“And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.”
And next to him shall encamp the tribe of Simeon — Simeon's placement in the southern division subordinates the tribe to Reuben's leadership, appropriate to Simeon's secondary tribal status. Genesis 49:5-7 indicates Simeon's violent nature and propensity for scattering; the camp arrangement places Simeon under Reuben's oversight.
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