1 sn The Zebulunites showed a slight increase from 57,400 to 60,500.
1 sn Even though the chapter seems wearisome and repetitious to the modern reader, it is a significant document. A. Rainey shows how it matches the exact ledgers of ancient sanctuaries (see ZPEB 5:202). The recording would have been done by the priestly scribes. Of the many points that can be observed here, it should not be missed that each tribe, regardless of its size or relative importance, was on equal footing before the
1 sn The Issacharites increased from 54,400 to 64,300.
1 sn The Danites increased from 62,700 to 64,400.