14:1, 10)
• People wanted a new leader to lead them back to Egypt (14:4)
• God sent a plague upon the ten spies, and they died (14:37)
• The people were to wander in the wilderness one year for each day the spies were gone (14:32-34)
• Only Joshua and Caleb were permitted to live to enter Canaan.