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Numbers 26:49 Cross-References
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“Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.”
Numbers 26:49 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 26:49
Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites—the continuation of Naphtali's clans. Jezer (יֵצֶר) shares its root with yetzer (יֵצֶר), the Hebrew term for inclination or impulse (Genesis 6:5's "imagination" of man's heart). God "forms" (יָצַר) humanity and each family with purpose. Shillem (שִׁלֵּם) means "recompense/peace," from the root of shalom.Together, Jezer and Shillem declare theology: God forms people with purpose and brings them to wholeness/peace. The census isn't merely demographics—it's a record of God's creative work forming a nation according t...
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