Num 2:21-34 - Commentary

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Text -- Numbers 2:21-34 (NET)

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2:21 Those numbered in his division are 32,200. 2:22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. 2:23 Those numbered in his division are 35,400. 2:24 All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third.

The Tribes on the North

2:25 “On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 2:26 Those numbered in his division are 62,700. 2:27 Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran. 2:28 Those numbered in his division are 41,500. 2:29 Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. 2:30 Those numbered in his division are 53,400. 2:31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards.”

Summary

2:32 These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550. 2:33 But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses. 2:34 So the Israelites did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Abidan the son of Gideoni; Moses' officer over the tribe of Benjamin

· Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; Moses' officer over the tribe of Dan,son of Shemaah of Gibeah; chief of Benjamite defecters to David

· Ahira son of Enan; Moses' officer over the tribe of Naphtali

· Ammishaddai father of Ahiezer, Moses' officer over the tribe of Dan

· Asher a tribe of Israel that came from Asher; son of Jacob and Zilpah,the man; son of Jacob and Zilpah,a tribe of Israel or its land

· Benjamin the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

· Dan residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel

· Enan father of Ahira, Moses' officer over the tribe of Naphtali

· Ephraim the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel

· Gideoni father of Abidan Moses' officer over the tribe of Benjamin

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Levites relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

· Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

· Naphtali region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali

· Ochran father of Pagiel, Moses' officer over the tribe of Asher

· Pagiel son of Ochran; Moses' officer over the tribe of Asher