Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
The twelve sons of Jacob descended through all Scripture, yet several of them were much blemished in character. But the covenant was entailed on their seed by free grace alone, not works, else any man might boast. The tribe of Judah, most praised and increased, produced both the vile and the virtuous in one line; Christ Himself, the top branch of that tree, grew from roots that held Achan the troubler and Tamar the woman wronged.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 2:1-17
The twelve sons of Israel form the foundation for all the genealogies that follow. Judah alone occupies three chapters because the tribe descended from only three of Judah's five sons, Shelah, Pharez, and Zerah, yet subdivided into five great families. The Chronicler gives us the line of Ram down to David, the branches of Caleb who settled many Judahite cities, and Jerahmeel's descendants, but notably omits Hamul's line entirely.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 2:1-2