Counting B’nei Yisroel in the Midbar #2

In the desert Moshe counted the Jewish people. The Torah give us the following totals for the adult men over 20 for each of the shevatim (except for Levi). (Bamidbar 1:20-47)

Here are the numbers from all the tribes except Judah:

Reuben                46,500

Simeon                59,300

Gad                     45,650

Issachar               54,400

Zebulun               57,400

Ephraim              40,500

Manasseh           32,200

Benjamin             35,400

Dan                     62,700

Asher                  41,500

Naphtali              53,400

 

The total number (including Judah) was 603,550.

Question: How many were in Judah?

Answer: Total of 11 of the 12 tribes = 528,950

603,550 – 528,950 = 74,600

The total for the tribe of Judah was 74,600

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