Giving status and naming of Yaakov's children as the 12 tribes provides not just the uniqueness of each tribe but unified them for all eternity.01 B'resheit2:1:28:00.000Vayechiכָּל אֵלֶּה שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר