Carsten Ziegert, «Die großen Zahlen in Num 1 und 26: Forschungsüberblick und neuer Lösungsvorschlag» biblica, Vol. 90 (2009) 237-256 page 256

Vol 90 (2009)

Carsten Ziegert, «Die großen Zahlen in Num 1 und 26: Forschungsüberblick und neuer Lösungsvorschlag», Vol. 90 (2009) 237-256

The objective of this article is to present a research report on the census lists in Num 1 and 26 as well as to make a new proposal concerning the interpretation of the large numbers. Following Petrie and Mendenhall, the word Pl) is not understood as “a thousand” but as the name of a military unit. In addition, h)m is interpreted as a military unit, too. The plausibility of its existence is shown by means of biblical and extra-biblical sources. In conclusion, there is no need to assume that a writer or redactor confused different meanings of Pl). The population at the time of the Conquest is estimated as 120,000 people.

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256 Carsten Ziegert SUMMARY The objective of this article is to present a research report on the census lists in Num 1 and 26 as well as to make a new proposal concerning the interpretation of the large numbers. Following Petrie and Mendenhall, the word Ï€la is not understood as â€œa thousandâ€ but as the name of a military unit. In addition, ham is interpreted as a military unit, too. The plausibility of its existence is shown by means of biblical and extra-biblical sources. In conclusion, there is no need to assume that a writer or redactor confused different meanings of Ï€la. The population at the time of the Conquest is estimated as 120,000 people.