Numbers 26:5

5 The tribe of Reuben (Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob): the clans of Hanoch, Pallu,

Numbers 26:5 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:5

Reuben, the eldest son of Israel
the number of his tribe is taken first on that account; there were four families that descended from him, the Hanochite, Palluite, Hesronite, and Carmite, and the number of men from twenty years old and upwards, fit for war, were 43,730; so that, since the last numbering, this tribe was decreased 2770; which may in part be accounted for by the families of Dathan and Abiram being cut off for their rebellion, who were this tribe, and whose affair is briefly related in the following verses, and it may be to point out this unto us.

Numbers 26:5 In-Context

3 Moses and Eleazar obeyed and called together all the men of that age group. They assembled in the plains of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho. These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:

5 The tribe of Reuben (Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob): the clans of Hanoch, Pallu,

6 Hezron, and Carmi.

7 These clans numbered 43,730 men.