NUMBERS—NOTE ON Numbers 26:1 The first census (ch. Numbers 1:1) established the number of fighting men in Israel. This second census establishes the size of each tribe, so that each may receive the appropriate amount of land (Numbers 26:53). The total number of Israelites has changed very little between the censuses, but the people being counted are quite different (vv. Numbers 26:64). Only Joshua and Caleb figure in both totals. See note on 1:20–46.

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