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Numbers 2:32-34

Numbers 2:32-34

The chapter concludes with 603,550 numbered fighting men, the Levites excluded as commanded, and Israel obediently camping and marching by tribal stan...

Numbers 2:25-30

Numbers 2:25-30

Dan's standard leads the northern camp, joined by Asher and Naphtali. Their numbered armies form the final division in Israel's ordered encampment and...

Numbers 2:18-24

Numbers 2:18-24

Numbers 2:25-30

North Side Camps

Dan, Asher, and Naphtali form Israel's camp on the north side and march last. Together with the other tribal camps, they surround the tabernacle at th...

Numbers 3:1-4

Aaron and Sons

Aaron and his four sons were consecrated as priests, but Nadab and Abihu died after offering profane fire, leaving Eleazar and Ithamar to minister wit...

Numbers 2:32-34

The Almost Done Census

Israel completes the census and obeys God's directions for camping and marching by tribes. The great number of fighting men displays God's faithfulnes...

Numbers 2:10-16

Numbers 2:10-16

Reuben's camp on the south includes Simeon and Gad. Their numbered armies form the second division to break camp, while the tabernacle and Levites rem...

Numbers 2:18-24

Westside Camps

Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin form the camp on Israel's west side, the third camp to march after the tabernacle. Their precise arrangement presents ...

Numbers 2:10-17

Census continued

Reuben, Simeon, and Gad form the camp on Israel's south side and march second. The Levites carry the tabernacle in the middle of the camps, showing th...

Numbers 2:3-9

Numbers 2:3-9

Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun camp together on the east under Judah's standard. Their combined 186,400 fighting men form the first division to break ca...

Numbers 2:1-2

Numbers 2:1-2

The Lord orders every Israelite to camp under the standard and emblem of his father's house at an appointed distance around the tabernacle, forming on...

Numbers 1:47-54

Numbers 1:47-54

The Levites are excluded from Israel's military census because they must attend, carry, erect, and guard the tabernacle. Their camp around the sanctua...

Numbers 1:47-54

Levites Not Numbered

The Levites are excluded from Israel's military census because God sets them apart to carry, assemble, guard, and attend the tabernacle. Their special...

Numbers 2:1-2

Camps Positioned

God tells the twelve tribes of Israel to camp with their own tribal standards and emblems at a distance around the tabernacle. The ordered camps ident...

Numbers 2:3-9

East Side Camps

Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun camp together east of the tabernacle under Judah's standard. Their large force marches first, displaying God's faithfulne...

Numbers 1:17-46

Numbers 1:17-46

Moses, Aaron, and the twelve tribal leaders register Israel's men age twenty and older who can go to war, totaling 603,550. The census displays a nume...

Numbers 1:1-16

Numbers 1:1-16

At Sinai, the Lord commands Moses to take a census of Israel's men age twenty and older who can go to war, organized by tribe and family under appoint...

Numbers 1:17-46

Army Numbered by Tribe

Moses and Aaron number the men of military age tribe by tribe, recording 603,550 men able to go to war. The vast total shows that God has multiplied A...

Numbers 1:1-16

The first Census

Thirteen months after the exodus, with the tabernacle and priesthood established, God commands Moses and Aaron to take a military census of Israel's m...