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Numbers 26:27 Cross-References
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“These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.”
Numbers 26:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 26:27
Threescore thousand and five hundred (60,500)—Zebulun's census reveals an increase of 3,100 men from the first census (57,400 in Numbers 1:31), placing them as the sixth-largest tribe. This 5.4% growth demonstrates covenant blessing despite the wilderness rebellions that decimated other tribes. The round number (60,500) may reflect the precision of military organization—each clan subdivided into hundreds and fifties (Exodus 18:21).Zebulun's moderate size suited their strategic role bridging Galilee's interior and coast. Unlike dominant tribes (Judah, Dan, or Ephraim), Zebulun never pursued pol...
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Cross-References for Numbers 26:27
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“Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.”
“their generations”