“Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner. “The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: Tribe Leader NumberEphraim Elishama son of Ammihud 40,500Manasseh Gamaliel son of Pedahzur 32,200Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni 35,400
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The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local needs. The area of the camp m…

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward
with the camp of the Levites

The tribes were to encamp around the tabernacle, which was to be in the midst of them. It was a token of God's gracious presence. Yet they were to …
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