Daily Chumash Monday – The census

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Sheiyni

  • Reuvein:
    • Family descendants: Chanoch; Pallu; Chetzron; Carmi
    • Population: 43,730
    • Dasan and Aviram-sin of Korach: Palu had a son named Eliav who had three sons named Nemuel, Dasan and Aviram. This is the same Dasan and Aviram who were part of the rebel group led by Korach and were killed by being miraculously swallowed in the ground together with Korach. The other 250 men were consumed by fire. The children of Korach did not die.

 

  • Shimon:
    • Family descendants: Nemuel; Yamin; Yachin; Zerach; Shaul
    • Population: 22,200

 

  • Gad:
    • Family descendants: Tzefon; Chagi; Shuni; Ozni; Eri; Arod; Areili
    • Population: 40,500

 

  • Yehuda:
    • Family descendants-Died: Er; Onen who died
    • Family descendants: Sheila; Peretz; Zerach; Chetzron; Chamul
    • Population: 76,500

 

  • Yissachar:
    • Family descendants: Tola; Puvah; Yashuv; Shimron
    • Population: 64,300

 

  • Zevulun:
    • Family descendants: Sered; Eilon; Yachliel
    • Population: 60,500

 

  • Yosef-Menasheh:
    • Family descendants: Machir; Gilad; Iezer; Chelek; Asriel; Shechem; Shemida; Chefer; Tzelafchad
    • Tzelafchad did not have sons. His daughters were named Machla; Noah; Choglah; Milkah; Tirtzah
    • Population: 52,700

 

  • Yosef-Ephraim:
    • Family descendants: Shuselach; Becher; Tachan; Eran
    • Population: 32,500

 

  • Binyamin:
    • Family descendants: Bela; Ashbel; Achiram; Shefufam; Chufam; Ard; Naaman
    • Population: 45,600
  • Dan:
    • Family descendants: Shucham
    • Population: 64,400

 

  • Asher:
    • Family descendants: Yimna; Yishvi; Beriah; Chever; Malkiel. The daughter of Asher was Serach.
    • Population: 53,400

 

  • Naftali:
    • Family descendants: Yachtziel; Guni; Yeitzer; Shillem
    • Population: 45,400
  • Total population: 601,730 [and 57 families]

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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