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Census

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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There are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken.
  • In the fourth month after the Exodus, when the people were encamped at Sinai. The number of men from twenty years old and upward was then 603,550 (Exodus 38:26 ).
  • Another census was made just before the entrance into Canaan, when the number was found to be 601,730, showing thus a small decrease (Numbers 26:51 ).
  • The next census was in the time of David, when the number, exclusive of the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, was found to be 1,300,000 (2 Samuel 24:9; 1 Chronicles 21:5 ).
  • Solomon made a census of the foreigners in the land, and found 153,600 able-bodied workmen (2 Chronicles 2:17,18 ).
  • After the return from Exile the whole congregation of Israel was numbered, and found to amount to 42,360 (Ezra 2:64 ). A census was made by the Roman government in the time of our Lord (Luke 2:1 ). (See TAXING .)

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Census'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​c/census.html. 1897.
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