Numbers 26:14These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
The setting
Plains of Moab (modern Jordan), ~1406 BC. The tribe of Simeon had lost nearly two-thirds of its population during the wilderness years...
The emotion here: sobered by loss yet amazed by divine preservation
The original word
mispār (מִסְפָּר) — exact count, precise numbering showing divine attention to detail
Why it matters
Simeon went from 59,300 to 22,200 — a 62% population loss, the steepest decline of any tribe
Read with care
What most readers miss in Numbers 26:14
This isn't celebration — it's documenting devastating loss while affirming God's faithfulness to the remnant
Common misconceptionPeople see this as dry statistics, but it's actually a memorial — recording both judgment and mercy, showing God cares about exact numbers of survivors.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Numbers 26:14
Bible Genome reading
Numbers 26:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Numbers 26:14 comes from the book of Numbers, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's faithfulness, multiplication. Notable phrases: families of the Simeonites; twenty-two thousand two hundred.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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