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those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
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More Than Just a Number
Commentators explain that this census was not merely a headcount. It served several key purposes: to demonstrate God's faithfulness in multiplying Israel as promised, to organize the people for the upcoming conquest of Canaan, and to establish tribal numbers for the future division of the land.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The enrollment, being taken primarily for military purposes (compare Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20), would naturally be arranged by hundreds…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Reuben, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred . 46,500 …
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…
