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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 2
Order and leaders of tribes and armies of Israel in their tents are set
forth.
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1 AND the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by
his own standard, with the ensign of their afather's house:
bfar off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall
they pitch.
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1a
Lev. 10:1 (1-2)
2a
Heb. 9:12 (7, 12, 24-25);
Heb. 10:19 (19-22)
b
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c
Ex. 25:22;
Ex. 29:42 (42-43);
Ex. 40:34 (34-35);
D&C 97:16 (15-17);
D&C 109:5 (5, 12-13);
Abr. 2:19 (19-20)
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Upon the East, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun
The Camp of Judah consisted of the last three born sons of Leah, Judah
the fourth born to Leah and fourth born over all, Issachar the fifth born to
Leah and the 9th born over all and Zebulun the sixth born of Leah and the
10th born over all. In
this camp there was no question as to which Son of Leah was the senior son.
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JUDAH
- Nahshon the son of Amminadab Is Judah's
Captain -
(74,600 Men)
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3 And on the east side toward the rising of the
suna shall they of the standard of
the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of
Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were threescore and fourteen thousand and six
hundreda.
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4a threescore and fourteen thousand and
six hundred Judah's 74,600 men of war seem to represent the
concept that the tribe of Judah was the most fruitful of the tribes of
Israel. Even when both sons of Joseph are totaled together, there seems to
be an almost even representation giving Judah, the fourth born son some
headstart over the 11th born Joseph as the sons of Joseph total together
some 72,700 men of war, a mere diference of 1,900 men. It was Joseph who gave
his second son the name of Ephraim, meaning fruitfull and it was Joseph who
received the blessing of the fruitful bough whose branches run over the wall,
meaning the ocean to the Western Hemisphere.
But Mulek, the royal son of King Zedekiah also made it to America. Now was
Mulek a part of the 'fruitful bough of Judah' also running over the wall? Or
was Mulek to be counted as the legal and rightful seed of Ephraim and Joseph
as per the consideration of Obed being the son of the Ephrathite, Ephraimite,
House of Mahlon and Elimelech? (See Messiah ben
David ~ Messiah ben Joseph)
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1a
Lev. 10:1 (1-2)
2a
Heb. 9:12 (7, 12, 24-25);
Heb. 10:19 (19-22)
b
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c
Ex. 25:22;
Ex. 29:42 (42-43);
Ex. 40:34 (34-35);
D&C 97:16 (15-17);
D&C 109:5 (5, 12-13);
Abr. 2:19 (19-20)
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ISSACHAR
- Nethaneel the son of Zuar Is Issachar's
Captain -
(54,400 Men)
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5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be
the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,
were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
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1a
Lev. 10:1 (1-2)
2a
Heb. 9:12 (7, 12, 24-25);
Heb. 10:19 (19-22)
b
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c
Ex. 25:22;
Ex. 29:42 (42-43);
Ex. 40:34 (34-35);
D&C 97:16 (15-17);
D&C 109:5 (5, 12-13);
Abr. 2:19 (19-20)
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ZEBULUN
- Eliab the son of Helon Is Zebulun's
Captain -
(57,400 Men)
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7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of
Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,
were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
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1a
Lev. 10:1 (1-2)
2a
Heb. 9:12 (7, 12, 24-25);
Heb. 10:19 (19-22)
b
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c
Ex. 25:22;
Ex. 29:42 (42-43);
Ex. 40:34 (34-35);
D&C 97:16 (15-17);
D&C 109:5 (5, 12-13);
Abr. 2:19 (19-20)
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Numbered on the East 'Camp of Judah' - 186,400 Men
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9 All that were numbered in the camp of
aJudah were an hundred thousand and fourscore
thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These
shall first set forth.
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Upon the South, Reuben, Simeon and Gad
In the camp of Reuben, Reuben being the first born of Leah and overall,
would be the natural leader of this camp. Simeon was second born to Leah and
second born overall. Gad was Leah's son by Zilpah, Zilpah's first born, but
Gad was the 7th born overall.
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REUBEN
- Elizur the son of Shedeur Is Reuben's
Captain -
(46,500 Men)
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10 ¶ On the south side shall be the standard
of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the
children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 And his host, and those that were numbered
thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
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SIMEON
- Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai Is
Simeon's Captain -
(59,300 Men)
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12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe
of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
13 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
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GAD
- Eliasaph the son of Reuel Is Gad's
Captain -
(45,650 Men)
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14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons
of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of aReuel.
15 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
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Numbered on the South 'Camp of Reuben' - 151,450 Men
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16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben
were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred
and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
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In the Midst of the Camp the Levites
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17 ¶ Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall
set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they
encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their
standards.
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Upon the West, Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin
Of interest Joseph had no land or camp directed under him but under
his two sons Ephraim and Manasseh. Joseph was the firstborn son of Rachel,
Jacob's wife of choice. Joseph was the heir of the covenant blessings by
whom those blessing were preserved (D&C 27:10). Manasseh was Joseph's first
born son, but Ephraim received the blessings of the Covenant of the Firstborn
and was thus the recognized lead of the camp of Rachel, and in fact the
whole of Israel as Israel was the name given on down to Ephraim. Benjamin,
Joseph's brother, was the second born of Rachel, and the 12 born of the sons
of Jacob overall. But Benjamin was under the leadership of Ephraim, the
anointed Firstborn of Israel and of the Lord (See Genesis 48 (JST) and
Jeremiah 31:9).
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EPHRAIM
- Elishama the son of Ammihud Is Epharim's
Captain -
(40,500 Men)
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18 ¶ On the west side shall be the standard of
the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of
Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
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MANASSEH
- Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur Is
Manasseh's Captain -
(32,200 Men)
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20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and
the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur.
21 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
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BENJAMIN
- Abidan the son of Gideoni Is Benjamin's
Captain -
(35,400 Men)
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22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the
sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
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Numbered on the West 'Camp of Ephraim' - 108,100 Men
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24 All that were numbered of the camp of
aEphraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand
and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the
third rank.
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Upon the North, Dan, Asher and Naphtali
Dan was the fifth born of the sons of Jacob by Bilhah unto Rachel. Dan
was Bilhah's first born son. Asher was the 8th born son over all, the
second born of Zilpah unto Leah, but is here grouped in with the sons of
Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid and in the camp of Dan. Naphtali was Bilhah's
second born son and the 6th born unto Jacob over all. Dan is placed as this
camps leader making up a second 'camp' unto Rachel is one considered this
to be the ordering of the arrangement.
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DAN
- Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai Is Dan's
Captain -
(62,700 Men)
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25 ¶ The standard of the camp of
aDan shall be on the north side by their armies: and
the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai.
26 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
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ASHER
- Pagiel the son of Ocran Is Asher's
Captain -
(41,500 Men)
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27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe
of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the
son of Ocran.
28 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
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NAPHTALI
- Ahira the son of Enan Is Naphtali's
Captain -
(53,400 Men)
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29 ¶ Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of
the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
30 And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
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Numbered on the North 'Camp of Dan' - 157,600 Men
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31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan
were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred.
They shall go hindmost with their standards.
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Numbered of All Israel - 603,550 Men
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32 ¶ These are those which were numbered of
the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were
numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand
and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
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33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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34 And the children of Israel did according to all
that the LORD commanded Moses: so they apitched by their
bstandards, and so they set forward, every one after their
families, according to the house of their fathers.
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