Bible Strands
Numbers 1:14
from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records the tribal heads during the wilderness census at Sinai. The text places Eliasaph son of Deuel in the sequence of leaders assigned to each tribe.
The words — The Hebrew בֶּן־דּוּעֵאל (ben-Deuel) literally means "son of Deuel." The name אֶלְיָסָף ('elyasaḥ) translates to "God has added."
The thread — This identification reappears when the tribes receive camp assignments (Numbers 2:14), when leaders present offerings (Numbers 7:42), and when the marching divisions are organized (Numbers 10:20). Each recurrence tracks the same individual across distinct administrative moments.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to treat named leadership as a documented structural reality rather than a narrative detail. It asks for attention to how repeated citations anchor the community’s order across different covenantal tasks.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
Cross-references
- Numbers 2:14 Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
- Numbers 7:42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.
- Numbers 10:20 and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.