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Numbers 26:18 Cross-References
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“These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.”
Numbers 26:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 26:18
Forty thousand and five hundred (אַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת)—Gad's census total shows a dramatic decrease of 5,150 men from the first census (45,650 in Numbers 1:25). This decline likely resulted from plague judgments during the wilderness rebellions, particularly Korah's rebellion (ch. 16) and Baal-Peor's immorality (ch. 25). Only Simeon suffered a larger percentage loss.The phrase according to those that were numbered (le-pheqūdehem) emphasizes precision—this wasn't estimation but exact military registry of males twenty years and older. Despite population decline, Gad still fielded a ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 26:18
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