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The Book of Numbers,
Chapters 1 and 2
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Book of Numbers (BeMidbar), Chapter 1
1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in
the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second
month of the second year after the Israelites came out
of Egypt. He said: 2 “Take a census of the whole
Israelite community by their clans and families, listing
every man by name, one by one. 3 ”You and Aaron are to count according to their
divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old
or more and able to serve in the army. 4 One man from
each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to
help you.” Book of Numbers, Chapter 1
17 Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been
specified, 18 and they called the whole community together on the first
day of the second month. The people registered their ancestry by their
clans and families, and the men twenty years old or more were listed
by name, one by one, 19 as the Lord commanded Moses. And so he
counted them in the Desert of Sinai:
20 From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: all the
men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were
listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and
families. 21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
22 From the descendants of Simeon: all the men twenty years old or
more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by
name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and
families. 23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.
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Census Numbers
Book of Numbers, Chapter 1
44 These were the men counted by Moses and
Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one
representing his family. 45 All the Israelites twenty
years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s
army were counted according to their
families. 46 The total number was 603,550.
Reuben: 46,500
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400
Total: 603,500 able men
—> 2-2.5 million people 30
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Census Numbers
Reuben: 46,500
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400
Deuteronomy 7:1
"...the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and
Jebusites, seven nations larger and
stronger than you.."
Total: 603,500 able men
Census Numbers
Reuben: 46,500
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400
Deuteronomy 7:1
"...the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and
Jebusites, seven nations larger and
stronger than you.."
Exodus 23:28-30
”I will send the hornet ahead of you to
drive the Hivites, Canaanites and
Hittites out of your way. Total: 603,500 able men
—> 2-2.5 million people “But I will not drive them out in a single
year, because the land would become
desolate and the wild animals too
numerous for you. Little by little I will
drive them out before you, until you have
increased enough to take possession of
the land.”
—> 2-2.5 million people 31-2
31-3
Census Numbers
Census Numbers
Total: 603,500 able men
Reuben: 46 clans and 500
Simon: 59 clans and 300
Gad: 45 clans and 650
Judah: 74 clans and 600
Issachar: 54 clans and 400
Zebulun: 57 clans and 400
Ephraim: 40 clans and 500
Manasseh: 32 clans and 200
Benjamin: 35 clans and 400
Dan: 62 clans 700
Asher: 41 clans and 500
Naphtali: 53 clans and 400
Reuben: 46,500
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400
Reuben: 46,500
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400
Total: 603,500 able men
—> 2-2.5 million people —> 2-2.5 million people 32-1
Total: 18,000-100,000 able men
—> 72,000-400,000 people
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Book of Exodus, Chapter 30:12-13
The Lord said to Moses, “When you take the census of the
people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to
the Lord when you number them… Each one who is
numbered in the census shall give this: half a
shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel
is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord. Book of Numbers (BeMidbar), Chapter 1
Book of Numbers (BeMidbar), Chapter 1
3 ”You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all
the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able
to serve in the army.”
3 ”You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all
the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able
to serve in the army.”
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Book of Exodus, Chapter 30:12-13
The Lord said to Moses, “When you take the census of the
people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to
the Lord when you number them… Each one who is
numbered in the census shall give this: half a
shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel
is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord. Book of Exodus, Chapter 34:11
11 ”Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before
you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites
and Jebusites.”
Book of Numbers (BeMidbar), Chapter 1
3 ”You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all
the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able
to serve in the army.”
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The Book of Numbers, Chapter 2
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “The Israelites are to camp
around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them
under their standard and holding the banners of their family.
On the EAST, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah
are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of
Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab. His division numbers 74,600.
The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the
people of Issachar is Nethanel, son of Zuar. His division numbers
54,400.
The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun
is Eliab, son of Helon. His division numbers 57,400.
All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their
divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
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The Book of Numbers, Chapter 2
The Book of Numbers, Chapter 2
On the SOUTH will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under
their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur, son of
Shedeur. His division numbers 46,500.
Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out
in the MIDDLE of the camps. They will set out in the same order
as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the
people of Simeon is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai. His division
numbers 59,300.
The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is
Eliasaph, son of Deuel. His division numbers 45,650.
All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their
divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
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The Book of Numbers, Chapter 2
The Book of Numbers, Chapter 2
On the WEST will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under
their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama
son of Ammihud. His division numbers 40,500.
On the NORTH will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under
their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of
Ammishaddai. His division numbers 62,700.
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the
people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. His division
numbers 32,200.
The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the
people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran. His division numbers
41,500.
The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of
Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. His division numbers 35,400.
The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of
Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. His division numbers 53,400.
All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their
divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.
All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They
will set out last, under their standards..
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The Book of Numbers, Chapter 2
These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the
men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550. The
Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
The Book of Numbers, Chapter 2
Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out
in the MIDDLE of the camps. They will set out in the same order
as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that
is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the
way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.
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form follows IDENTITY
Israel is…
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form follows IDENTITY
form follows IDENTITY
Israel is…
Israel is…
a kingdom
a kingdom
under its
under its
king
king
commander
under its
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an army
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form follows IDENTITY
Israel is…
a kingdom
an army
under its
under its
king
commander
a family with its patriarch
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Census Ordering
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 Levi: NONE
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Census Ordering
Camp Ordering
East
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 46,000
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
South
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Reuben:46,000
Simeon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Middle
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Tabernacle
Levi: 22,000
West
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
North
Levi: NONE
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Census Ordering
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Camp Ordering
East
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 46,000
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
South
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Reuben:46,000
Simeon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Middle
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Tabernacle
Levi: 22,000
West
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
North
Levi: NONE
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Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Census Ordering
Camp Ordering
East
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 46,000
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
South
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Reuben:46,000
Simeon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Middle
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Tabernacle
Levi: 22,000
West
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
North
Levi: NONE
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Census Ordering
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Camp Ordering
East
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 46,000
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
South
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Reuben:46,000
Simeon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Middle
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Tabernacle
Levi: 22,000
West
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
North
Levi: NONE
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Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Census Ordering
Camp Ordering
Leviticus 1:47-51
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
The ancestral
of the Levites, however,
Gad: tribe
45,650
was not counted along with the others.
The Lord had said to Moses: “You must
74,600
not countJudah:
the tribe
of Levi or include them
in the Issachar:
census of54,400
the other Israelites.” Zebulun: 57,400
East
Judah: 46,000
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
South
Reuben:46,000
Simeon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Middle
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Tabernacle
Levi: 22,000
West
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
North
Levi: NONE
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Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Census Ordering
Camp Ordering
Leviticus 1:47-51
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
The ancestral
of the Levites, however,
Gad: tribe
45,650
was not counted along with the others.
The Lord had said to Moses: “You must
74,600
not countJudah:
the tribe
of Levi or include them
in the Issachar:
census of54,400
the other Israelites.” Zebulun:
57,400
“Instead,
appoint
the Levites to be in
charge of the tabernacle of the covenant
law—over all its furnishings and everything
Ephraim: 40,500
belonging to it. They are to carry the
Manasseh: 32,200
tabernacle
and all 35,400
its furnishings; they are
Benjamin:
to take care of it and encamp around
it. Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the
Levites are
to 62,700
take it down, and whenever
Dan:
the tabernacle
to be set up, the Levites
Asher: is
41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 shall do it. Anyone
else who approaches it
is to be put to death.” East
Judah: 46,000
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
South
Reuben:46,000
Simeon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Middle
Tabernacle
Levi: 22,000
West
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
North
Levi: NONE
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Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Leviticus 1:52-53
“The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions,
each of them in their own camp under their standard.” 49-1
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Leviticus 1:52-53
Leviticus 1:52-53
“The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions,
each of them in their own camp under their standard.” “The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions,
each of them in their own camp under their standard.” “The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the
covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The
Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.”
“The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the
covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The
Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.”
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Census Ordering
Reuben: 46,00
Simon: 59,300
Gad: 45,650
Judah: 74,600
Issachar: 54,400
Zebulun: 57,400
Ephraim: 40,500
Manasseh: 32,200
Benjamin: 35,400
Dan: 62,700
Asher: 41,500
Naphtali: 53,400 Genesis 34:25-29
On the third day, when they were sore,
two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and
Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their
swords and came against the city while
it felt secure and killed all the males.
They killed Hamor and his son
Shechem with the sword and took
Dinah out of Shechem's house and
went away. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain
and plundered the city, because they
had defiled their sister. They took their
flocks and their herds, their donkeys,
and whatever was in the city and in the
field. All their wealth, all their little ones
and their wives, all that was in the
houses, they captured and plundered.
form follows IDENTITY
Israel is…
a kingdom
an army
under its
under its
king
commander
a family with its patriarch
Levi: NONE
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form follows IDENTITY
form follows IDENTITY
Israel is…
the beloved living alongside their God
a kingdom
an army
under its
under its
king
commander
a family with its patriarch
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form follows IDENTITY
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form follows IDENTITY
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form follows IDENTITY
form follows IDENTITY
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form follows IDENTITY
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form follows IDENTITY
We are…
the beloved living alongside their God
a kingdom
an army
under its
under its
king
commander
a family with its patriarch
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