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Numbers 26:38

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 26:38

Verse 38 of 65

Scripture focus

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

Numbers 26:38 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 26:38

Theological / Devotional

Benjamin. This tribe, like that of Manasseh, was also under the standard of Ephraim. There were altogether seven families, of which five were named after sons, and two after grandsons. When the sons of Benjamin went into Egypt there were ten of them (Gen. 46:21), but here in Num. 26:38, 39 there are but five. Five had either died or left no offspring. Time had brought changes in the spelling of their names, and the genealogies in some places are difficult to reconcile.

Bela. Bela and Ashbel are named as in Genesis.

Ahiram. The Ehi of Gen. 46:21, and Alrarah of 1 Chron. 8:1.

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