just as the Lord had commanded Moses. So Moses recorded their names in the wilderness of Sinai. This is the number of men twenty years old or older who were able to go to war, as their names were listed in the records of their clans and families: Tribe NumberReuben (Jacob’s oldest son) 46,500Simeon 59,300Gad 45,650Judah 74,600Issachar 54,400Zebulun 57,400Ephraim son of Joseph 40,500Manasseh son of Joseph 32,200Benjamin 35,400Dan 62,700Asher 41,500Naphtali 53,400

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

As the Lord commanded Moses
In this Moses and David differed in numbering the people of Israel; the one did it by an…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

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17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in so increasing the seed of Jacob, so that they might be better trained for the wars and conqu…