Numbers 26:23

23 The sons of 1Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;

Numbers 26:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 23-25. Of the sons of Issachar, after their families
This tribe was numbered next to Judah, because it was under his standard. Two of his sons are a little differently named than they are ( Genesis 46:13 ) instead of Phuvah one is called Pua, and instead of Job another is called here Jashub; this tribe consisted of four families, and the number of warlike men in it was 64,300; their increase since the last numbering of them is 9900.

Numbers 26:23 In-Context

21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
22 These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, 76,500.
23 The sons of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
24 of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
25 These are the clans of Issachar as they were listed, 64,300.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 46:13; 1 Chronicles 7:1
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