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10:18 The standard <01714> of the camp <04264> of Reuben <07205> set out <05265> according to their companies <06635>; over <05921> his company <06635> was Elizur <0468> son <01121> of Shedeur <07707>. 10:19 Over <05921> the company <06635> of the tribe <04294> of the Simeonites <08095> <01121> was Shelumiel <08017> son <01121> of Zurishaddai <06701>, 10:20 and over <05921> the company <06635> of the tribe <04294> of the Gadites <01410> <01121> was Eliasaph <0460> son <01121> of Deuel <01845>. 10:21 And the Kohathites <06956> set out <05265>, carrying <05375> the articles for the sanctuary <04720>; the tabernacle <04908> was to be set up <06965> before <05704> they arrived <0935>. 10:22 And the standard <01714> of the camp <04264> of the Ephraimites <0669> <01121> set out <05265> according to their companies <06635>; over <05921> his company <06635> was Elishama <0476> son <01121> of Ammihud <05989>. 10:23 Over <05921> the company <06635> of the tribe <04294> of the Manassehites <04519> <01121> was Gamaliel <01583> son <01121> of Pedahzur <06301>, 10:24 and over <05921> the company <06635> of the tribe <04294> of Benjaminites <01144> was Abidan <027> son <01121> <01121> of Gideoni <01441>. 10:25 The standard <01714> of the camp <04264> of the Danites <01835> <01121> set out <05265>, which was the rear guard <0622> of all <03605> the camps <04264> by their companies <06635>; over <05921> his company <06635> was Ahiezer <0295> son <01121> of Ammishaddai <05996>. 10:26 Over <05921> the company <06635> of the tribe <04294> of the Asherites <0836> <01121> was Pagiel <06295> son <01121> of Ocran <05918>, 10:27 and over <05921> the company <06635> of the tribe <04294> of the Naphtalites <05321> <01121> was Ahira <0299> son <01121> of Enan <05881>. 10:28 These <0428> were the traveling arrangements <04550> of the Israelites <03478> <01121> according to their companies <06635> when they traveled <05265>.

• Num 10:18-28 -- Journey Arrangements for the Tribes

• Exodus

  [ebd] the great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with "a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm" (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about B.C. 1490, and four hundre...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Camon

  [ebd] full of stalks, a place (Judg. 10:5) where Jair was buried. It has usually been supposed to have been a city of Gilead, on the east of Jordan. It is probably, however, the modern Tell-el-Kaimun, on the southern slopes of Car...
  

• NUMBERS, BOOK OF

  [isbe] NUMBERS, BOOK OF - num'-berz: I. TITLE AND CONTENTS 1. Title 2. Contents II. LITERARY STRUCTURE 1. Alleged Grounds of Distribution 2. Objections to Same (1) Hypothesis Unproved (2) Written Record Not Impossible (3) No Book E...
  

• Pagiel

  [isbe] PAGIEL - pa'-gi-el, pa'-ji-el, pa-gi'-el (pagh`i'el, "God's intervention"): Son of Ocran, of the tribe of Asher, among those enrolled by Moses at the numbering of Israel (Nu 1:13; 2:27). When the tabernacle was set up, the h...
  [smith] (God allots) the son of Ocran and chief of the tribe of Asher at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:13; 2:27; 7:72,77; 10:26) (B.C. 1491.)
  [nave] PAGIEL, son of Ocran and leader of the tribe of Asher at time of exodus, Num. 1:13; 2:27; 7:72, 77; 10:26.
  

• Gamaliel

  [isbe] GAMALIEL - ga-ma'-li-el (gamli'el, "reward or recompense of God"; Gamaliel): (1) The son of Pedahzur, and "prince of the children of Manasseh," chosen to aid in taking the census in the Wilderness (Nu 1:10; 2:20; 7:54,59; 10...
  [smith] (recompense of God). Son of Pedahzur; prince or captain of the tribe of Manasseh at the census at Sinai, (Numbers 1:10; 20:20; 7:54,59) and at starting on the march through the wilderness. ch. (Numbers 10:23) (B.C. 1490.) A ...
  [nave] GAMALIEL 1. A celebrated teacher. Speech of, before the Sanhedrin, Acts 5:33-40. Paul's teacher, Acts 22:3. 2. A captain of Manasseh, Num. 1:10; 2:20; 10:23. Offering of, at dedication of tabernacle, Num. 7:54-59.
  

• Elizur

  [isbe] ELIZUR - e-li'-zur ('elitsur; Septuagint Eleiour, Elisour, "My God is a rock"; compare Zuriel "my rock is God" (Nu 3:35)): A chief or prince of the tribe of Reuben (Nu 1:5; 2:10; 7:30,35; 10:18).
  [smith] prince of the tribe and over the host of Reuben. (Numbers 1:5; 2:10; 7:30,35; 10:18)
  [nave] ELIZUR, a chief of Reuben, Num. 1:5; 2:10; 7:30, 35; 10:18.
  

• Shelumiel

  [isbe] SHELUMIEL - she-lu'-mi-el (shelumi'el; both the punctuation and interpretation are in doubt. Massoretic Text punctuates the first element as a passive participle; the use of the participle in compounds is common in Assyrian ...
  [smith] (friend of God), the son of Zurishaddai, and prince of the tribe of Simeon at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:6; 2:12; 7:36,41; 10:19) (B.C. 1431.)
  [nave] SHELUMIEL, son of Zurishaddai, and leader of Simeon in time of Moses, Num. 1:6; 2:12; 7:36, 41; 10:19.
  

• Zurishaddai

  [isbe] ZURISHADDAI - zu-ri-shad'-a-i, zu-ri-shad'-i (tsurishadday, "my rock is Shadday"): Father of Shelumiel the head of the tribe of Simeon (Nu 1:6; 2:12; 7:36,41; 10:19). See GOD, NAMES OF, II, 8; ZURIEL.
  [smith] (my rock is the Almighty), father of Shelumiel, the chief of the tribe of Simeon at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:6; 2:12; 7:36,41; 10:19)
  [nave] ZURISHADDAI, father of Shelumiel, Num. 1:6; 2:12; 7:36, 41; 10:19.
  

• Armies

  [nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...
  

• Eliasaph

  [isbe] ELIASAPH - e-li'-a-saf ('elyacaph, "God has added"): (1) Son of Deuel; prince of the tribe of Gad in the Exodus (Nu 1:14; 2:14; 7:42,47; 10:20). (2) Son of Lael; prince of the Gershonites (Nu 3:24).
  [smith] Head of the tribe of Dan at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai. (Numbers 1:14; 2:14; 7:42,47; 10:20) (B.C. 1490.) A levite, and "chief of the Gershonites" at the same time. (Numbers 3:24)
  [nave] ELIASAPH 1. A chief of the tribe of Dan, Num. 1:14; 2:14; 7:42, 47; 10:20. 2. Son of Lael, Num. 3:24.
  

• Gideoni

  [isbe] GIDEONI - gid-e-o'-ni (gidh`oni): The father of Abidan who was prince of Benjamin, mentioned only in connection with the son (Nu 1:11; 2:22; 7:60,65; 10:24).
  [smith] (a cutting down), a Benjamite, father of Abidan. (Numbers 1:11; 7:60,65; 10:24)
  [nave] GIDEONI, father of Abidan, Num. 1:11; 2:22; 7:60, 65; 10:24.
  

• Ahira

  [isbe] AHIRA - a-hi'-ra ('achira`, "brother of evil," or, "my brother is evil"): A man of Naphtali, contemporary with Moses. He is five times mentioned as the son of Enan. He was the representative of his tribe who assisted Moses i...
  [smith] (brother of evil , i.e. unlucky), Chief of the tribe of Naphtali. (Numbers 1:15; 2:29; 7:78,83; 10:27)
  [nave] AHIRA, captain of the tribe of Naphtali, Num. 1:15; 2:29; 7:78-83; 10:27.
  

• Abidan

  [isbe] ABIDAN - a-bi'-dan ('abhidhan, "father is judge"): Abidan, son of Gideoni, was a "prince" of the children of Benjamin (Nu 2:22; 10:24). He was chosen to represent his tribe at the census in the wilderness of Sinai (Nu 1:11)....
  [smith] (father of the judge), chief of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of the Exodus. (B.C. 1491.) (Numbers 1:11; 2:22; 7:60,65; 10:24)
  [nave] ABIDAN Num. 1:11; 2:22; 7:60, 65; 10:24
  

• Naphtali

  [nave] NAPHTALI 1. Son of Jacob and Bilhah, Gen. 30:7, 8; 35:25. Jacob blesses, Gen. 49:21. Sons of, Gen. 46:24; 1 Chr. 7:13. 2. Tribe of. Census of, Num. 1:42, 43; 26:48-50. Position assigned to, in camp and march, Num. 2:25-3...
  

• Reuel

  [isbe] REUEL - roo'-el (re`u'el, "God is his friend"; the Septuagint Rhagouel): (1) In the genealogical system Reuel is both a son of Esau by Basemath (Gen 36:4,10,13,17; 1 Ch 1:35,37) and the father of the father-in-law of Moses, ...
  [nave] REUEL 1. Son of Esau, Gen. 36:4, 10, 13, 17; 1 Chr. 1:35, 37. 2. Father-in-law of Moses, Ex. 2:18. Called also Jethro and Raguel. See: Jethro. 3. Father of Eliasaph, Num. 2:14. Called Deuel, Num. 1:14; 7:42, 47; 10:20. ...
  

• Dan

  [ebd] a judge. (1.) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel's maid (Gen. 30:6, "God hath judged me", Heb. dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his father was, "Dan shall judge his people" (49:16), probably in ...
  [nave] DAN 1. Fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah, Gen. 30:6; 35:25. Descendants of, Gen. 46:23; Num. 26:42, 43. See: Tribe of, below. Blessed of Jacob, Gen. 49:16, 17. Tribe of Census of, Num. 1:39; 26:42, 43. Inheritance of, accor...
  

• Simeon

  [nave] SIMEON 1. Son of Jacob, Gen. 29:33; 35:23; Ex. 1:1, 2; 1 Chr. 2:1. With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah, Gen. 34; 49:5-7. Jacob's denunciation of, Gen. 34:30; 49:5-7. Goes down into Egypt to buy g...
  

• Ocran

  [smith] (troubled), an Asherite, father of Pagiel. (Numbers 1:13; 2:27; 7:72,77; 10:26) (B.C. before 1658.)
  [nave] OCRAN, an Asherite and the father of Pagiel who numbers Israel, Num. 1:13; 2:27; 10:26.
  

• Shedeur

  [smith] (darter of light), the father of Elizur, chief of the tribe of Reuben at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:5; 2:10; 7:30,35; 10:18) (B.C. 1491.)
  [nave] SHEDEUR, father of Elizur, Num. 1:5; 2:10; 7:30, 35; 10:18.
  

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