Numbers, 26
4. From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:
4. From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:
Chapter 26 of the Book of Numbers presents a census of the children of Israel after the death of the generation that had been told in the first census. The verses below relate to topics covered in this chapter:
Genesis 46:8: "And these are the names of the children of Israel, who entered Egypt, Jacob and his children: Rúben, the firstborn of Jacob." This verse mentions the eldest son of Jacob, Rúben, who is also listed as Israel's firstborn in the census of numbers 26.
Exodus 6:15: "And these are the children of Levi, according to his generations: Gérson, Coate and Merari; and the years of Levi's life were one hundred and thirty -seven years." This verse presents Levi's three sons, which were the ancestors of the three levitic families who were told in the 26th census.
Deuteronomy 2:14: "And the time we went from Cades-Barnéia, until we passed the Ribeiro de Zerede, was thirty-eight years; Lord had sworn to them. " This verse mentions the time period from the first count to the second count, which is recorded in numbers 26.
Numbers 1:44: "These are the ones, who Moses and Aaron had the twelve princes of Israel; each was head of his parents' house." This verse relates to the previous census, recorded in numbers 1, which told the children of Israel before leaving for the desert.
Joshua 14:1: "These, therefore, are the ones who were of the children of Israel in the land of Canaan, who Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, son of Num, and the heads of the parents of the tribes of the sons of Israel possession. " This verse mentions the distribution of the land of Canaan between the tribes of Israel after the census recorded in numbers 26.
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