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Who are the twelve tribes?

The Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of Ephraim are not listed.
Revelation 7:4-8: (4) And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed: (5) of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand [were] sealed; (6) of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand [were] sealed; (7) of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand [were] sealed; (8) of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand [were] sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand [were] sealed.

The twelve sons of Jacob/Israel.
Genesis 49:2-28: (2) Gather and listen, sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel, your father. (3) Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the first of my might. [You should have been] superior in rank and superior in power. ... (5) Simeon and Levi are brothers; stolen instruments are their weapons. ... (8) Judah, [as for] you, your brothers will acknowledge you. Your hand will be at the nape of your enemies, [and] your father's sons will prostrate themselves to you. ... (13) Zebulun will dwell on the coast of the seas; he [will be] at the harbor of the ships, and his boundary will be at Zidon. (14) Issachar is a bony donkey, lying between the boundaries. (16) Dan will avenge his people, like one, the tribes of Israel. ... (19) [As for] Gad, a troop will troop forth from him, and it will troop back in its tracks. (20) From Asher will come rich food, and he will yield regal delicacies. (21) Naphtali is a swift gazelle; [he is one] who utters beautiful words. (22) A charming son is Joseph, a son charming to the eye; [of the] women, [each one] strode along to see him. (27) Benjamin is a wolf, he will prey; in the morning he will devour plunder, and in the evening he will divide the spoil."

Will the grass be harmed in the "end times"?

All the grass on the earth will be burnt.
Revelation 8:7: The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

An army of locusts are instructed not to harm the grass.
Revelation 9:4: They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

*Jewish Scripture from The Complete Jewish Bible with Rashi Commentary
**Christian Scripture from the New King James Version