Discovery BoxNumbers 1:6-9 
Context1:6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; 1
1:7 from Judah, Nahshon 2 son of Amminadab;
1:8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
1:9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
Numbers 1:11-15
Context1:11 from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
1:12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
1:13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
1:14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; 3
1:15 from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
1 sn This name and the name Ammishaddai below have the theophoric element (שַׁדַּי, shadday, “the Almighty”). It would mean “the Almighty is my rock”; the later name means “the Almighty is my kinsman.” Other theophoric elements in the passage are “father,” “brother,” and “God.”
2 sn Nahshon was an ancestor of Boaz and David, and therefore of Christ (Luke 3:32-33).
3 tc There is a textual difficulty with this verb. The Greek form uses r and not d, giving the name Ra‘oul. There is even some variation in the Hebrew traditions, but BHS (following the Leningrad codex of
