Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
The men from the tribe of Dan who were counted totaled 62,700.
This verse records that 62,700 fighting men were counted from the tribe of Dan during Israel's census in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, which details the Israelites' journey through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt, God commanded Moses to conduct a census of the men aged twenty and older from each tribe who were able to serve in the army. This was done at Mount Sinai in the second year of the Exodus to organize the tribes for military purposes and to prepare for entering the Promised Land. The count for the tribe of Dan, as recorded in this verse, was 62,700, reflecting the population and strength of the tribes at that time.
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