Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
The men from the tribe of Zebulun who were counted totaled 57,400.
This verse records that 57,400 fighting-age men were counted from the tribe of Zebulun during Israel's first census in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, God instructed Moses to conduct a census of the Israelite men who were twenty years old and upward and able to serve in the army, as the nation was encamped in the wilderness of Sinai after their exodus from Egypt. This census helped organize the tribes for military purposes and to understand their strength before entering the Promised Land. The tribe of Zebulun's count of 57,400 men reflected God's orderly arrangement of His people for the journey ahead.
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