Quotes About Tribes

These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.

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and his division numbers 57,400.

and his division numbers 46,500.

and his division numbers 45,650.

and his division numbers 35,400.

From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.

“Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans,

As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families,

And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750.

Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families,

And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630.

The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200.

These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORDís command through Moses.

And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.

“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathersí tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”

“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each manís name on his staff,

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaronís staff was among them.

Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”

These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,

These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.