additions in characteristics the tribe never played an important role in israel among the other tribes they disappeared early in hebrew history see the founders and rulers of united israel from the death of moses to the division of the hebrew kingdom p they are remembered for being tent dwellers whose most notable construction was a single stone to serve as a landmark for their tribe while producing no figures of significance in theology the judiciary gallantry royalty or celebrity they were said to be news gossipers content with herding and spoiled as descendants of jacob's first child while being unstable and weak see a dictionary of the bible comprising its antiquities biography geography and natural history p see the sons of jacob and their tribal blessings character studies a series of sunday afternoon addresses p