Numbers 1:19

As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

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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 1:17-21.

Numbers 1:17 Numbers 1:18 Numbers 1:19 Numbers 1:20 Numbers 1:21

Glossary

Wilderness of Sinai Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Jebel Musa.