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| The banner of Reuben was...in the center a painted mandrake. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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| The banner...of Simeon...had the picture of Shechem. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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The banner...of Levi had...the picture of the Urim and Tumim. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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| Judah's banner had...in the center the picture of a lion. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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| Issachar's banner...had in the center the picture of the sun and the moon. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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Zebulun had...the picture of a ship in the center. (Numbers Rabba 2)
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| Dan's banner had...an image of a serpent in its center. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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| Gad's banner...carried the picture of a camp. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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| Naphtali's...picture in its center was that of a deer. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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| Asher's banner bore...The picture of an olive-tree in the center. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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| Joseph's banner...had the following pictures: Egypt. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
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Benjamin's banner had...the picture of a wolf in the center. (Numbers Rabba 2) |
The banner of Reuben was red, and in the centre painted mandrake. That of Simeon was green, and in its centre it had the picture of Shechem. That of Levi had a tricolour, one stripe of white, one of black, and oneof red, and in the centre it carried the picture of the Urim and Tumim. Judah's banner had the colour of the sky, and in the centre the picture of a lion.
Issachar's banner was blackish, and had in the centre the picture of the sun and the moon. Zebulun had a whitish banner which carried the picture of a ship in the centre. Dan's banner had the colour of sapphire, and an image of a serpent in its centre. Gad's was a mixture of black and white, and carried the picture of a camp. Naphtali's had the peculiar colour of a pale reddish wine, and the picture in its centre was that of a hind. Asher's banner bore the colour of a precious stone, the ornament of a woman, and the picture of an olive-tree in the centre. The colour of Joseph's banner was of a deep black, and had the following pictures: Egypt, then an ox representing Ephraim, and a unicorn to represent Manasseh. Benjamin's banner had some of the colours of each tribe, i.e. twelve different colours, and the picture of a wolf in the centre.
- Numbers Rabba 2, TALES AND MAXIMS FROM THE MIDRASH, by REV. SAMUEL RAPAPORT [1907]
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