And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
And his army, along with all those who were counted, numbered seventy-four thousand six hundred men.
This verse records the specific number of fighting men in one of Israel's tribal divisions as they organized their camp in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, which records events during the Israelites' wilderness journey after their exodus from Egypt, God commanded Moses to conduct a census to organize the twelve tribes for marching and camping around the tabernacle. This specific verse details the count of able-bodied men from the tribe of Judah, totaling 74,600, as part of a larger effort to prepare the nation for warfare and mobility in the desert. This organization reflected God's desire for structure and order among His people as they headed toward the Promised Land.
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