Numbers - Chapter 34

In this chapter God describes the borders of the land that the people are to possess; and he also names the leader from each tribe who is to oversee the division of the land.

The leaders names are nearly all theophoric names - meaning they are God-bearing names:

• Judah: Caleb, “attacker, seizer”
• Simeon: Shemuel, “heard of God”
• Benjamin: Elidad, “loved of God”
• Dan: Bukki, “reverer of Jehovah”
• Joseph-(Ephraim and Manasseh): Hanniel, “grace of God”
• Ephraim: Kemuel, “assembly of God”
• Zebulun: Elizaphan, “whom God shields”
• Issachar: Paltiel, “whom God rescues”
• Asher: Ahihud, “friend of union”
• Naphtali: Pedahel, “whom God redeems”

These names point to the redemption, rescue and love provided by Jesus.