Numbers 26:17

17 The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi. The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli.

Numbers 26:17 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:17

(See Gill on Numbers 26:15)

Numbers 26:17 In-Context

15 These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad: The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon. The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi. The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni.
16 The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni. The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.
17 The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi. The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli.
18 These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.
19 Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. As in Samaritan Pentateuch and Greek and Syriac versions (see also Gen 46:16 ); Hebrew reads Arod.
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