When his family moved to Egypt, Joseph presented five of his brothers before Pharaoh (Ge 47:2). This information naturally leads to speculations about which five brothers Joseph chose, and what criteria he might have used to choose them.
One tradition proposes that the five were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Benjamin, and Issachar, sons of Leah and Rachel who may have been at or near the top of the family pecking order.
Another tradition proposes that Joseph does not want Pharaoh to recruit his brothers for his army, so he picks the five weakest, identified as Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, and Zebulun.
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