Issachar Sun or Full Moon Reuben Man’s Head or Bust Judah A Lion Gad An Army of Men Zebulon A Ship Simeon A Citadel Manassah A Unicorn Dan An Eagle Napthali Deer Benjamin A Horse Assher A Tree The Rabbinical writers generally favour the following tribal order: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Napthali, Gad, Assher, Issachar, Zebulon, Joseph, Benjamin. Tobias ben Eliezer quotes an old Baraita which said that Zebulon was followed by Dan. Marbodus places them as follows: 1. Reuben placed 3rd of the 3rd row in the Breastplate 2. Simeon placed 3rd of the 2nd row in the Breastplate 3. Levi placed 3rd of the 1st row in the Breastplate 4. Judah placed 2nd of the 1st row in the Breastplate 5. Zebulon placed 1st of the 1st row in the Breastplate 6. Issachar placed 1st of the 2nd row in the Breastplate 7. Dan placed 1st of the 3rd row in the Breastplate 8. Gad placed 1st of the 4th row in the Breastplate 9. Assher placed 2nd of the 2nd row in the Breastplate 10. Napthali placed 2nd of the 3rd row in the Breastplate 11. Joseph placed 2nd of the 4th row in the Breastplate 12. Benjamin placed 3rd of the 4th row in the Breastplate Another old list gives the order as follows: Reuben, Dan, Judah, Levi, Issachar, Zebulon, Assher, Napthali, Gad, Simeon, Joseph, Benjamin. Swedenborg groups the tribes thus: Judah, Reuben and Gad; Assher, Napthali and Manasseh; Simeon, Levi and Issachar; Zebulon, Joseph and Benjamin. It is unnecessary to quote further lists as I believe that the one I am now producing will be sufficient to redeem the confusion. It is in complete harmony with the order of Jacob’s blessings (Genesis XLIX) and the signs of the Zodiac. It will be noted that Taurus with the tribe of Reuben leads the Zodiac, and it is related that under this sign the human race came to earth. On ancient zodiacs the Bull as a solar conception is shown wending his way through the stars.