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The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
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A Place for Everyone
Commentators explain that the arrangement of the tribes was not a simple line but a detailed, strategic formation. Zebulun was placed on one side of Judah's standard and Issachar on the other. This highlights that God is a God of precise order, and every tribe and its designated leader, like Eliab for Zebulun, had a specific, God-given place in the community.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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