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What does Numbers 1:10 mean?
"Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur."
— Numbers 1:10 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.
Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.
Explanation
Numbers 1:10 is part of a long list naming the tribal leaders whom God instructed Moses to appoint for a census of Israel shortly after the Exodus. In plain terms, the verse simply identifies two men — Elishama, son of Ammihud, who represented the tribe of Ephraim, and Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, who represented the tribe of Manasseh. These were the two tribes descended from Joseph,
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