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those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.
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A Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentators note that Ephraim's large population, making them more numerous than their brother tribe Manasseh, is a direct fulfillment of Jacob's prophetic blessing in Genesis 48. This detail shows God's faithfulness to His promises over many generations.
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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 Ephraim, [were] forty thousand and five hundred…
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…
