And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
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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.
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This thought runs through Numbers 26:7-11.
Glossary
- Pallu Person
- Separated, the second son of Reuben ( 1 Chr. 5:3 ); called Phallu, Gen. 46:9 . He was the father of the Phalluites ( Ex. 6:14 ; Num. 26:5 , 8).
- Eliab Tribe
- To whom God is father. (1. ) A Reubenite, son of Pallu ( Num. 16:1 , 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6 ). (2. ) A son of Helon, and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness ( Num. 1:9 ; 2:7 ).