Numbers 1:41 - those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

Generated Verse: Numbers 1:41

What does "Numbers 1:41" mean?


Numbers 1:41, "those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred," is a statement from the census taken in the Book of Numbers. It means:

"Those who were counted of them": This refers to the men of the tribe of Asher who were included in the census. The census in Numbers 1 specifically counted men aged 20 years and older who were able to serve in the army.
"of the tribe of Asher": This identifies the tribe to which these men belonged. Asher was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from one of Jacob's (Israel's) sons.
"were forty-one thousand five hundred": This is the number of men from the tribe of Asher who met the criteria for inclusion in the census (men 20 years and older, able to serve in the army).

In simple terms, this verse is stating that the number of men aged 20 and older who were able to serve in the army from the tribe of Asher was 41,500. This was part of a larger census to determine the military strength and population size of the Israelite tribes as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.

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