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2:22 Next will be the tribe <04294> of Benjamin <01144>. The leader <05387> of the people of Benjamin <01144> is Abidan <027> son <01121> <01121> of Gideoni <01441>. 2:23 Those numbered <06485> in his division <06635> are 35,400 <03967> <0702> <0505> <07970> <02568>. 2:24 All <03605> those numbered <06485> of the camp <04264> of Ephraim <0669>, according to their divisions <06635>, are 108,100 <03967> <0505> <08083> <0505> <03967>. They will travel <05265> third <07992>. 2:25 “On the north <06828> will be the divisions <06635> of the camp <04264> of Dan <01835>, under their standards <01714>. The leader <05387> of the people <01121> of Dan <01835> is Ahiezer <0295> son <01121> of Ammishaddai <05996>. 2:26 Those numbered <06485> in his division <06635> are 62,700 <03967> <07651> <0505> <08346> <08147>. 2:27 Those who will be camping <02583> next to <05921> them are the tribe <04294> of Asher <0836>. The leader <05387> of the people <01121> of Asher <0836> is Pagiel <06295> son <01121> of Ocran <05918>. 2:28 Those numbered <06485> in his division <06635> are 41,500 <03967> <02568> <0505> <0705> <0259>. 2:29 Next will be the tribe <04294> of Naphtali <05321>. The leader <05387> of the people <01121> of Naphtali <05321> is Ahira <0299> son <01121> of Enan <05881>. 2:30 Those numbered <06485> in his division <06635> are 53,400 <03967> <0702> <0505> <02572> <07969>. 2:31 All <03605> those numbered <06485> of the camp <04264> of Dan <01835> are 157,600 <03967> <08337> <0505> <02572> <07651> <0505> <03967>. They will travel <05265> last <0314>, under their standards <01714>.” 2:32 These <0428> are the Israelites <03478> <01121>, numbered <06485> according to their families <01> <01004>. All <03605> those numbered <06485> in the camps <04264>, by their divisions <06635>, are 603,550 <02572> <03967> <02568> <0505> <07969> <0505> <03967> <08337>. 2:33 But the Levites <03881> were not <03808> numbered <06485> among <08432> the other Israelites <03478> <01121>, as <0834> the Lord <03069> commanded <06680> Moses <04872>. 2:34 So <06213> the Israelites <03478> did <06213> according to all <03605> that <0834> the Lord <03068> commanded <06680> Moses <04872>; that is the way <03651> they camped <02583> under their standards <01714>, and that is the way <03651> they traveled <05265>, each <0376> with his clan <04940> and family <01004>.

• Num 2:25-31 -- The Tribes on the North
• Num 2:32-34 -- Summary

• Naphtali

  [isbe] NAPHTALI - naf'-ta-li (naphtali; Nephthaleim): I. THE PATRIARCH 1. Name 2. Circumstances of His Birth 3. Historical and Traditional Details II. TRIBE OF NAPHTALI 1. Its Relative Position 2. Its Location in Palestine 3. Physi...
  [smith] (wrestling), the fifth son of Jacob; the second child name to him by Bilhah, Rachel?s slave. His birth and the bestowal of his name are recorded in (Genesis 30:8) When the census was taken at Mount Sinai the tribe of 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...
  

• Soldiers

  [nave] SOLDIERS Military enrollment of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai, Num. 1; 2; in the plains of Moab, Num. 26. Levies of, in the ratio of one man to ten subject to duty, Judg. 20:10. Dressed in scarlet, Nah. 2:3. Cowards e...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Captain

  [nave] CAPTAIN Commander-in-chief of an army, Deut. 20:9; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 14:50; 1 Kin. 2:35; 16:16; 1 Chr. 27:34. Of the tribes, Num. 2. Of thousands, Num. 31:48; 1 Sam. 17:18; 1 Chr. 28:1. Of hundreds, 2 Kin. 11:15. See: Ce...
  

• Encamp

  [ebd] An encampment was the resting-place for a longer or shorter period of an army or company of travellers (Ex. 13:20; 14:19; Josh. 10:5; 11:5). The manner in which the Israelites encamped during their march through the wilderne...
  

• ASTRONOMY, II

  [isbe] ASTRONOMY, II - II. The Constellations. The principal achievement of the science of astronomy in the centuries during which the books of the Old Testament were written was the arrangement and naming of the constellations, an...
  

• Tabernacle

  [nave] TABERNACLE One existed before Moses received the pattern authorized on Mount Sinai, Ex. 33:7-11. The one instituted by Moses was called Sanctuary, Ex. 25:8; Tabernacle, Ex. 27:21; 33:7; 2 Chr. 5:5; of Testimony, Ex. 38:21; ...
  

• Camp

  [nave] CAMP, of the Israelites about the tabernacle, Num. 2; 3. See: Itinerary.
  

• 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...
  

• Naphtali, Tribe of

  [ebd] On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words" (Gen. 49:21). It was intended thus to set forth under poetic imagery the future character and history of the tri...
  

• Ahiezer

  [ebd] brother of help; i.e., "helpful." (1.) The chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:12; 2:25; 10:25). (2.) The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired to David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3).
  [isbe] AHIEZER - a-hi-e'-zer ('achi`ezer, "brother is help"): (1) A son of Ammishaddai, a Danite prince, who acted as representative of his tribe on several occasions. (See Nu 1:12; 2:25; 7:66,71; 10:25.) (2) One of the mighty men ...
  [smith] (brother of help). Son of Ammishaddai, hereditary chieftain of the tribe of Dan. (Numbers 1:12; 2:25; 7:66) (B.C. 1490). The Benjamite chief of a body of archers in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. 1050.)
  [nave] AHIEZER 1. Captain of the tribe of Dan, Num. 1:12; 2:25, 26. Contributes to the tabernacle, Num. 7:66-71. 2. One of David's valiant men, 1 Chr. 12:3.
  

• Ahira

  [ebd] brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus (Num. 1:15; 2:29).
  [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

  [ebd] father of judgment; judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus (Num. 1:11; 2:22).
  [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
  

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• Ephraim, The tribe of

  [ebd] took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the founder of only one tribe....
  

• ARMY

  [ebd] The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, "harnessed;" marg., "five in a rank"). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the army was divided into thous...
  [isbe] ARMY - ar'-mi (chayil, "army," tsabha', "host," ma`arakhah, "army in battle array" gedhudh, "troop"): 1. The First Campaign of History 2. In the Wilderness 3. The Times after the Conquest 4. In the Early Monarchy 5. From the...
  [smith] I. JEWISH ARMY.--Every man above 20 years of age was a soldier, (Numbers 1:3) each tribe formed a regiment, with its own banner and its own leader (Numbers 2:2; 10:14) their positions in the camp or on the march were accurate...
  

• Asher

  [ebd] happy, Jacob's eigth son; his mother was Zilpah, Leah's handmaid (Gen. 30:13). Of the tribe founded by him nothing is recorded beyond its holding a place in the list of the tribes (35:26; 46:17; Ex. 1:4, etc.) It increased i...
  [nave] ASHER 1. Son of Jacob, by Zilpah, Gen. 30:13; 35:26; 49:20; Ex. 1:4; 1 Chr. 2:2. Descendants of, Gen. 46:17; Num. 26:44-47. 2. Tribe of: Census of, by families, Num. 1:40, 41; 26:44-47; 1 Chr. 7:40; 12:36. Station of, in ...
  

• 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.
  

• The Numbering of the Israelites

  

• How Many of the Children of Israel Entered Canaan?
  The number of adults over twenty years of age who left Egypt is stated in Exodus 12:37, at about six hundred thousand. Allowing the normal proportion of children to such a host we may infer that the total number was probably ...

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