Numbers 26:15-18·~1 min
The Tribe of Gad
Gad’s descendants are listed through their clans, and the tribe’s registered total is given. The entry is concise and strictly genealogical.
T15hese were the descendants of Gad by their clans: 16the Oznite clan from Ozni, 17the Arodite clan from Arod, 18These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered... 40,500.
Section summaryGad’s descendants are set out by clans, and the tribe’s number is recorded as 40,500. The chapter keeps its measured pattern, naming families and fixing their place within the nation’s renewed count.
Role in the chapterThis section carries the census forward in the same ordered form. Its function is cumulative, adding Gad’s households and strength to the emerging picture of the new generation.