Numbers 1:8

Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

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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 1:7-8.

Numbers 1:7 Numbers 1:8

Glossary

Nethaneel Person: Given of God. (1. ) The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar at the Exodus ( Num. 1:8 ; 2:5 ). (2. ) One of David’s brothers ( 1 Chr. 2:14 ).