Numbers 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The standard

Genesis 49:8

Judges 1:1

1 Chronicles 5:2

General references

Bible References

The standard

“Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise;
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

Now it came about after the death of Joshua, that the sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob) asked the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”

Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came [David] the leader [and eventually the Messiah], yet the birthright was Joseph’s—

General references

Of the sons of Judah, their descendants, by their families (clans), by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:

Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;

These are the families (clans) of Judah according to those who were numbered, 76,500.

And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up [first]; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”