The leaders (“princes”) of each tribe presented dedication gifts when the altar was anointed. Moses asked each to bring gifts on a different day.
| Day | Leader | Tribe |
| 1 | Nahshon | Judah |
| 2 | Nethaneel | Issachar |
| 3 | Eliab | Zebulun |
| 4 | Elizur | Reuben |
| 5 | Shelumiel | Simeon |
| 6 | Eliasaph | Gad |
| 7 | Elishama | Ephraim |
| 8 | Gamaliel | Manasseh |
| 9 | Abidan | Benjamin |
| 10 | Ahiezer | Dan |
| 11 | Pagiel | Asher |
| 12 | Ahira | Naphtali |