Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
When they counted all of them by their families and ancestral houses, there were 2,630 people.
This verse records the final count of Gershonite men who were qualified to serve in the tabernacle work - 2,630 in total.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, God commanded Moses to conduct a census of the Levite clans to organize their responsibilities for maintaining the tabernacle during the Israelites' wilderness journey. This specific verse records the count of the Kohathites, a subgroup of Levites responsible for carrying the most sacred items, such as the ark of the covenant. It reflects the detailed and orderly system God established to ensure proper worship and community structure among the Israelites.
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