Numbers 2 in the early church

24 passages quote, allude to, or echo Numbers 2, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 10 · 17 · 18 · 25 · 34

Numbers 2:1

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:1–34	Against Celsus 6.23 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 248
Num 2:1–3	Demonstration of the Gospel 8.1.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 314–324
Num 2:1–34	Numbers, lines 25–50 · Cyprianus Gallus	allusion, medium confidence	early 5th cent.

Numbers 2:2

“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:2	Arabic Pentateuch fragment XV (on Num 3.4) · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, medium confidence	unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena)
Num 2:2	Homilies on Exodus 11.1 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:2	Homilies on Numbers 2.1 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:2	Homilies on Numbers 2.2 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Numbers 2:3

On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:3	Homilies on Ezekiel 1.14 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
Num 2:3	Homilies on Joshua 25.1 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:3	Homilies on Joshua 25.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:3	Homilies on Numbers 1.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:3	Homilies on Numbers 3.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:3	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 50 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)

Numbers 2:10

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:10	Homilies on Ezekiel 1.14 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
Num 2:10	Homilies on Joshua 25.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:10	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 50 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)

Numbers 2:17

In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:17	Homilies on Numbers 3.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Numbers 2:18

On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:18	Homilies on Ezekiel 1.14 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
Num 2:18	Homilies on Joshua 25.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:18	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 50 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)

Numbers 2:25

On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:25	Homilies on Ezekiel 1.14 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
Num 2:25	Homilies on Joshua 25.3 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Num 2:25	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 50 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)

Numbers 2:34

So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Num 2:34	Homilies on Numbers 2.2 · Origen	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)