special facts about the shavtim
Yissachar
they were scholars
why does hashem count BY so often
out of hashem's love for BY
who was the camped directly around the mishkan
levi
opinion 1
only about laws for BY in the desert
what age was BY counted for the army
20
zvulun
they worked to support yissachar
with what were B'Y counted
shalikim - a half shekel per hand
what were the special privileges of levi
counted separately,
they guard the mishkan,
their camp is directly around the mishkan.
opinion 2
to tell us the story of BY in the desert
what happens if your parents are different shevets
go to your dads shevet
ruven
does teshuva
why weren't BY counted right when they built the mishkan
he didn’t count them immediately when the mishkan was built because halach a dwelling place is considered permanent only after it has been inhabited for 30 days
why was Levi counted seperatly
because they work in the mishkan and they didn’t participate in chet haegel.
opinion 3
prepping BY for less obvious presence of hashem
what is a fact about yehudah
all the kings came from them
dan and Asher and naftali
struggled with avodah zarah
3 reasons why BY were counted here (perek א)
BY grew and lost some
to feel important
to see who were able to fight
how did BY travel
yihudah then ruven then levi and the mishkan then efraim then dan.
who says opinion 2 about bamidbar
Abarbanel
what is one explanation for the word אות ( the first one)
they had different color flags according to the coshen
efraim and menashe and binyamin
handles harsh weather
what were the 3 times BY were counted
after they left mitzraim, after the golden calf, when the שכינה would rest on the mishkan
where did the shevatim camp
in the north dan asher and naftali
in the south reuven shimon and gad
in the east yehudah zivouloun and yissachar
in the west efraim binyamin
who says opinion 3 on bamidbar
Netziv
what is the 2nd explanation for the word אות
they traveled in the formation that yakkov gave them