And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. – Numbers 7:13-17 (ESV)
Numbers 7 repeats this passage twelve times – one for each of the twelve non-Levitical tribes of
This repetition certainly highlights the equal share the leaders of the tribes had in their contributions to the tabernacle. By the time
