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Numbers 1:2

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Take ye the sum: This numbering was probably intended to illustrate the Divine faithfulness in thus increasing the seed of Abraham; to prepare them to preserve due order in their march; and to distinguish the tribes and families. Numbers 26:2-4, Numbers 26:63-64; Exodus 30:12, Exodus 38:26; 2 Samuel 24:1-3; 1 Chronicles 21:1-2, 1 Chronicles 27:23-24

the children: Genesis 49:1-3; Exodus 1:1-5

after: Numbers 1:18, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:26-54; Exodus 6:14-19

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