“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.”
Those encamping on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah — Judah's position on the east, the direction of sunrise and divine favor in ancient Near Eastern thought, reflects Judah's preeminence among the southern tribes. The eastern position places Judah in the place of honor, foreshadowing the tribe's later political and dynastic dominance.
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