Numbers 2 - Introduction

A.M. 2514. B.C. 1490.

Orders concerning the camp,

(1,) A general order, Numbers 2:1; Numbers 2:2.

(2,) Particular directions for posting each of the tribes, in four squadrons. In the vanguard, on the east, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, Numbers 2:3. In the right wing, southward, Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, Numbers 2:10. The tabernacle in the midst, Numbers 2:17. In the rear, westward, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin. 18-24. In the left wing, northward, Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, Numbers 2:25. The conclusion of the appointment, Numbers 2:32.