Verse 2

“Choose twelve men from among the people, one man from each tribe,

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  • Josh 3:12 : 12 Now then, select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
  • 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'
  • Matt 10:1-5 : 1 And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could drive them out and heal every disease and every sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, son of Zebedee, and John, his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus (also called Lebbaeus); 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town.
  • Num 1:4-9 : 4 A man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house, will assist you. 5 These are the names of the men who will assist you: from the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; 6 from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; 7 from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; 8 from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar; 9 from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon; 10 from the descendants of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; 11 from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; 13 from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran; 14 from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; 15 from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
  • Num 13:2 : 2 Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.
  • Num 34:18 : 18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.
  • Deut 1:23 : 23 The idea seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.