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Numbers 26:46-63 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

46. Asher had a daughter named Serah.

47. These clans numbered 53,400 men.

48. The tribe of Naphtali: the clans of Jahzeel, Guni,

49. Jezer, and Shillem.

50. These clans numbered 45,400 men.

51. The total number of the Israelite men was 601,730.

52. The Lord said to Moses,

53. “Divide the land among the tribes, according to their size.

54-56. Divide the land by drawing lots, and give a large share to a large tribe and a small one to a small tribe.”

57. The tribe of Levi consisted of the clans of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

58. Their descendants included the sub-clans of Libni, Hebron, Mahli, Mushi, and Korah. Kohath was the father of Amram,

59. who was married to Levi's daughter Jochebed, who was born in Egypt. She bore Amram two sons, Aaron and Moses, and a daughter, Miriam.

60. Aaron had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

61. Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unholy fire to the Lord.

62. The male Levites who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. They were listed separately from the rest of the Israelites, because they were not given any property in Israel.

63. All these clans were listed by Moses and Eleazar when they took a census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab across the River Jordan from Jericho.

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