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| (The positions of the 12 tribes of Israel around the tabernacle. Click for source.) |
Numbers chapter 2 (verses 1-31) speaks of the names of leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel and where the tribes were situated related to the tabernacle. There is significance to the name meanings and to the positions of these 12 tribes about the tabernacle in the wilderness.
The scripture below gives some context to the following information.
Numbers 2:1-2
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| (Jabal al-Lawz. Mt. Sinai. Click for source.) |
"[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [2] Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch."
Numbers 2:3
"[3] And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah."
THREE TRIBES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TABERNACLE
From Numbers 2:1-9...
On the east side of the tabernacle are the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. There are three names in verse 3 relating to just the tribe of Judah: Judah, Nahshon, and Amminadab. Their name meanings combine to form this statement: "He praises God. He learns by experience. He freely offers himself." (Click here to read: The Hebrew Name Meanings from Numbers Ch. 1. (PART 1) This will give understanding about the name meanings.)
