268 AETHUR W, SUTTON^ J.P.^ F.L.S,^ ON ''' FROM SUEZ TO SINAl/' 



ANALYSIS OF CENSUS NUMBERS. 



I. 



The First Census 



taken before Mount Sinai. Numbers i, 



ii. 



Reuben 





46,500 



Manasseh 



32,200 



Simeon 





59,300 



Benjamin 



35,400 



Gad ... 





45,650 



Dan 



62,700 



J udah 





74,600 



Asher 



41,500 



Issachar 





54,400 



Naphtali 



53,400 



Zehulun 





57,400 





Ephraim 





40,500 



Total 



603,550 



II. 



The same Census when the Hebrew word Alaf is translated 







" Clans ' 



' instead 



of " Thousands.^' 









Number 

 of 

 Clans. 



Number 

 of Men 

 in Clans. 



Number 

 of Men 

 per Clan. 





Number 



of 

 Clans. 



Number 

 of Men 

 in Clans. 



Number 

 of Men 

 per Clan. 



Reuben 

 Simeon 



Gad 



J udah 

 Issachar .. 

 Zehulun ... 

 Ephraim ... 



46 

 59 

 45 

 74 

 54 

 57 

 40 



500 

 300 

 650 

 600 

 400 

 400 

 500 



9 

 5 



14 

 8 

 7 

 7 



12 



Manasseh ... 

 Benjamin ... 



Dan 



Asher 



ISaphtali ... 



32 

 35 

 62 

 41 



53 



200 

 400 

 700 

 500 

 400 



6 

 11 

 11 

 12 



8 



Total ... 



598 



5,500 



9-3 



III. 



Second Census taken near Jericho. Numbers xxvi. 



Reuben 



43,730 



Manasseh . 





52,700 



Simeon 



22,200 



Benjamin . 





45,600 



Gad 



40,500 



Dan ... 





64,400 



J udah 



76.500 



Asher 





53,400 



Issachar 



64,300 



Naphtali 





45,400 



Zehulun 



60,500 







Ephraim 



32,500 





Total 



601,730 



IV. 



The same Census when the Hebrew word Alaf is translated 

 " Clans " instead of " Thousands.'' 





Number 



Number 



Number 





of 



of Men 



of Men 





Clans. 



in Clans. 



per Clan. 



Reuben 



43 



730 



17 



Simeon 



22 



200 



7 



Gad 



40 



500 



12 



Judah 



76 



500 



7 



Issachar ... 



64 



300 



5 



Zehulun ... 



60 



500 



8 



Ephraim ... 



32 



500 



16 





Number 



Number 



Number 





of 



of Men 



of Men 





Clans. 



in Clans. 



per Clan. 



Manasseh ... 



52 



700 



13 



Benjamin ... 



45 



600 



13 



Dan 



64 



400 



6 



Asher 



53 



400 



8 



Naphtali ... 



45 



400 



9 



Total ... 



596 



5,730 



9-6 



