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The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
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God's Detailed Accounting
Commentators observe the meticulous detail in this census, where each family is named. John Gill even points out slight variations in names from earlier records in Genesis. This isn't just administrative trivia; it shows that God knows His people intimately, not just as a large group, but family by family.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The children of Gad, after their families tribe was numbered next to Simeon because it lay encamped with that…
Presbyterian
Moses did not number the people except when God commanded him. Here, the families are registered, as well as the tribes. The total was nearly the s…
