Birthdates and Ages of the 12 Sons of Yaacov

There is a Medrash that says that Yosef died the youngest of all the brothers at age 110, and Levi the oldest at age 137. There is not agreement of the various ages of the brothers with a number of opinions. A list follows, of some of the differing opinions as to the birthdates and ages of the brothers at their death. (birth years per Me’am Lo’ez)

Birth DateAge at DeathReuven 2193 14 Kislev128 MT; 125 YS; 124 SOZShimon 219421 Teves RB, MT; 28 Teves SH, YSLevi 2195 16 Nissan137Yehudah 219615 Nissan MT; 15 Sivan YS, SH 119, MT, YS, SH; 129 SHYDan 2196 9 Elul125 YS, SO, SH, SHY, RB, MY; 127 SOZ; 128 MTNaftoli 2198 5 Tishrei132 SFH – 133 MT, YS, RB, MYGad 2198 10 M' Cheshvon125Asher 21994 Shvat MY, RB; 20 Shvat MT, SO; 22 Shvat SH 123 YS, MY, SHY; 126 MT, SOZYissochor 2198 10 M' Av122Zevulun 2200 7 Tishrei124 SOZ; 114 MT, RB, SHY; 110 SO, SHYosef 21991 Tamuz MT, RB; 27 Tamuz SHBinyomin 2208 11 M' Cheshvon109 MT, RB; 111 SOZ; 115 SO, MY

Sources: MT is Medrash Tadshei; YS is Yalkut Shimoni; SO is Seder Olom; SOZ is Seder Olom Zuta; SH is Seder Hadoros; RB is Rabbeinu Bachyei; MY is Medrash Yoshon; SHY is Seder Hayom; SFH is Sefer Hayoshor

2192-2198YEAR MONTHLEAHROCHELZILPAHBILHAHReuven (1)Shimon (2)Levi (3)Yehuda (4)Dan (5)Naftali (6)Gad (7)Asher (8)Yissachar (9)Zevulun (10)Dina (11)Yosef (12)

According to the Ibn Ezra