Numbers 2

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Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

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“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

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Every man The Israelites , it appears , encamped in four grand divisions , with the tabernacle in the centre; though at some distance from it. The form of the camp was quadrangular , containing , according to Scheuchzer , a little more than twelve square miles. Under each of the four divisions , three tribes were placed , under one general standard. Between these four great camps and the tabernacle , were pitched four smaller camps of the priests and Levites , who were in immediate attendance upon it; the camp of Moses , and of Aaron and his sons , being on the east side of the tabernacle , where the entrance was. Judah was placed on the east , and under him he had Issachar and Zebulun; on the south was Reuben , and under him Simeon and Gad; on the west was Ephraim , and under him Manasseh and Benjamin; and Dan was on the north , and under him Asher and Naphtali. Every tribe had its particular standard , probably with the name of the tribe embroidered with large letters. It seems highly improbable that the figures of animals should have been painted on them , as the Jewish writers assert; for even in after ages , when Vitellius wished to march through Judea , their great men besought him to march another way , as the law of the land did not permit images . such as were on the Roman standard to be brought into it. Josephus Ant. 1. xviii. c. 5 sec. 3.

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On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

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and his division numbers 74,600.

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The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

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and his division numbers 54,400.

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Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

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and his division numbers 57,400.

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The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

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On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

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and his division numbers 46,500.

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The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

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and his division numbers 59,300.

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Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

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and his division numbers 45,650.

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The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

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In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

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On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

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and his division numbers 40,500.

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The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

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and his division numbers 32,200.

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Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

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and his division numbers 35,400.

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The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

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On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

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and his division numbers 62,700.

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The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

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and his division numbers 41,500.

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Tribes Breadth . in cubits Length . in cubits Totals . sq.cubits

Judah 298-3/5 250 74 ,600

Dan 156-3/4 400 62 ,700

Simeon 182-6/13 325 59 ,300

Zebulun 229-3/4 250 57 ,400

Issachar 217-3/5 250 54 ,400

Naphtali 133-1/2 400 53 ,400

Reuben 143-1/5 325 46 ,500

Gad 140-5/11 325 45 ,650

Asher 103-3/4 400 41 ,500

Ephraim 202-1/2 200 40 ,500

Benjamin 177 200 35 ,400

Manasseh 161 200 32 ,200

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Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

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and his division numbers 53,400.

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The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

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These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

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But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.

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