The eldest are children of Leah, namely Reuven and a consortium comprised of Shimon, Levi, and Y'hudah:
"If her eldest struggle against each other, they still agree on one thing: Tzion will always be their focus, as one rejects with cursing, the other with denial.
Tzion tries to escape her imprisonment. Her youngest watch, appalled.
Her eldest force her hand. One child, the most powerful—the anti—has controlled her before. He wills to control her now; meanwhile, the other son—the ultra—refuses to speak; because his belief contains denial, he will offer no comfort; because that faith is both strong and stubborn, he refuses to let her move.
Her younger children become restless.
And yet, despite the pain caused by her elder children, she hears her young ones' voices.
Let your future become your song." ~ Dr. Phlip Brodie
