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A Different Kind of Census
Commentators explain that while other tribes were counted from age twenty for military service, the Levites were counted from one month old. This was not for war but for a sacred purpose: to serve as substitutes for the firstborn of Israel, who were also claimed by God at one month of age. This specific age requirement ensured a fair and direct exchange.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 3:15
19th Century
Bishop
From a month old and upward ... — The males of the other tribes had been numbered from twenty years old and upward
John Calvin
On Numbers 3:15
16th Century
Theologian
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers. The enumeration of the tribe now follows, beginning with the three sons of L…
John Gill
On Numbers 3:15
17th Century
Pastor
Number the children of Levi
Who were left out of the general muster of the children of Israel, but now were to be nu…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 3:14–39
17th Century
Minister
The Levites were in three classes according to the sons of Levi���Gershon, Kohath, and Merari���and these were subdivided into families. The descen…