Census
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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 (Ex 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 (Num 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 Sam. 24:9; 1 Chr. 21:5).
- Solomon made a census of the foreigners in the land, and found 153,600 able-bodied workmen (2Chr 2:17f).
- After the return from Exile the whole congregation of Israel was numbered, and found to amount to 42,360 (Ez 2:64).
A census was made by the Roman government in the time of Jesus (Lk 2:1).
(See also Taxing)
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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