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What does the name Numbers come from? |
The fact that there are two major censuses in the book |
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What is the Hebrew title and why of Numbers? |
In the wilderness because that is where most of the book takes place. |
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Who wrote Numbers? |
Traditionally attributed to Moses |
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What period of time (how long) does the book cover? |
The 40 years of Israel's wanderings in the wilderness |
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Put the following in order Israel moves from Sinai to Kadesh Israel prepares to enter the land Israels marches from Kadesh to Moab Israel spends 40 years near Kadesh Israel camps in the plains of Moab |
Israel prepares to enter the land (1:1-10:10) Israel moves from Sinai to Kadesh (10:11-12:16) Israel spends 40 years near Kadesh ((13:1-19:22) Israels marches from Kadesh to Moab (20:1-21:35) Israel camps in the plains of Moab (26-36) |
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A super simplified way to outline this book would be what? |
Out with the Old Rebellious Generation (1-25) In with the New Faithful Generation (26-36) |
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What is the purpose of Numbers? |
To explain how God was continuing to fulfill the promises to Abraham |
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Themes of Numbers |
The Land The Descendants Covenant Relationships with God Blessings to the nations |
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Key people in NUmbers |
Besides Moses and Joshua and Caleb are the spies who brought a faithful report and ended up being the only wilderness wandering survivors |
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What key word appears in Numbers over and over again? |
Murmuring |