Bible Strands
Numbers 2:22
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records God’s directive to Moses regarding the sequential positioning of Israel’s tribes around the tabernacle during the wilderness encampment. This verse specifically introduces the tribe of Benjamin as the next group in the arrangement.
The words — The Hebrew `u./ma.Teh` (and/ [the] tribe of) and `ve./na.Si'` (and/ [the] leader) establish the structural pairing of tribal identity with its appointed head. These terms function as administrative markers within the census and encampment records.
The thread — The identification of Abidan son of Gideoni recurs in the initial census roster (Numbers 1:11) and reappears when he presents offerings during the dedication of the altar (Numbers 7:60, 7:65).
Why it lands — The verse demands precise recognition of named leadership within a divinely ordered community structure. It requires the reader to track how individual authority is documented for communal organization and ritual duty.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:11 from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
- Numbers 7:60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:65 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 10:24 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Psalms 68:27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.