-Numbers 1:3 states that 20 is the age which is considered as battle-worthy; and the age at which census counting begins... men only.
-Numbers 2:12 showed me something interesting; don't know if it means anything. Aaron was the firstborn in his family and is the father of the Levites, whom God took for Himself instead of the children of Israel's firstborns.
-Numbers 2:39-40 has male firstborns counted from one month old up, as opposed to the 20 years of age everyone else was counted at. It is also interesting to note that the Levite one-month-olds were matched up against the rest of the one-month-olds.
-Numbers 7. Why, why, why is it so necessary to list each of the twelve princes' offerings in such detail when they're all exactly the same?? Exactly. Not only that, but at the end of the chapter, the twelve offerings are summarized, making sure the reader knows the total of the twelve identical offerings.
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I think OUR census would be much shorter if you only counted the men.
I always thought that the Levites came from the tribe of Levi. I'll have to look that one up. Nice one.
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I think its documentation of righteousness. As such, you'd want your tribe explicitly listed. Am guessing, as it feels awkward and excessive to me as well.
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