Asbury Bible Commentary – 5. Six tribes (7:1-40)
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5. Six tribes (7:1-40)

5. Six tribes (7:1-40)

Ch. 7 provides brief genealogies of six tribes: Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher. This is little more than a census of fighting men. Surprisingly, Benjamin is included here though the chronicler treats this tribe more fully in ch. 8.