🔢WEB · Numbers 2:24

What does Numbers 2:24 mean?

"“All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third."

— Numbers 2:24 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

21

His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

22

“The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23

His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

24

“All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.

25

“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26

His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

27

“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

Explanation

Numbers 2:24 records a specific administrative detail from Israel's wilderness census: the tribal division associated with Ephraim numbered

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