Numbers 2:18

_ON THE SOUTH SIDE SHALL BE THE STANDARD OF THE CAMP OF REUBEN ACCORDING TO THEIR ARMIES: AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN SHALL BE ELIZUR THE SON OF SHEDEUR._ On the south side ... the standard of the camp of Reuben. The description given of the position of Reuben and his attendant tribes on the south, of Ephraim and his associates on the west, of Dan and his confederates on the north, with that of Judah on the east, suggests the idea of a square or quadrangle, which, allowing one square cubit to each soldier while remaining close in the ranks, has been computed to extend over an area of somewhat more than 12 square miles. But into our calculations of the occupied space must be taken not only the fighting men, whose numbers are here given, but also the families, tents, and baggage. The tabernacle or sacred tent of their Divine King, with the camp of the Levites around it (see...

The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles: Numbers 2:14 REUEL - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14....

EXPOSITION THE ENCAMPING OF THE TRIBES (Numbers 2:1). NUMBERS 2:1 THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES AND UNTO AARON. Probably when they had finished the census, and brought the results into the tabernacle. NUMBERS 2:2 SHALL PITCH BY HIS OWN STANDARD. We are not told how they had pitched hitherto; the tribal and family order now enforced was the natural order, but in the absence of precise directions would sometimes be departed from. WITH THE ENSIGN. Rather, "ensigns" (_othoth _in the plural). Each tribe, it would s

ON THE WEST SIDE [SHALL BE] THE STANDARD OF THE CAMP OF EPHRAIM, ACCORDING TO THEIR ARMIES,.... It was in the rear or behind, consisting of his tribe, and of the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, divided into several companies, and extended four miles, as the above Targum. The Jewish writers say l, that Joseph's stone is the onyx or sardonyx, and his flag was coloured very black, and on it were figured for the two princes, Ephraim and Manasseh, Egypt, because they were born in Egypt; and upon the flag of Ephraim was figured an ox, because of what is said in Deuteronomy 33:17; and on the flag of the tribe of Manasseh was figured an unicorn, because of what is said in the same place. Benjamin's stone was the jasper, and his flag was coloured like to twelve colours, and on it was figured a wolf, because of what is said...

2. THE CAMP PUT IN ORDER CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The command (Numbers 2:1)_ 2. The east-side: Judah, Issachar and Zebulun (Numbers 2:3) 3. The south-side: Reuben, Simeon and Gad (Numbers 2:10) 4. The position of the Levites (Numbers 2:17) 5. The west-side: Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin (Numbers 2:18) 6. The north-side: Dan, Asher and Naphtali (Numbers 2:25) The camp is now divinely arranged and put in order. Nothing was left

THE POSITION OF THE TRIBES IN THE CAMP AND ON THE MARCH. The encampment, when stationary, was arranged as a quadrilateral, containing within it the Tabernacle, surrounded by the consecrated tribe of Levi, and having each of its four sides constituted by the camps of three tribes. On the E. (or front) were Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun (descended from Leah, Genesis 29:35; Genesis 30:18); on the S. were Reuben. Simeon (also descended from Leah, Genesis 29:32 f.), and Gad (descended from Zilpah, Genesis 30:10 f.); on the W. were Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin (descendants of Rachel,...

WEST. See note on Numbers 2:3. Hebrew. sea, that being west. EPHRAIM. The centre on the west side. The colors of the stones in fourth row of Exodus 28:20. The sign, an ox (Deuteronomy 33:17; Ezekiel 1:10; Revelation 4:7). In the Zodiac, Ephraim and Manasseh are the two horns of Taurus, the bull. Ephraim, the younger, bears the standard, according to the blessing in Genesis 48:14....

IV. ARRANGEMENTS OF TRIBES FOR CAMPING, MARCHING (NUMBERS 2) TEXT Numbers 2:1. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2. Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 3, And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. 4. And his host, and those that were numbered of them were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5. And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. 6. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,

THE DISPOSITION OF THE TRIBES IN THE CAMP AND ON THE MARCH The camp is in the form of a hollow square, each side of which is occupied by three tribes. On the E., the position of honour (cp. Numbers 3:38), is Judah, with whom are associated Issachar and Zebulun; on the S. is Reuben, with Simeon and Gad; on the W. is Ephraim, with Manasseh and Benjamin; on the N. is Dan, with Asher and Naphtali. In this arrangement regard seems to have been paid to family relationship. The priests and Levites form an inner square surrounding the tabernacle, which occupies the centre of the camp....

THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 2 THE POSITION OF THE *TRIBES IN THE CAMP – NUMBERS 2:1-34 V1 The *LORD gave instructions to Moses and Aaron V2 about how to set up the *Israelites’ camp. The *LORD said: ‘Each man must camp under his *tribe’s flag, and by his own family’s flag, too. *God’s Tent will be in the middle of the *tribes’ camps. But the *tribes must not camp close to it. THE THREE *TRIBES IN JUDAH’S GROUP V3 Judah’s *tr