Num 26:33 | KingComments | STEP | The census of Joseph’s tribe is done by the numbering of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. The census of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son ( ), includes eight generations. Manasseh has increased in number. That has to do with the daughters of Zelophehad ( ). They have a special interest in the inheritance. They are not among the numbered in Numbers 1. But here, in view of the land, they show their interest in the land. God appreciates this and numbers it. In Numbers 27 we see what inspires them.

‏ Numbers 26:33

Manasseh Numbered

The census of Joseph’s tribe is done by the numbering of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. The census of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son (Gen 41:51), includes eight generations. Manasseh has increased in number. That has to do with the daughters of Zelophehad (Num 27:1-11). They have a special interest in the inheritance. They are not among the numbered in Numbers 1. But here, in view of the land, they show their interest in the land. God appreciates this and numbers it. In Numbers 27 we see what inspires them.