Numbers 26:48-51·~1 min
The Tribe of Naphtali
Naphtali’s descendants are listed by clan, including the Jezerite line, and the tribe’s registered total is given. The pattern remains unchanged to the end of the list.
T48hese were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: 49the Jezerite clan from Jezer, 50These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered... 45,400.
The total number of Israelite men counted in the census is given as 601,730. The many tribal records are gathered into one national figure.
51These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.
Section summaryNaphtali’s clans are named and counted at 45,400 men, and the whole census closes with Israel’s total of 601,730. The chapter has now gathered the new generation into one numbered people.
Role in the chapterThis section finishes the tribal list and provides the national sum. It completes the census as a unified reckoning before the chapter turns from numbering to inheritance.