And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
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Interpretation
Moses did not number the people but when God commanded him. We have here the families registered, as well as the tribes.
Read with
This thought runs through Numbers 26:1-4.
Glossary
- Eleazar Person
- God has helped. (1. ) The third son of Aaron ( Ex. 6:23 ). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas ( Ex. 6:25 ). After the death of Nadab and Abihu.
- Jericho Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Jordan Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.