Numbers 1:20

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And they were as follows:The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.

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  • Num 26:5-7 : 5 Reuben Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 6 from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.
  • Num 2:10-11 : 10 The Tribes on the South“On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. 11 Those numbered in his division are 46,500.
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 Reuben’s Descendants The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn–(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.
  • Gen 29:32 : 32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”
  • Gen 46:9 : 9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  • Gen 49:3-4 : 3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power. 4 You are destructive like water and will not excel, for you got on your father’s bed, then you defiled it– he got on my couch!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 1:21-22
    2 verses
    86%

    21Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.

    22From the descendants of Simeon: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males numbered of them twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.

  • Num 1:26
    84%

    26From the descendants of Judah: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

  • Num 1:30-38
    9 verses
    84%

    30From the descendants of Zebulun: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    31Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

    32From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    33Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.

    34From the descendants of Manasseh: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    35Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.

    36From the descendants of Benjamin: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    37Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

    38From the descendants of Dan: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

  • Num 1:2-4
    3 verses
    83%

    2“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.

    3You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.

    4And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.

  • Num 1:24
    82%

    24From the descendants of Gad: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

  • Num 1:45-46
    2 verses
    82%

    45All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel’s army, were numbered according to their families.

    46And all those numbered totaled 603,550.

  • Num 1:42
    82%

    42From the descendants of Naphtali: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

  • Num 1:40
    80%

    40From the descendants of Asher: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

  • Num 1:28
    80%

    28From the descendants of Issachar: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

  • Num 26:2
    79%

    2“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.”

  • Num 1:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18and they assembled the entire community together on the first day of the second month. Then the people recorded their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men who were twenty years old or older were listed by name individually,

    19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the desert of Sinai.

  • Num 2:16
    78%

    16All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second.

  • Num 26:7
    77%

    7These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.

  • Num 26:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4“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.”

    5Reuben Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

  • 1 Chr 5:18
    77%

    18The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.

  • Gen 46:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt– Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.

    9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

  • Exod 6:14
    76%

    14The Ancestry of the Deliverer These are the heads of their fathers’ households: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

  • 1 Chr 5:1
    75%

    1Reuben’s Descendants The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn–(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.

  • Num 3:39-40
    2 verses
    73%

    39All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the LORD, according to their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000.

    40The Substitution for the Firstborn Then the LORD said to Moses,“Number all the firstborn males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

  • Num 3:43
    73%

    43And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names from a month old and upward, totaled 22,273.

  • Num 2:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10The Tribes on the South“On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

    11Those numbered in his division are 46,500.

  • Num 3:15
    72%

    15“Number the Levites by their clans and their families; every male from a month old and upward you are to number.”

  • 1 Chr 5:3
    72%

    3The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

  • Exod 1:2
    72%

    2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

  • Num 3:34
    72%

    34Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200.

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    71%

    24These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD’s temple and were twenty years old and up.

  • 1 Chr 2:1
    71%

    1Israel’s Descendants These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;

  • Num 10:18
    71%

    18Journey Arrangements for the Tribes The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.

  • Num 4:40
    71%

    40those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 2,630.

  • Gen 49:3
    70%

    3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

  • Josh 4:12
    70%

    12The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.