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Revelation 7:6

in Revelation 7

from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand;

KJV

Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

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This verse in Revelation 7

Commentary

9 notes on this verse
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand,.... "Asher", which the Septuagint pronounce "Aser", as here, signifies "blessed", Gen 30:13; as all the sealed ones are, blessed with all spiritual blessings, with grace here, and glory hereafter. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand; the name of this tribe signifies "wrestlings", Gen 30:8; and may design the wrestlings of saints, both with God in prayer, and with their enemies, sin, Satan, and the world, and also their strivings together for the faith of the Gospel.

This site's exposition

From the tribe of Judah 12,000

on Revelation 7:5-8

Judah heads the list, the tribe of the scepter in Genesis 49:10, and each tribe has 12,000. Dan is missing, and Levi, which held no land under Numbers 18:20, is counted, with the tribe of Joseph beside the tribe of Manasseh.

This site's exposition

from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000

Manasseh is sealed here and Joseph in verse 8, so the house of Joseph is sealed twice among the tribes of Israel. Ephraim is left out. Gill saw a blessing in the name Asher, and in Naphtali the servants of God who wrestle in prayer.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers2 voices

"And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God" He speaks of Elias the prophet, who is the precursor of the times of Antichrist, for the restoration and establishment of the churches from the great and intolerable persecution.

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 550.

proposed

The equality is according to the number of those sealed and also those who have believed from each tribe. It hints at an equal zeal and a unanimous confession of faith, even if from this tribe more were saved and believed in Christ, and from …

The Medieval Church3 voices

A commentator

Bonaventure

Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 23 · Written in the 13th century.

proposed

But true worship is insufficient without perfect bond, for charity teaches the worship and the love of God. And this comes about when the soul despises lowly things, tends to supreme values, and expands on the intermediate level, in such a way that it has …

A commentator

Alcuin of York

COMMENTARY ON REVELATION · Written before 804.

proposed

Of the tribe of Juda, were twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Ruben, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Aser, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Nephthali, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of …

A commentator

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 7:6 · Written before 614.

proposed

"From the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand." Asher is interpreted "blessing," through which are revealed those who are worthy of dominical blessings because of their life and are made worthy of standing at the right hand of Christ and are shown to be sons of …
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

The word "tribes," Greek, implies that believing Israelites are in this countless multitude). Both are in heaven, yet ruling over the earth, as ministers of blessing to its inhabitants: while upon earth the world of nations is added to the kingdom of Israel.

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The words behind it

15 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

3 in all, six open

The walk

5 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Luke 2:36

    There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

    it leads to

    • Psalms 92:14

      In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

    • Genesis 30:13

      Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

    • Exodus 15:20

      Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

    • Acts 21:9

      He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.

    • Judges 4:4

      Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

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About Revelation

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
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This page draws on Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 7:6; Bonaventure, Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 23; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John.

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