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Numbers 1:16

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These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
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  1. Exodus 18:21Rank 1 from verse 16
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    21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

  2. Exodus 18:25Rank 2 from verse 16
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    25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

  3. Numbers 7:2Rank 3 from verse 16
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    2That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:

  4. Numbers 26:9Rank 4 from verse 16
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    9And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:

  5. 1 Chronicles 27:16–22Rank 5 from verse 16
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    16¶ Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

    17Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:

    18Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

    19Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

    20Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

    21Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

    22Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.

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Numbers 1:16

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renowned

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Famous; celebrated for great and heroic achievements, for distinguished qualities or for grandeur; eminent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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tribes

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Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

16These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

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17¶ And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:

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