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7:5a–8c
All the tribes named here were named after the sons of Israel, except for Manasseh. Manasseh was a grandson of Israel. John used the name Manasseh instead of Dan, who was another son of Israel. He did so without explaining why.
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Verse: Revelation 7:5
ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι,
ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες,
ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες,
5From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed,
from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
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