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of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
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Imperfect Records, Faithful God
Commentators point out that this list of tribal leaders is different from others in Chronicles; Gad and Asher are missing, while Dan and Zebulun are included. The scholarly consensus is not that this is an error, but that the Chronicler was faithfully using historical sources that were themselves incomplete. This shows the human element in the Bible's compilation without undermining its divine purpose.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Gad and Asher are omitted from this list of the tribes. Similarly, Dan and Zebulon are omitted from the genealogical survey of the tribes ([Referen…
19th Century
Anglican
Of Dan. —Dan and Zebulun, omitted in the tribal registers of 1 Chronicles 4-7, are both mentioned in the present list. On the othe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:16).
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