“These are the ones counted by Moshe and El‘azar the cohen, who took a census of the people of Israel in the plains of Mo’av by the Yarden across from Yericho. But there was not a man among them who had also been included in the census of Moshe and Aharon the cohen when they […]
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N26-3: How In The Heck Can The Land Be Parceled Out Based On Both Tribal Size And Lots?!?!?!?!?!
“Adonai said to Moshe, “The land is to be parceled out among these as a possession to be inherited, according to the number of names. To those families with more persons you are to give a greater inheritance, and to those with fewer you are to give a smaller inheritance — each family’s inheritance is […]
N26-2: Is There A Correlation Between A Tribe’s Level Of Faithfulness and Its Increase or Decrease?
Let’s begin to pick apart and examine some key parts from the census in Numbers 26. First, take a look at verses 8 to 11. “The sons of Pallu: Eli’av; and the sons of Eli’av: N’mu’el, Datan and Aviram. These are the same Datan and Aviram, men of reputation in the community, who rebelled against […]
N26-1: The DIFFERENCE Between The 1st Generation of Israelites Who Left Egypt And The 2nd Generation
Today we begin Numbers Chapter 26. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. Okay, CONGRATULATIONS for getting this far with me in our studies! The reason I’ve decided to say “CONGRATULATIONS” is because Numbers 26 actually represents a NEW PHASE in the formation of Israel as a nation […]
N25-7: Why Did The Ancient Rabbis Have Trouble With Phinehas Spearing The Couple To Death?
Adonai said to Moshe, “Pinchas the son of El‘azar, the son of Aharon the cohen, has deflected my anger from the people of Isra’el by being as zealous as I am, so that I didn’t destroy them in my own zeal. Therefore say, ‘I am giving him my covenant of shalom, making a covenant with […]