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Then came the Kohathites, who carried the holy things; the Holy Tent was to be set up before they arrived.
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Next came the divisions from the camp of Ephraim under their flag, and Elishama son of Ammihud was the commander.
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Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
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and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
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The last ones were the rear guard for all the tribes. These were the divisions from the camp of Dan under their flag, and Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was the commander.
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Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher;
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Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
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This was the order the Israelite divisions marched in when they moved.
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Hobab was the son of Reuel the Midianite, who was Moses' father-in-law. Moses said to Hobab, "We are moving to the land the Lord promised to give us. Come with us and we will be good to you, because the Lord has promised good things to Israel."
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But Hobab answered, "No, I will not go. I will go back to my own land where I was born."
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But Moses said, "Please don't leave us. You know where we can camp in the desert, and you can be our guide.