Numbers 26
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Numbers 26:5-9

5Reuben was Israel’s firstborn. The descendants of Reuben were the family of Hanoch, the family of Pallu,

6the family of Hezron, and the family of Carmi.

7These were the families of Reuben. The total number of men was 43,730.

8Eliab was the son  of Pallu,

9and Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram were the sons of Eliab. (It was Dathan and Abiram, men chosen by the community, who defied Moses and Aaron’s authority. They joined Korah’s followers when they defied the Lord’s authority.

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