All these were the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them as he bade them farewell, addressing to each a parting word appropriate to him.
Source Citation
Torah Temimah cites Yerushalmi Yoma 7:3.
Chazal
Core Text
שבטי ישראל. כיצד מעשה החושן? מפתח על האבנים שמות השבטים וכותב למטה ״שבטי ישראל״.
English: “The tribes of Israel.” How was the breastplate made? The names of the tribes were engraved on the stones, and below it was written, “The tribes of Israel.”
On the daf / in context: Yerushalmi Yoma 7:3 discusses the inscription “Shivtei Yisrael” on the Choshen and connects it with the Torah’s closing designation of Yaakov’s sons as the tribes of Israel.
Type of Learning
Halachic/agadic identification of the wording inscribed on the Choshen.
What Is Learned
The closing description of Jacob’s twelve sons is linked to the inscription identifying the twelve tribes on the breastplate.