Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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Of the children of Issachar, by their generations,.... See Gill on Num 1:20.
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Numbers 1:29
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num 1:29Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and…
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…
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