“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.”
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben — Reuben's position south of the tabernacle reflects the tribe's continuing status as firstborn, though not with Judah's precedence. The southern position places Reuben in a secondary place of honor, appropriate to a tribe whose patriarchal blessing was qualified (Genesis 49:3-4).
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