KJV ORIGINAL
Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the tribe of Asher: Pagiel, son of Ocran.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse identifies Pagiel as the appointed leader representing the tribe of Asher in Moses' census.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's instructions to Moses for conducting the first census of Israel in the wilderness, about a year after leaving Egypt. Each tribe needed to appoint a leader to help count all the men twenty years old and above who were able to serve in the military. Asher was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's son Asher.
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