Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
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Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad,
were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 45,650 men. See Gill on Num 1:20.
The enrollment, being taken principally for military purposes (compare Num 1:3, Num 1:20), would naturally be arranged by hundreds, fifties, etc. (cf. 2Ki 1:9, 2Ki 1:11, 2Ki 1:13). In eleven tribes…
We have here the speedy execution of the orders given for the numbering of the people. It was begun the same day that the orders were given, The first day of the second month; compare Num 1:18 with…
The numbers ascertained by the census.
There can be no doubt that the numbers given in chs. 1 3 and 26 are purely artificial. Gray (Numbers, pp. 10 15) shews that (1) they are impossible, (2) when…