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Numbers 26:1¹After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 25:9

Numbers 26:2²“Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans, everyone who can serve in the army of Israel.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 38:25-26 Num 1:2-3 Exod 30:11-16

Numbers 26:3³So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the rift valley plains of Moab, along the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 22:1 Num 33:48 Num 26:63 Num 35:1 Deut 34:1 Deut 34:6 Deut 34:8 Deut 4:46-49 Num 31:12

Numbers 26:4⁴“Number the people from twenty years old and upward, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:1 1 Chr 21:1

Numbers 26:5⁵Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 5:3 1 Chr 5:1 Exod 6:14 Gen 46:8-9 Gen 29:32 Gen 49:2-3

Numbers 26:6⁶from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:7⁷These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:9 Num 1:21 Num 2:11 Num 26:1 Num 26:21

Numbers 26:8⁸Pallu’s descendant was Eliab.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:9⁹Eliab’s descendants were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram who as leaders of the community rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:16 Num 16:1-35 Jude 1:11 Ps 106:17

Numbers 26:10¹⁰The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 16:38 2 Pet 2:6 Num 16:31-35 1 Cor 10:6-10 1 Sam 2:34 Ezek 14:8 Jer 29:22 Jude 1:7 Num 16:2 Ps 106:17-18

Numbers 26:11¹¹But the descendants of Korah did not die.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 6:24 Ps 42:1 1 Chr 6:22-28 Deut 24:16 Num 16:33 Num 16:5 Ps 44:1 Ps 45:1 Ps 46:1 Ps 47:1

Numbers 26:12¹²The Simeonites by their families: from Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; from Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 4:24 Exod 6:15 Gen 46:10 1 Kgs 7:21

Numbers 26:13¹³from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:10

Numbers 26:14¹⁴These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:22-23 Num 2:12-13

Numbers 26:15¹⁵The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:16 Num 2:14

Numbers 26:16¹⁶from Ozni, the family of the Oznites; from Eri, the family of the Erites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:16

Numbers 26:17¹⁷from Arod, the family of the Arodites; and from Areli, the family of the Arelites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:16

Numbers 26:18¹⁸These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:24-25 Num 2:14-15

Numbers 26:19¹⁹The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:12 1 Chr 2:3-8 Gen 38:1-10

Numbers 26:20²⁰And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:12 Neh 11:24 1 Chr 2:3-8 1 Chr 4:21 Gen 38:11 Gen 38:14 Gen 38:26-30 Gen 38:5 Luke 3:33 Matt 1:3

Numbers 26:21²¹And the Perezites were: from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:22²²These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 5:2 Gen 49:8 Heb 7:14 Num 1:26-27 Num 2:3-4 Ps 115:14

Numbers 26:23²³The Issacharites by their families: from Tola, the family of the Tolaites; from Puah, the family of the Puites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 7:1 Gen 46:13 Gen 30:17-18 Num 2:5

Numbers 26:24²⁴from Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; and from Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:13

Numbers 26:25²⁵These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:28-29 Num 2:5-6

Numbers 26:26²⁶The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:14 Gen 30:19-20

Numbers 26:27²⁷These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:30-31 Num 2:7-8

Numbers 26:28²⁸The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:20 Gen 41:51-52 Gen 48:13-20 Gen 48:5

Numbers 26:29²⁹The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 17:1 1 Chr 7:14-19 Num 36:1 Deut 3:15 Gen 48:14 Judg 5:14 Num 32:39-40

Numbers 26:30³⁰These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Judg 6:11 Josh 17:2 Judg 6:24 Judg 6:34 Judg 8:2

Numbers 26:31³¹from Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:32³²from Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:33³³Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 27:1 Num 36:10-12

Numbers 26:34³⁴These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:34-35 Num 2:20-21

Numbers 26:35³⁵These are the Ephraimites by their families: from Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Beker, the family of the Bekerites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 7:20-21

Numbers 26:36³⁶Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:37³⁷These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:32-33 Num 2:18-19

Numbers 26:38³⁸The Benjaminites by their families: from Bela, the family of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 8:1 1 Chr 7:6-12 Gen 46:2 Gen 46:21

Numbers 26:39³⁹from Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:21

Numbers 26:40⁴⁰The descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman. From Ard, the family of the Ardites; from Naaman, the family of the Naamanites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 8:3

Numbers 26:41⁴¹These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:21 Num 1:36-37 Num 2:22-23

Numbers 26:42⁴²These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:23

Numbers 26:43⁴³All the families of the Shuhamites according to those numbered of them were 64,400.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:38-39 Num 2:25-26

Numbers 26:44⁴⁴The Asherites by their families: from Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; from Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the family of the Beriahites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 7:30 Gen 46:17

Numbers 26:45⁴⁵From the Beriahites: from Heber, the family of the Heberites; from Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:46⁴⁶Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:17

Numbers 26:47⁴⁷These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:40-41 Num 2:27-28

Numbers 26:48⁴⁸The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites;Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 7:13 Gen 46:24

Numbers 26:49⁴⁹from Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; from Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 7:13

Numbers 26:50⁵⁰These were the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those numbered of them were 45,400.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:42-43 Num 2:29-30

Numbers 26:51⁵¹These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 1:46 Exod 12:37 Exod 38:26 Job 12:14 Job 12:20-23 Job 12:9-10 Neh 9:23 Num 11:21 Num 2:32 Ps 77:20

Numbers 26:52⁵²Then the Lord spoke to Moses:Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

Numbers 26:53⁵³“To these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 11:23 Josh 14:1 Ps 105:44 Dan 7:27 Ezek 47:22 Gen 12:2 Gen 12:7 Matt 5:5 Ps 49:14 Rev 21:27

Numbers 26:54⁵⁴To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 33:54 Josh 17:14 Num 32:3 Num 32:5

Numbers 26:55⁵⁵The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 33:54 Num 34:13 Josh 14:2 Josh 11:23 Acts 1:26 Col 1:12 Josh 17:14 Josh 18:10-11 Josh 18:6 Josh 19:1

Numbers 26:56⁵⁶Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Cor 12:4 Rom 11:7

Numbers 26:57⁵⁷And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Gen 46:11 1 Chr 6:1 Exod 6:16-19 1 Chr 6:16-30 Num 3:1-4 Num 35:2-3

Numbers 26:58⁵⁸These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 6:20 Num 16:1 Num 3:17-21

Numbers 26:59⁵⁹Now the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And to Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 6:20 Exod 2:1-2 Lev 18:12

Numbers 26:60⁶⁰And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 3:2 Num 3:8

Numbers 26:61⁶¹But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Lev 10:1-2 Num 3:4 1 Chr 24:1-2

Numbers 26:62⁶²Those of the Levites who were numbered were 23,000, all males from a month old and upward, for they were not numbered among the Israelites; no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Deut 10:9 Num 1:49 Num 3:39 Num 35:2-8 Deut 14:27-29 Deut 18:1-2 Josh 13:14 Josh 13:33 Josh 14:3 Num 18:20-24

Numbers 26:63⁶³These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the Israelites in the rift valley plains of Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 26:3

Numbers 26:64⁶⁴But there was not a man among these who had been among those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the Israelites in the desert of Sinai.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Deut 2:14-15 1 Cor 10:5 Deut 4:3-4 Heb 3:17 Num 1:1-2 Num 14:29

Numbers 26:65⁶⁵For the Lord had said of them, “They will surely die in the wilderness.” And there was not left a single man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Cor 10:5-6 Num 14:38 Rom 11:22 Heb 3:17-18 Num 14:28-30 Num 14:35 Ps 90:3-7 Deut 2:14-15 Deut 32:49-50 Exod 12:37

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