Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers` houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;
Verse Takeaways
1
More Than a Headcount
Commentators explain that this census of Manasseh, like the others, served multiple crucial purposes. It organized the nation for the upcoming military conquest of Canaan, demonstrated God's faithfulness in multiplying Israel, and established family lines for the future division of the Promised Land.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Numbers
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
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
Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations (See Gill on Numbers 1:20).
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…
