Numbers 1:20 meaning and explanation
From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Numbers 1:20, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD has just commanded Moses and Aaron to count Israel's fighting men in the Wilderness of Sinai, one year after the exodus. This verse begins the actual registration, starting with Reuben because he was Jacob's firstborn, even though his tribe would later lose its leading place.
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