Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
The men from the tribe of Manasseh who were counted numbered 32,200.
This verse records that 32,200 fighting men were counted from the tribe of Manasseh during Israel's first military census in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Numbers, God instructed Moses to conduct a census of the Israelite men aged 20 and older who were able to serve in the army, as the nation prepared for potential battles during their wilderness journey. This took place in the Sinai Desert around 1446 BC, shortly after the Exodus from Egypt, to organize the tribes for their march to the Promised Land and to demonstrate God's sovereign care for His people. The tribe of Manasseh, one of the twelve tribes descended from Jacob, was counted as part of this effort to assign roles and responsibilities based on population.
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