Numbers 1:4 Cross References

Numbers 1:4

4: assisted by one family leader from each tribe."

These tribal leaders, heads of their own families, were chosen from among all the people.

He chose capable men from all over Israel and made them judges over the people. They were put in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

"Send men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to Israel. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes."
So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.
These were the tribes and the names of the leaders: Reuben............. Shammua son of Zaccur
Simeon................. Shaphat son of Hori
Judah................ Caleb son of Jephunneh

Also enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task.
These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: Judah.................... Caleb son of Jephunneh
Simeon................ Shemuel son of Ammihud
Benjamin................... Elidad son of Kislon
Dan......................... Bukki son of Jogli

This is the list of Israelite generals and captains, and their officers, who served the king by supervising the army divisions that were on duty each month of the year. Each division served for one month and had twenty-four thousand troops.
Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division, which was on duty during the first month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
He was a descendant of Perez and was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah, was commander of the second division, which was on duty during the second month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division, and Mikloth was his chief officer.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division, which was on duty during the third month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.

The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel."

"The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the number of their available troops: Judah....... Nahshon son of Amminadab.... 74,600
Issachar.... Nethanel son of Zuar.......... 54,400
Zebulun.... Eliab son of Helon............ 57,400
So the total of all the troops on Judah's side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite.
"The divisions of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the number of their available troops: Reuben....... Elizur son of Shedeur.......... 46,500

Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.

So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve as judges and officials over you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten.

But find some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as judges over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

The tribes that camped with Judah headed the march with their banner, under the leadership of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
The tribe of Issachar was led by Nethanel son of Zuar.
The tribe of Zebulun was led by Eliab son of Helon.
Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonite and Merarite divisions of the Levites were next in the line of march, carrying the Tabernacle with them.
Then the tribes that camped with Reuben set out with their banner, under the leadership of Elizur son of Shedeur.

The Israelite man killed with the Midianite woman was named Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a family from the tribe of Simeon.

The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar.
The LORD said to Moses, "Let each leader bring his gift on a different day for the dedication of the altar."
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab, leader of the tribe of Judah, presented his offering.
The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.

In this delegation were ten high officials of Israel, one from each of the ten tribes, and each a leader within the family divisions of Israel.

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