Numbers 26:47 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

These are the family groups of Asher's descendants, and when they were counted, there were 53,400 of them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that the tribe of Asher had 53,400 people when Moses conducted a census of Israel.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the second census taken by Moses near the end of Israel's 40-year wilderness journey, just before entering the Promised Land. The tribe of Asher was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's son Asher, whose mother was Zilpah (Leah's servant). This census was necessary to determine how the Promised Land would be divided among the tribes and to organize the military forces.

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