Numbers 26:26-27·~1 min
The Tribe of Zebulun
Zebulun’s clans are named, and the tribe’s registered number is recorded. The entry is compact and formulaic.
T26hese were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: 27These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered... 60,500.
Section summaryZebulun’s descendants are listed by clan, and the tribe is counted at 60,500 men. The familiar pattern continues, quietly strengthening the sense of an entire people being set in order.
Role in the chapterThis section keeps the census moving with its repeated form. Its work is cumulative, giving Zebulun a defined place within the national total and the coming division of land.