1 After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, 2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.” 3 So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction, 4 “Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt: 5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu, 6 the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi. 7 These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730. 8 Now the son of Pallu was Eliab, 9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD. 10 And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign. 11 However, the line of Korah did not die out. 12 These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin, 13 the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul. 14 These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men. 15 These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni, 16 the Oznite clan from Ozni, the Erite clan from Eri, 17 the Arodite clan from Arod, and the Arelite clan from Areli. 18 These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500. 19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. 20 These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah. 21 And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul. 22 These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500. 23 These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah, 24 the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron. 25 These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300. 26 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. 27 These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500. 28 The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead. 30 These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek, 31 the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem, 32 the Shemidaite clan from Shemida, and the Hepherite clan from Hepher. 33 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700. 35 These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan. 36 And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran. 37 These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph. 38 These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram, 39 the Shuphamite clan from Shupham, and the Huphamite clan from Hupham. 40 And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman. 41 These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600. 42 These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan. 43 All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400. 44 These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah. 45 And these were the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel. 46 And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah. 47 These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400. 48 These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni, 49 the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem. 50 These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400. 51 These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all. 52 Then the LORD said to Moses, 53 “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. 54 Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. 55 Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.” 57 Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari. 58 These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram, 59 and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. 60 Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron, 61 but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD. 62 The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites. 63 These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. 64 Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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Abiram
A Reubenite, son of Eliab, who with his brother Dathan joined Korah's rebellion against Moses, refused to come when summoned, and was swallowed by the earth with his household.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1; Numbers 16:12; Numbers 26:9
Amram
Husband of Jochebed and father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:18–20; Numbers 26:59
Ard
Listed among Benjamin's sons in Genesis 46, he is named a son of Bela in Numbers 26:40 and founded the Ardite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40
Areli
Gad's seventh-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Arelite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:17
Ashbel
Benjamin's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Ashbelite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1
Asriel
A son of Gilead and the founder of the Asrielite clan of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:31; Joshua 17:2
Becher
A son of Ephraim and the founder of the Becherite clan.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:35
Bela
Benjamin's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Belaite clan; Numbers 26:40 names Ard and Naaman as his sons.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; Numbers 26:40
Beriah
Asher's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household, founded the Beriite clan, and was the father of Heber and Malchiel.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44–45; 1 Chronicles 7:30
Carmi
Reuben's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Carmite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6
Dathan
A Reubenite, son of Eliab, who with his brother Abiram joined Korah's rebellion against Moses, refused to come when summoned, and was swallowed by the earth with his household.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1; Numbers 16:12; Numbers 26:9
Eliab
The son of Pallu of Reuben and the father of Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1; Numbers 26:8–9; Deuteronomy 11:6
Elon
Zebulun's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Elonite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26
Eran
A descendant of Shuthelah of Ephraim and the founder of the Eranite clan.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:36
Eri
Gad's fifth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Erite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:16
Gilead
The son of Machir son of Manasseh and the ancestor of the Gileadite clans, whose sons are listed in Numbers 26.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:29–30; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:1
Guni
Naphtali's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Gunite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48; 1 Chronicles 7:13
Haggi
Gad's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Haggite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15
Hamul
The second-listed son of Perez, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hamulite clan of Judah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:21; 1 Chronicles 2:5
Hanoch
Reuben's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hanochite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5
Heber
Beriah's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Heberite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31
Helek
A son of Gilead and the founder of the Helekite clan of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:2
Hepher
A son of Gilead, the founder of the Hepherite clan of Manasseh and the father of Zelophehad.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:32–33; Numbers 27:1; Joshua 17:2
Hezron
Reuben's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hezronite clan of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6
Hoglah
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11
Huppim
Benjamin's ninth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; the clan list of Numbers 26:39 gives the name Hupham in the same place and calls his clan the Huphamites.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:39
Imnah
Asher's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Imnite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44; 1 Chronicles 7:30
Ishvi
Asher's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Ishvite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44; 1 Chronicles 7:30
Jachin
Simeon's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jachinite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12
Jahleel
Zebulun's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jahleelite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26
Jahzeel
Naphtali's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jahzeelite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48
Jamin
Simeon's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jaminite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12
Jashub
Issachar's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; he is called Job in Genesis 46:13 and Jashub in Numbers 26:24, where his clan is the Jashubites.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:24; 1 Chronicles 7:1
Jemuel
Simeon's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; Numbers 26:12 gives the name Nemuel in the same place and calls his clan the Nemuelites.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12
Jezer
Naphtali's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jezerite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49; 1 Chronicles 7:13
Jochebed
The Levite mother who hid her baby in the Nile to save Moses' life.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2; Exodus 6:20; Numbers 26:59
Machir
Manasseh's son, whose own sons were brought up on Joseph's knees, called the father of Gilead; his descendants captured Gilead and Moses gave it to his clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 50:23; Numbers 26:29; Numbers 32:39–40
Mahlah
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11
Malchiel
Beriah's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Malchielite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31
Milcah
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Naaman
Listed among Benjamin's sons in Genesis 46, he is named a son of Bela in Numbers 26:40 and founded the Naamite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40; 1 Chronicles 8:4
Nemuel
A son of Eliab of Reuben and brother of Dathan and Abiram, listed first among Eliab's sons.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:9
Noah
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11
Pallu
Reuben's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household, founded the Palluite clan, and was the father of Eliab.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5
Puvah
Issachar's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Punite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1
Serah
Asher's daughter, the only sister named among the sons of Asher who went to Egypt with Jacob's household.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:46; 1 Chronicles 7:30
Sered
Zebulun's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Seredite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26
Shaul
Simeon's son by a Canaanite woman, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shaulite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13
Shechem
A son of Gilead and the founder of the Shechemite clan of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:31; Joshua 17:2
Shelah
Judah's third son, withheld from Tamar until she took matters into her own hands.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 38:5, 11; Numbers 26:20
Shemida
A son of Gilead and the founder of the Shemidaite clan of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:32; Joshua 17:2; 1 Chronicles 7:19
Shillem
Naphtali's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shillemite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49
Shimron
Issachar's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shimronite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:24; 1 Chronicles 7:1
Shuni
Gad's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shunite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15
Shuthelah
A son of Ephraim and the founder of the Shuthelahite clan, whose descendant Eran founded the Eranite clan.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:35–36; 1 Chronicles 7:20
Tahan
A son of Ephraim and the founder of the Tahanite clan.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:35
Tirzah
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked Moses for their father's inheritance, which the LORD granted, and who married cousins on their father's side.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11
Tola
Issachar's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Tolaite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1
Zelophehad
A Manassite, son of Hepher, who died in the wilderness without sons, so that the LORD granted his five daughters his inheritance.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 27:7
Cross references (57)
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- 1 Numbers 25:9
- 2 Exodus 38:25–26; Numbers 1:2–3; Exodus 30:11–16
- 3 Numbers 22:1; Numbers 33:48; Numbers 26:63; Numbers 35:1; Numbers 31:12
- 4 Numbers 1:1; 1 Chronicles 21:1
- 5 1 Chronicles 5:3; 1 Chronicles 5:1; Genesis 46:8–9; Exodus 6:14; Genesis 29:32
- 7 Genesis 46:9; Numbers 26:21; Numbers 1:21; Numbers 26:1; Numbers 2:11
- 9 Numbers 1:16; Numbers 16:1–35; Psalm 106:17; Jude 11
- 10 Numbers 16:38; 2 Peter 2:6; Numbers 16:31–35; Jeremiah 29:22; 1 Samuel 2:34
- 11 Exodus 6:24; Deuteronomy 24:16; Psalm 42:1; Psalm 44:1; Psalm 45:1
- 12 1 Chronicles 4:24; Exodus 6:15; Genesis 46:10; 1 Kings 7:21
- 13 Genesis 46:10
- 14 Numbers 1:22–23; Numbers 2:12–13
- 15 Genesis 46:16; Numbers 2:14
- 16 Genesis 46:16
- 17 Genesis 46:16
- 18 Numbers 2:14–15; Numbers 1:24–25
- 19 Genesis 46:12; 1 Chronicles 2:3–8; Genesis 38:1–10
- 20 Genesis 46:12; Nehemiah 11:24; 1 Chronicles 2:3–8; Genesis 38:5; Nehemiah 11:4
- 22 Genesis 49:8; Psalm 115:14; 1 Chronicles 5:2; Hebrews 7:14; Numbers 2:3–4
- 23 Genesis 46:13; 1 Chronicles 7:1; Genesis 30:17–18; Numbers 2:5
- 24 Genesis 46:13
- 25 Numbers 2:5–6; Numbers 1:28–29
- 26 Genesis 46:14; Genesis 30:19–20
- 27 Numbers 1:30–31; Numbers 2:7–8
- 28 Genesis 46:20; Genesis 41:51–52; Genesis 48:5; Genesis 48:13–20
- 29 Joshua 17:1; 1 Chronicles 7:14–19; Numbers 36:1; Numbers 32:39–40; Judges 5:14
- 30 Judges 6:11; Judges 6:34; Joshua 17:2; Judges 6:24; Judges 8:2
- 33 Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:10–12
- 34 Numbers 1:34–35; Numbers 2:20–21
- 35 1 Chronicles 7:20–21
- 37 Numbers 2:18–19; Numbers 1:32–33
- 38 1 Chronicles 8:1; Genesis 46:2; Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:6–12
- 39 Genesis 46:21
- 40 1 Chronicles 8:3
- 41 Numbers 2:22–23; Genesis 46:21; Numbers 1:36–37
- 42 Genesis 46:23
- 43 Numbers 1:38–39; Numbers 2:25–26
- 44 1 Chronicles 7:30; Genesis 46:17
- 46 Genesis 46:17
- 47 Numbers 1:40–41; Numbers 2:27–28
- 48 1 Chronicles 7:13; Genesis 46:24
- 49 1 Chronicles 7:13
- 50 Numbers 2:29–30; Numbers 1:42–43
- 51 Numbers 1:46; Job 12:9–10; Job 12:14; Numbers 11:21; Job 12:20–23
- 53 Joshua 14:1; Joshua 11:23; Psalm 105:44; Genesis 12:7; Daniel 7:27
- 54 Numbers 33:54; Numbers 32:5; Joshua 17:14; Numbers 32:3
- 55 Numbers 33:54; Numbers 34:13; Joshua 14:2; Joshua 11:23; Proverbs 18:18
- 56 Romans 11:7; 1 Corinthians 12:4
- 57 Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16–19; 1 Chronicles 6:1; 1 Chronicles 6:16–30; Numbers 3:1–4
- 58 Numbers 3:17–21; Numbers 16:1; Exodus 6:20
- 59 Exodus 6:20; Exodus 2:1–2; Leviticus 18:12
- 60 Numbers 3:2; Numbers 3:8
- 61 Numbers 3:4; Leviticus 10:1–2; 1 Chronicles 24:1–2
- 62 Numbers 1:49; Deuteronomy 10:9; Numbers 3:39; Numbers 35:2–8; Joshua 13:33
- 63 Numbers 26:3
- 64 Deuteronomy 2:14–15; Hebrews 3:17; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Numbers 14:29; Numbers 1:1–2
- 65 1 Corinthians 10:5–6; Numbers 14:38; Romans 11:22; Hebrews 3:17–18; Numbers 14:35
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