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Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 1:40

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 1:40

Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Of the children of Asher, by their generations,….

[See comments on Nu 1:20].

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

Verses 40, 41:

Asher was the second son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid. Jacob’s prophecy concerning Asher was for financial prosperity. Ge 49:20.

41,500 men were enumerated of Asher’s tribe in this census.

Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

‘Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war, those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.’

A similar mobilisation took place for the tribe of Asher, amounting to forty one families/military officers and five ‘hundreds’ (men in five military units) ready for war.

Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett

Gen 30:12, Gen 30:13, Gen 46:27, Gen 49:20

Reciprocal: Gen 46:17 – Asher Num 26:47 – General 2Sa 2:9 – Ashurites 1Ch 2:2 – Asher

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge