Numbers 1:13

Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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Interpretation

The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in thus increasing the seed of Jacob, that they might be the better trained for the wars and conquest of Canaan, and to ascertain their families in order to the division of the land.

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This thought runs through Numbers 1:13-14.

Numbers 1:13 Numbers 1:14

Glossary

Pagiel Tribe: God allots, a prince of the tribe of Asher ( Num. 1:13 ), in the wilderness.