Tribe of Israel
The Tribe of Joseph
Named after Joseph, son of Jacob.
Joseph's line is counted as two tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:5; Numbers 1:32-35). Revelation 7:6-8 names Joseph and Manasseh. Numbers 1:32–35Numbers 26:28–37
Joseph’s family
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- Parent and child
- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Joseph — Son of Jacob, sold into slavery by his brothers, who rose to rule Egypt and saved his family in famine.
Parents
Spouses
Children
Brothers and sisters
- Benjamin brother Genesis 35:24Genesis 43:29
Full brothers: both sons of Rachel.
- Reuben brother through their parent Jacob
- Simeon brother through their parent Jacob
- Levi brother through their parent Jacob
- Judah brother through their parent Jacob
- Issachar brother through their parent Jacob
- Zebulun brother through their parent Jacob
- Dinah sister through their parent Jacob
- Dan brother through their parent Jacob
- Naphtali brother through their parent Jacob
- Gad brother through their parent Jacob
- Asher brother through their parent Jacob
Ancestors
- Laban grandparent
- Isaac grandparent
- Rebekah grandparent
- Bethuel 1× great-grandparent
- Abraham 1× great-grandparent
- Sarah 1× great-grandparent
- Nahor 2× great-grandparent
- Milcah 2× great-grandparent
- Terah 2× great-grandparent
- Haran 3× great-grandparent
- Nahor 3× great-grandparent
- Serug 4× great-grandparent
Grandchildren and later descendants
Tribe, clan and house
- Tribe: Joseph the tribe is named after Joseph
Tribal lists differ
Not every biblical list of the tribes names the same twelve: Levi is sometimes left out and Joseph counted as Ephraim and Manasseh, and Revelation 7 leaves out Dan and Ephraim by name. Numbers 1:20–49Genesis 49:1–28Deuteronomy 33:6–25Revelation 7:4–8
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.