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Numbers 26:57 Cross-References

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And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

Numbers 26:57 (KJV)

Historical Context for Numbers 26:57

People Mentioned

G
Gershonson of Levi (GEN 46:11)
K
Kohathson of Levi (GEN 46:11)
M
Merarison of Levi (GEN 46:11)

Commentary on Numbers 26:57

These are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families—the Levites (לְוִיִּם) receive separate census treatment. While other tribes numbered fighting men 20+, Levites counted all males from one month old (v. 62). Gershon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן, "exile/stranger"), Kohath (קְהָת, "assembly"), and Merari (מְרָרִי, "bitter")—the three divisions—organized tabernacle service.The names carry meaning: exiles who assemble in bitterness? Or strangers who gather despite bitterness? Levites owned no land ("exile"), gathered for worship ("assembly"), and tasted life's bitterness serving a stiff-necked ...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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