Numbers 26:12

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The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Although Numbers 26:12 names Simeon’s clans, the census occurs on the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, after Israel’s journey from Egypt through the Wilderness of Sinai. These places frame the new generation being counted before entering Canaan, the land God promised them.

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Numbers 26:12 mentions Canaan, Egypt, Jericho, Jordan, Moab and Wilderness of Sinai.

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