Numbers, 2
32. This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
32. This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
Numbers 2 details the organization of the Israeli camp in the desert. Each tribe is attributed to a specific position around the meeting tent, with Judah, Issachar and Zebulom camping in the east, Rúben, Simeon and Gade in the South, Efraim, Manasseh and Benjamin in the West, and Dã, Aser and Naphtali in the North. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Exodus 40:2: "On the first day of the first month, you must lift the meeting tent." This verse relates to numbers 2:2, which specifies that the camp must be organized around the meeting tent.
Numbers 2:10: "The tribe of Ruben, with its military units, will be the second to march. The leader of Rúben will be Elisur, son of thirst." This verse relates to numbers 2 in general, which describes the march order of the desert Israel tribes.
Numbers 2:18: "On the west side will be the divisions of the Ephraim tribe with its military units. Ephraim's leader will be Elisama, son of often." This verse relates to numbers 2 in general, which describes the camping position of each Israel tribe in the desert.
Joshua 3:3-4: "When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord, your God, and the Levites priests carrying it, you must leave the place where they are and follow it. But keep a distance of about two A thousand cubits between you and the ark; do not approach it. " This verse relates to numbers 2:17, which specifies that the Levi tribe must camp around the meeting tent and transport the covenant ark during the gears.
Joshua 4:4-5: "Then Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the Israelites, one of each tribe, and said unto them, They pass the ark of the Lord, his God, to the midst of Jordan. You raise a stone on your shoulder according to the number of the Israelites tribes. " This verse relates to numbers 2:2, which specifies that the camp must be organized around the meeting tent, which is symbolized by the ark of the covenant.
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