Numbers - 2:25



25 "On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 2:25.

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The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
On the north side camped the sons of Dan: whose prince was Ahiezar the son of Ammisaddai.
The standard of the camp of Dan is northward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Vexilium castrorum Dan erit ad Aquilonem, per exercitus suos: et princeps filiorum Dan, Ahiezer filius Ammisaddai.

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Historical Commentaries

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The standard of the camp of (g) Daniel [shall be] on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Daniel [shall be] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
(g) Daniel and Naphtali the sons of Bilhah Rachel's maid with Asher the son of Zilpah make the fourth standard.

The standard of the camp of Daniel shall be on the north side by their armies,.... To the left of the tabernacle as encamped, and so was the left wing of the grand army; it consisted of the tribes of Daniel, Asher, and Naphtali, in which were several divisions and companies, whose camp also the Targum of Jonathan says reached four miles. According to the Jewish writers (m), Daniel's stone was the "ligure", and his flag was coloured like to a sapphire, and there was figured upon it a serpent, on account of what is said Genesis 49:17; Asher's stone was the "tarshish" or beryl, and his flag was coloured like to a precious stone, with which women adorn themselves, and on it was figured an olive tree, on account of what is said Genesis 49:20. Naphtali's stone was the amethyst, and his flag was coloured like to clear wine, whose redness is not strong, and on it was figured an hind, on account of what is said of him Genesis 49:21,
and the captain of the children of Daniel shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; who made mention of in Numbers 1:10.
(m) Bemidbar Rabba, ut supra. (sect. 2. fol. 178. 2.)

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