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What does Numbers 7:54 mean?
"On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh"
— Numbers 7:54 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
one male goat for a sin offering;
and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh
gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
Explanation
This verse comes in the middle of a long, deliberately repetitive section of Numbers 7 that records the dedication offerings brought by the twelve tribal leaders of Israel when the tabernacle was set up. Numbers 7:54 simply identifies the next leader in the sequence: Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, the prince (or chief) of the tribe of Manasseh, who presented his tribe's offering on the eighth day of the twelve-day ceremony. The verses that follow (55-59) go on to list exactly what he brought—a silver platter, a silver bowl, a golden dish filled with incense, and various animals for burnt, sin, and peace offerings—mirroring the gifts given by the other tribal leaders on their appointed days.
The book of Numbers was written to record Israel's journey from Sinai toward the Promised Land, and this chapter falls right after the tabernacle has been completed and consecrated (Exodus 40; Numbers 7:1). Moses is the human author, compiling the record of this pivotal moment when Israel's worship center became fully operational. Each of the twelve tribes,
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