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of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
Numbers 1:8 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
  • KJV Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
  • BSB from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
  • NKJV from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
  • NLT Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar

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Quick answer

Nethanel son of Zuar is appointed for Issachar. Each tribe receives a recognized leader for the count.

Overview

Issachar's representative joins the roll of those who would assist Moses and Aaron. The name Nethanel means 'God has given,' a reminder that leaders themselves are gifts from God to His people. The thoroughness of the list shows God's attention to every tribe, none overlooked.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Num 7:18On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering.
  • Num 10:15Nethanel the son of Zuar was over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar.
  • Num 2:5Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)

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  • VideoBibleProject — Numbers videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on NumbersMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 1:8 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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