Who Are The Twenty-Four Elders?

Last Updated : July 25, 2006


The Twelve Tribes of Israel

Asher
Benjamin
Dan
Gad
Issachar
Joseph
Judah
Naphtali
Reuben
Simeon
Zebulun
Levi

The Sons of Jospeh

Manasseh
Ephraim

". . . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:"
Genesis 35:22b, KJV

"All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it
that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every
one according to his blessing he blessed them."
Genesis 49:28, KJV

"And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up
early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill,
and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of
Israel."
Exodus 24:4, KJV

"And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with
cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make
it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of
fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. Foursquare it shall
be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a
span shall be the breadth thereof. And thou shalt set in it
settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row
shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be
the first row. And the second row shall be an emerald, a
sapphire, and a diamond. And the third row a ligure, an
agate, and an amethyst. And the fourth row a beryl, and an
onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their
inclosings. And the stones shall be with the names of the
children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like
the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall
they be according to the twelve tribes."
Exodus 28:15-21, KJV

"These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron
numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each
one was for the house of his fathers."
Numbers 1:44, KJV

"And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so
Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and
Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs."
Acts 7:8, KJV

"And he [Joseph] dreamed yet another dream, and told it his
brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more;
and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made
obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his
brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him,
What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy
mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to
thee to the earth? And his brethren envied him; but his
father observed the saying."
Genesis 37:9-11, KJV

"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman
clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon
her head a crown of twelve stars:"
Revelation 12:1, KJV

"And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he
gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of
disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The
first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother;
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and
Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son
of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed
him."
Matthew 10:1-4, KJV

"And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom
he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve,
that they should be with him, and that he might send them
forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and
to cast out devils: And Simon he surnamed Peter; And James
the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he
surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: And
Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and
Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and
Simon the Canaanite, And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed
him: and they went into an house."
Mark 3:13-19, KJV

"And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a
mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and
of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon,
(whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James
and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James
the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, And Judas the
brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the
traitor."
Luke 6:12-16, KJV

"Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath
appointed unto me; That ye may eat and drink at my table in
my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of
Israel."
Luke 22:28-30, KJV

"And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye
which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of
man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit
upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
Matthew 19:28, KJV

"And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and
upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed
in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold
. . . The four and twenty elders fall down before him that
sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and
ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,"
Revelation 4:4, 10, KJV

"And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four
and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every
one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which
are the prayers of saints . . . And the four beasts said,
Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and
worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever."
Revelation 5:8, 14, KJV

"And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on
their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,"
Revelation 11:16, KJV

"And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell
down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying,
Amen; Alleluia."
Revelation 19:4, KJV

"And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at
the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which
are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of
Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates;
on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And
the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the
names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb . . . And the
twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of
one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it
were transparent glass."
Revelation 21:12-14, 21, KJV


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