The Covenant People

Of God

By

Holy Moses

The First Census Of Israel

Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tabernacle Of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above — all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father's house.

"These are the names of the men who shall stand with you:

from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

from the sons of Joseph:

from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud;

from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;

from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan."

These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers' tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel.

Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name, and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually. As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Now the children of Reuben, Israel's oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred (46,500).

From the children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred (59,300).

From the children of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty (45, 650).

From the children of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred (74,600).

From the children of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred (54,400).

From the children of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred (57,400).

From the sons of Joseph, the children of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred (40,500).

From the children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred (32,200).

From the children of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred (35,400).

From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred (62,700).

From the children of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred (41,500).

From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred (53,400).

These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father's house. So all who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel — all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty (603,550).

Conclusion

Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did. The two sons of Joseph were counted, but Joseph was not counted among the Israelites. This was because Joseph belonged to God, as son of God, while the two sons of Joseph were included because they belonged to Jacob. Also, Levi and his descendants, the Levites, were not counted because their duty is serve God and minister at the altar.

In Addition

In addition to all the other foreign individuals, families and nations that chose to serve and worship Yahweh, the Lord of the Hosts, according to the laws, times and festivals of God Almighty.